August 24, 2021 China eyes Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion of minerals with risky bet on Taliban Afghanistan's unexplored mineral deposits may include the world’s largest lithium reserves.
August 24, 2021 Billionaire SQM shareholder to auction 2.5 million B-series shares SQM shareholder Julio Ponce said the object of the share sale was "to strengthen the capital structure" of the company.
August 24, 2021 Developing a Canadian battery metals supply chain strategy Canada has low-carbon mineral production, and added supply chain security because of its proximity to the US.
August 24, 2021 First Cobalt to raise $45m for Ontario refinery reopening The plant will produce 25,000 tonnes of cobalt sulphate per year.
August 24, 2021 EU considers help for rare earth magnet production The moves to support production of rare earth permanent magnets would mirror legislation introduced in the United States earlier this month.
August 24, 2021 Greenland Minerals won’t engage in further rare earths project consultation The miner participated in community meetings in February but will not take part in those scheduled for August due to "safety concerns".
August 24, 2021 Indonesia says Fortescue, Tsingshan to invest billions in Borneo Top nickel producer Indonesia has ambitious plans to start processing its rich supplies of nickel laterite ore used in lithium batteries and eventually become a global hub.
August 23, 2021 Western Areas posts full-year loss amid acquisition interest IGO said it was in preliminary talks to acquire Western Areas as part of efforts to raise its footprint in battery materials.
August 23, 2021 US critical mineral imports up 7.9% y-o-y in Q2 – report S&P Global Market Intelligence reports the volume of critical minerals flowing into the country in H1 2021 surpassed the 316,108 tonnes imported in H1 2020 by 41,209 tonnes.
August 23, 2021 Chinese iron ore miner to invest $164 million in lithium production Hainan Mining wants to produce 20,000 tonnes per year of lithium hydroxide, a chemical favoured in lithium-rich EV batteries.
Portugal’s Lifthium wins $210 million grant for lithium refinery Bondalti, Portugal's largest chemicals producer, already operates sites there and Lifthium aims to start operations by 2030. January 20, 2026 | 08:36 am
