March 5, 2025 SQM cuts spending amid drawn-out lithium price slump The Chilean lithium producer will invest $1.1 billion across its businesses in 2025, compared to $1.6 billion in 2024.
March 4, 2025 Indonesia’s nickel boom is forcing its own smelters to shut down Advances made by Chinese firms have seen the metal being displaced by cheaper battery chemistries.
March 3, 2025 E3 Lithium secures $3.2M Canadian gov’t funding for Clearwater project The funding to E3 will be used to undertake preconstruction work on transportation and energy infrastructure for the Clearwater project.
March 3, 2025 Giyani produces first battery-grade manganese from Botswana project High-purity manganese oxide samples are expected to be shipped this month to prospective offtake partners.
February 28, 2025 American Lithium raises resource confidence of Nevada project The measured resource at its TLC project has increased by 47%.
February 28, 2025 As Trump and Zelenskiy clash, Ukraine minerals bonanza remains distant prospect Turning Ukraine's reserves of lithium and rare earths into operating mines and constructing processing facilities is a mammoth undertaking, experts say.
February 28, 2025 Column: Critical minerals take centre stage in world politics Critical metals have become the new bargaining chip on the geopolitical card table.
February 28, 2025 SQM expands into Africa with Namibian lithium deal The deal is SQM’s first partnership in Africa and is expected to speed up project development, located 35 km from Andrada’s Uis tin mine.
February 28, 2025 China keeps unprecedented hold on metals with mining push abroad China increased overseas mining investments last year, boosting its control over the metals supply chain amid global reliance concerns.
February 27, 2025 Rio Tinto buyout target Arcadium posts loss on falling lithium prices Rio Tinto plans to create a standalone lithium division after it completes the $6.7 billion acquisition.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
