October 2, 2018 Lynas presses Malaysian authorities to explain plant review status The newly-elected coalition government is said to be ready to launch a three-month evaluation of Lynas' rare earths processing plant, which may end with authorities denying the company’s operating license…
October 1, 2018 Forty-five per cent of cars sold in Norway last month were electric: report No gas or balloons needed.
September 28, 2018 Rocketing vanadium price primed for ‘Elon Musk moment’ "To build a gigafactory of vanadium flow batteries, companies will need to own a mine or lease the fully recyclable vanadium" – Simon Moores.
September 27, 2018 Auto industry entrepreneur and design icon Henrik Fisker joins First Cobalt Board of Directors The addition of Mr. Fisker will allow First Cobalt to draw from his many talents as an EV pioneer, entrepreneur and successful OEM car designer.
September 27, 2018 Battery Minerals hits construction milestones at Montepuez project Company wants to make sure the mine is in production when the demand and price of graphite takes off, as predicted.
September 27, 2018 The Californian rare earths mine caught between Trump and China The rare earths trade between the world’s top two economies is largely one-way, with America reliant on China for about 80 percent of its supply.
September 27, 2018 Chile greenlights Latin America’s largest desalination plant The ENAPAC project is meant to serve mainly the mining industry, which is very active in Chile’s dry, but copper and lithium-rich north.
September 26, 2018 Ford CEO says Trump metals tariffs took $1B of profit Ford CEO Jim Hackett encouraged President Donald Trump’s administration to resolve trade disputes quickly or it could do “more damage” to his company.
September 26, 2018 Congo leader vows elections to proceed on schedule in December DRC President Joseph Kabila vowed delayed elections will take place as planned this year.
September 26, 2018 Brazil’s Vale shareholders near deal to pay Eletron $692m Two major shareholders of Brazilian mining company Vale SA are likely to reach an agreement on Wednesday to pay 2.82 billion reais ($692 million) to Eletron to settle a dispute over…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
