March 14, 2025

Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals

Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record jump in government control over resources in 47 countries since 2020.

March 13, 2025

Infographic: Tesla’s wild ride from surge to slump

Elon Musk’s political influence once boosted Tesla’s stock—but is it now weighing it down?

March 13, 2025

Bolivia’s lithium deals with China, Russia in limbo

Bolivia's 2024 lithium deals face parliamentary delays over transparency, environmental, and economic concerns.

March 13, 2025

Exxaro’s new CEO tasked with diversifying into battery metals

Mining veteran Ben Magara will steer the South African coal miner's push into battery metals.

March 12, 2025

Meteoric Resources takes crown for world’s largest clay-hosted rare earths project

The resource update boosts by 50% the total rare earths oxides (TREOs) by global tonnage at Caldeira.

March 11, 2025

Rio Tinto seeks to raise up to $9 billion for Arcadium Lithium buyout

Rio is tapping the US investment-grade bond market to raise as much as $5 billion to repay a loan used to buy Arcadium.

March 11, 2025

Indonesian miners group urges government to reconsider royalty hike plan

Indonesia is considering raising royalties paid by mining companies from commodities like coal, nickel, copper, gold and tin.

March 11, 2025

Spain to map out critical resources in raw material push

The move is part of the European Union's quest to ensure a supply of critical minerals while reducing its dependence on China.

March 11, 2025

US-backed TechMet eyes Ukraine lithium asset

TechMet, a $1.2 billion Dublin-based investment fund, is looking to develop the Dobra lithium project in central Ukraine.

March 10, 2025

Franco-Nevada’s Panama arbitration set for 2026 hearing

Franco-Nevada had a gold-copper streaming agreement with First Quantum, Cobre Panama copper mine’s owner and operator.