September 26, 2022 Rare earth miner NioCorp to merge with Nasdaq-listed blank check firm Merger with Acquisition Corp II will give it access to up to $285 million for the development of its Elk Creek project in southeastern Nebraska.
September 26, 2022 Volkswagen teams up with Umicore on battery materials The venture - between Umicore and Volkswagen's battery unit PowerCo - also plan to collaborate on recycling metals from battery materials.
September 23, 2022 Canada, South Korea seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals In a joint statement, the two countries said they agreed to deepen their "strategic partnership on supply chain resiliency".
September 23, 2022 US MINES Act seeks to curb Russia, China grip on critical minerals California Republican congressman Ken Calvert said America must be "clear-eyed about the Chinese and Russian aggression when it comes to consolidating critical mineral resources.”
September 23, 2022 Joe Biden’s climate bill has the US battery industry revved up The US is still dependent on China for minerals to feed its nascent battery manufacturing efforts.
September 23, 2022 China may find it hard to cool lithium’s price rally this time around Scorching gains for lithium threaten to push costs even higher for Chinese battery makers.
September 22, 2022 LG Energy inks cobalt, lithium supply deals with three Canadian miners Electra, Avalon and Snowlake will supply LG with 7,000 tonnes of cobalt sulfate, 55,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide and 200,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide respectively.
September 22, 2022 Mexico values its Sonora lithium deposits at $600bn Mexico hopes its reserves of the key battery component will help it benefit from a global shift toward electric vehicle production.
September 22, 2022 World’s biggest EV battery maker considers third plant in Europe CATL last month announced plans to build a second European EV battery plant in Hungary, investing 7.3 billion euros in partnership with Mercedes-Benz.
September 22, 2022 US gathers resource-rich nations to push minerals security pact The initiative, launched in June, is designed to funnel investment toward developing countries with mining projects that adhere to stricter environmental, social and governance standards.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
