December 19, 2024

China’s niche metals export ban lifts prospects for Canadian firms

Canadian companies dabbling in these minerals include Teck Resources, Neo Performance Materials and Northern Graphite.

December 19, 2024

Standard Lithium’s Arkansas pilot plant begins operations

The company is now operating the plant at its South West Arkansas project.

December 19, 2024

Savannah to speed up Portugal lithium project, dismisses doubts over price and demand

The company will accelerate its lithium mine project to ensure first commercial output in 2027.

December 19, 2024

Indonesia weighs deep cuts to nickel mining to boost prices

Indonesia is considering deep cuts to nickel mining quotas as it seeks to boost slumping prices of the battery metal.

December 18, 2024

Australian graphite firms petition US on alleged China dumping

Australia's Novonix has joined the American Active Anode Material Producers (AAAMP) in filing the petition.

December 18, 2024

US graphite miners ask Washington to impose 920% tariff on Chinese rivals

An existing tariff of 25% on most Chinese graphite is "far too low", the group representing US and Canadian graphite miners said.

December 18, 2024

Chile’s Enami eyes lithium license in boost to partner search

Altoandinos would be the first project to go through community consultation and permitting under President Gabriel Boric’s public-private approach.

December 18, 2024

Idemitsu to take majority stake in Australian vanadium developer Vecco

Vecco is developing the Debella project in Queensland, focusing on a vanadium mine and an electrolyte plant for vanadium flow batteries.

December 18, 2024

Trump advisers urge ending environmental reviews for mines receiving US funds

Proposed US critical minerals projects have been in regulatory review for more than a decade.

December 18, 2024

Namibia investigates China’s Xinfeng for alleged illegal mining

Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy is investigating Xinfeng for alleged illegal mining in the lithium-rich Erongo region.