June 24, 2020 Experts call for plan to protect deep-sea life from mining Mining the sea floor opens a vast source of key metals needed for clean energy, but should start after a full evaluation of likely environmental impacts, report shows.
June 23, 2020 Tesla’s reluctant commitment to cobalt a warning to others Just when Tesla seemed to be pivoting away from using cobalt in its batteries, it signs a long-term supply deal with Glencore.
June 23, 2020 Spearmint Resources to kickstart Nevada lithium operations The Canadian miner is working on a series of strategies to be applied at the Elon property and the McGee property.
June 19, 2020 Trillion-dollar US plan will draw in plenty of metal A global infrastructure spending push would mean a lot more energy metals will need to be mined.
June 19, 2020 Altura inks lithium supply contracts with Ningbo Shanshan The Australian miner would supply a minimum of 60,000 tonnes of the metal.
June 18, 2020 Tesla kills three birds with one Congolese stone Not only has Elon Musk secured supplies of cobalt, he is also putting the squeeze on competitors like GM and Volkswagen.
June 18, 2020 VanadiumCorp working on mineral resource estimate for Lac Doré project The British Columbia miner says the MRE is important to advance the project to the preliminary economic assessment.
June 17, 2020 Chile lithium miners feel heat from exploding coronavirus outbreak Top producers SQM and Albemarle said output nonetheless remained unscathed.
June 17, 2020 Arafura to test rare earth processing with US firm The discussions are occurring as the United States vies to revive its rare earths industry.
June 16, 2020 Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
