June 17, 2025 Chevron joins oil majors in US lithium production push It has secured about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.
June 16, 2025 Giyani Metals receives loan interest from US EXIM for Botswana manganese project The funding is part of the US effort to reduce its reliance on critical minerals from China.
June 16, 2025 TMC secures $85M from Korea Zinc to boost deep-sea mining push Deal gives Korea Zinc a 5% stake in TMC, which called the investment key to securing a resilient US supply of critical minerals.
June 16, 2025 MinRes, Ganfeng attempt to keep lithium JV alive Cash injection into Mt Marion comes as MinRes struggles with A$5.8B debt and a market cap that has sunk to A$4.6B.
June 13, 2025 The Ring of Fire: an abundance of metals, few juniors The Ring of Fire has been called one of the most promising opportunities for critical minerals development in the Canadian province of Ontario.
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.
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
