June 13, 2025 Trump’s tax-cut bill could hold back US critical minerals projects Miners say they need the credit to compete with China.
June 12, 2025 Talga clears final hurdle for Swedish graphite mine Talga can proceed with its integrated Vittangi anode project, linking the approved Nunasvaara South mine and Luleå refinery.
June 11, 2025 From boom to bust: battery metal prices tumble as supply floods market Despite rising EV sales, the market fundamentals for lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite and recycled materials worsen.
June 11, 2025 Glencore halted some cobalt deliveries over Congo export ban Congo declared four-month export ban in February.
June 10, 2025 Zimbabwe to ban export of lithium concentrates from 2027 Africa's top producer banned the export of lithium ore in 2022 and has been pushing miners to process more domestically.
June 10, 2025 Indonesia revokes nickel mining permits at top diving spot It has cancelled four out of five nickel mining permits in Raja Ampat, one of the country’s most prized diving and snorkelling destinations.
June 9, 2025 Surge Battery Metals PEA unveils $9.2B Nevada lithium project Over 42 years, the project is forecast to produce 86,300 tonnes of LCE annually at an average recovery rate of 82.8%.
June 6, 2025 Nickel oversupply to persist on expansion, slower demand growth, industry experts say Oversupply in the global nickel market is expected to persist over the next few years.
June 5, 2025 Pinochet’s former son-in-law to exit SQM shareholder group Pampa Group, as the collection of Julio Ponce's sprawling corporate empire is known, is one of SQM's top shareholders.
June 5, 2025 Serbian farmers vow to oppose Rio Tinto lithium project even after EU labels it strategic The mine in the Jadar valley would eventually meet 90% of Europe's lithium needs should it go ahead.
Lithium prices surges in China after local authorities announce plan to revoke mining licences Beijing said the licences had long expired—some over a decade ago—and most were for ceramic clay or limestone mining. December 17, 2025 | 05:36 am
