January 23, 2025

World’s No. 1 cobalt miner sees 2025 output approaching record

CMOC gave output guidance at 100,000 to 120,000 tons of cobalt, after producing 114,165 tons in 2024.

January 22, 2025

MP Materials produces rare earth metal in Texas

MP Materials expects to produce about 1,000 tonnes of finished neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets a year.

January 22, 2025

Indonesia pressures commodity firms with earnings rule

Indonesia plans to force commodity firms to keep their export earnings onshore for at least a year.

January 22, 2025

Shares rise as Savannah points to larger lithium deposit in Portugal

Lab assays revealed extensive lithium mineralization in the C-100 and Aldeia mining areas.

January 22, 2025

Wiring, energy, geopolitics drive 2025 metals: Sprott

Critical metals, uranium and gold will shine this year driven by accelerating deglobalization and energy security demands, Sprott said.

January 21, 2025

Bolivia steps up lithium dealmaking despite growing opposition

Authorities are negotiating contracts with European and Australian firms, according to president of state-owned lithium company YLB.

January 21, 2025

Trump’s EV rollback not expected to suppress appetite for critical minerals

Trump on Tuesday revoked predecessor Joe Biden's 2021 executive order that sought to ensure half of all new vehicles sold in the US by 2030 are electric.

January 21, 2025

Chile seeks projects to extract cobalt and rare earths from mining waste

The country's development agency is offering $3-$4m over three years for studies on extracting cobalt and rare earths from tailings.

January 21, 2025

Eramet’s Bories to step down as CEO, stay on as chair

Eramet expects to announce Bories' successor as CEO by the end of the first quarter.

January 19, 2025

IGO flags impairment on lithium hydroxide division

The miner cited a decline in value of its troubled Kwinana refinery, which is grappling with production delays and a lithium price slump.