July 14, 2025

Lockheed Martin reboots Pacific seabed mining plans

The US defense giant holds two licenses in the mineral-rich Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the eastern Pacific ocean.

July 10, 2025

Chinese tycoons are turning Indonesia into an aluminum giant

This year alone, three new alumina refineries, a key part of the aluminum production process, will begin working.

July 9, 2025

GM-backed EnergyX buys lithium-rich acreage in US Smackover formation

The deal boosts the holdings of EnergyX to roughly 47,500 acres in the Smackover.

July 7, 2025

CHART: Nickel overtakes lithium as most valuable EV battery metal as prices slump

And that is despite the significant move towards nickel-free batteries such as lithium iron phosphate or LPF and the significant cooling of nickel prices at the same time.

July 6, 2025

South32 sells Cerro Matoso nickel mine as it looks to copper and zinc

Australian miner sells Colombian operation to refocus on copper and zinc.

July 4, 2025

Chaos in Bolivian Congress over China, Russia lithium contracts

Bolivian lawmakers and protesters clashed over lithium deals with China and Russia, accusing the government of selling out national interests.

July 4, 2025

Researchers from Scotland and Canada partner to clean up contaminated mine water

They plan to develop a low-cost system combining microalgae and calcium silicate to remove and recover cobalt, nickel and copper for reuse.

July 2, 2025

Indonesia plans to cut mining quota period back to one year, minister says

The move is expected to help underpin prices of coal and ores and boost government revenues.

July 1, 2025

Chile lithium expansion cleared by little-known nuclear agency

The Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission signed off on a proposal that clears the way for a major lithium expansion over the coming decades.

July 1, 2025

Codelco secures lithium quota needed for SQM partnership

Chile's nuclear energy regulator CCHEN approved an initial extraction of 2.5 million metric tons of lithium metal equivalent from 2031 to 2060.