April 9, 2023

Canada’s budget measures brighten funding prospects for critical miners

Canada's move to expand the investment tax credit for mining companies to align it with policies in the US is accelerating funding talks for critical miners

April 7, 2023

Column: Is it time to embrace Congo’s artisanal cobalt miners?

The problems around artisanal cobalt mining in DRC will take "a coalition to solve", according to Microsoft.

April 7, 2023

Battery metals snapshot: Eight juniors on the hunt

Without adequate supplies of battery metals, the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 cannot be reached.

April 6, 2023

Reasons why a metals supply crunch is coming

The global energy transition tops the list.

April 6, 2023

Australia to work with Germany on critical minerals study

Australia is looking to partner with friendly nations to build up its value adding industry.

April 6, 2023

China’s lithium hub cuts back production after price collapse

Some lithium producers in Yichun in Jiangxi province, including two major ones, have reduced processing rates to stem losses.

April 6, 2023

Musk puts $14 trillion price tag on sticking by fossil fuels

At peak levels, the world would need to dig up 3.3 gigatons of earth every year to obtain the necessary metals.

April 6, 2023

Technology to extract REE from acid mine drainage gets $8m from US government

West Virginia University received a grant from the US Department of Energy to develop a pre-commercial demonstration facility for separating and refining rare earth elements from acid mine drainage and…

April 5, 2023

Chalice in talks with automakers on minority stake

The company owns the Julimar nickel project, one of the biggest nickel sulphide finds in recent years.

April 5, 2023

Ancient enzyme may play key role in producing hydrogen for green economy

Researchers are studying nature's nickel-iron hydrogenase enzyme, which produces hydrogen by employing the earth-abundant metals in its core.