December 23, 2020 Infinity granted key permit for Spanish lithium project The Australian company received an investigation permit for an area known as Ampliación a Valdeflorez.
December 23, 2020 First Cobalt gets C$10m government boost to refinery Funding will allow company to accelerate the development of its cobalt refinery in Ontario, 600 km from the US border.
December 22, 2020 We’re never going to mine the asteroid belt: Fickling Humanity’s failure to exploit extraterrestrial ore reserves isn’t a sign that we lack imagination.
December 22, 2020 SQM signs 8-year lithium deal with LG Energy Solution Contract will supply about 55,000 metric tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent.
December 17, 2020 Trafigura’s Congo artisanal cobalt project to end, replaced by industrial mining Mutoshi is one of several projects in the Congo aiming to regulate artisanal cobalt mining.
December 17, 2020 A tale of two crises – metals in the year of covid-19 It’s been a tumultuous year for industrial metal markets, both the worst of times and the best of times.
December 16, 2020 First Cobalt secures C$10m public funding for refinery The refinery would become the sole producer of refined cobalt in North America.
December 15, 2020 Eramet, BASF target electric vehicles with nickel, cobalt project The companies are to study the development of a high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) plant in Weda Bay, Indonesia.
December 15, 2020 Neo Lithium secures equity investment from CATL The investment makes CATL the third-largest shareholder of the company.
December 15, 2020 Canada Nickel, Ontario First Nations to advance Crawford The parties have committed to engage in ongoing consultation and establish a mutually beneficial relationship.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
