February 13, 2025 Trump official says minerals deal will give Kyiv post-war ‘security shield’ Trump has said he wants $500 billion in rare earth minerals from Ukraine.
February 13, 2025 Power Nickel to raise $28M for polymetallic project in Québec The fund will support exploration at the Nisk nickel-copper project.
February 13, 2025 Malawi temporarily bans all mineral exports to revamp rules Rio Tinto Group-backed Sovereign Metals is currently developing a graphite project in the African country.
February 12, 2025 Ganfeng starts lithium production at Argentina’s Mariana project The Mariana plant has the capacity to produce 20,000 metric tons of lithium chloride per year.
February 12, 2025 Albemarle swings to quarterly profit as cost cuts offset lithium price drop Profit for the quarter ended December 31 was $33.6 million, compared to a loss of $617.7 million a year ago.
February 12, 2025 Chinese lithium firms take over copycat Nigeria refinery project A joint venture between Canmax Technologies and Jiangxi Jiuling last year took a controlling interest in Ganfeng Lithium Industry.
February 12, 2025 Lithium stocks drop as CATL’s refinery restart weighs on prices The refinery reopening should be negative for lithium sector share prices, and the spot price, analysts said.
February 12, 2025 Ukrainian graphite mine hopes for Trump deal, but say returns won’t be instant Trump seeks $500 billion in Ukraine minerals deal.
February 11, 2025 Australia passes tax incentives law for critical minerals The law will create tax incentives worth 10% of processing and refining costs for 31 critical minerals.
February 11, 2025 Kodal kicks off production at Mali’s Bougouni lithium mine First production of spodumene concentrate at Bougouni makes it Mali's second lithium mine to begin operations in less than two months.
Diamond crash 2025: market slump met tech pressure The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding. December 29, 2025 | 03:50 am
