January 15, 2020

Congo opens Chinese-owned Deziwa copper and cobalt mine

The deposit, around 35 kilometres east of Kolwezi, is estimated to hold 4.6 million tonnes of copper and 420,000 tonnes of cobalt.

January 15, 2020

Chile regulator backs SQM lithium production expansion

Chile’s Environmental Superintendent (SMA) said the ruling invalidating the miner's plan was "unfounded."

January 14, 2020

China rare earth exports rebound in December, but annual shipments lowest since 2015

Full-year rare earth shipments came in at 46,330 tonnes in 2019.

January 14, 2020

Court grants Millennial Lithium mining licenses in Argentina

The land tenements used to belong to state-owned company Remsa.

January 14, 2020

Savannah Resources completes licensing for Mozambique JV with Rio Tinto

The miner said full tenement permitting of Mutamba is now completed and expects to begin production before year-end.

January 12, 2020

Roskill predicts tight supply of NdFeB magnet rare earths

Suppliers are expected to have a hard time keeping up with the demand, as EV production and sales ramp up.

January 10, 2020

Lithium price plunges to 4-year low

Market for battery metal in grip of brutal bear market and experts say prices may not have bottomed yet.

January 10, 2020

Apple pushes recycling with robot, but mined metals still needed

With the rising popularity of electric vehicles, newly mined minerals will be needed in even larger scale.

January 10, 2020

‘Rising tide’ to float all battery-metal boats

Rising electric vehicle (EV) adoption is driving a massive transformation in lithium-ion battery production.

January 9, 2020

BMW becomes first carmaker to join responsible mining group

The luxury vehicle maker plans to ethically source the raw materials to make its electric cars.