November 11, 2022 China has links to dozens of Canadian miners tied to critical minerals Chinese firms have been involved in 89 announced acquisitions and investments in Canadian metals and mining companies in the past decade, according to Bloomberg data.
November 11, 2022 Ford, GM in talks with Posco Chemical on battery metal hubs GM is investing $35 billion to make its lineup fully electric by 2035, while Ford is plowing $50 billion.
November 10, 2022 Australia extends $165 million in loans to local lithium miner The 10-year debt facility will go toward expanding mining and processing at the Pilgangoora project.
November 10, 2022 France puts future of deep sea mining in doubt A growing number of member states of the ISA have called for a “precautionary pause” or moratorium on mining due to the lack of scientific data on fragile and biodiverse…
November 10, 2022 Li-ion battery market to reach $430bn by 2033 According to IDTechEx, electric cars and transportation will represent the largest market.
November 9, 2022 Nouveau Monde Graphite raises $50 million from three backers Nouveau Monde intends to use the funds to update the July 2022 feasibility study for its phase 2 commercial integrated operation.
November 9, 2022 Bosch taps IBM quantum computers in hunt for new EV materials Robert Bosch plans to use more than twenty of IBM’s quantum computers to help identify alternatives to the metals and rare earth elements currently used in EVs.
November 8, 2022 Magna plans drilling at Denison nickel-copper project after ‘considerable’ resource estimate Magna is exploring the restart of a past-producing underground mine and adding an open-pit operation to the site, also known as Crean Hill.
November 8, 2022 EU, Kazakhstan establish strategic partnership on raw materials, green hydrogen Both the EU and Kazakhstan have committed to develop a roadmap for 2023-2024, with concrete joint actions agreed within six months of the signature of the partnership.
November 8, 2022 Democrats supercharged EV investment while they had the chance More than $13 billion of investment in battery raw material production and battery and EV manufacturing has been announced in the less than three months since Biden signed the IRA…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am