December 12, 2024 Talon Metals receives $2.47m funding for nickel extraction research The research will focus on the company's Tamarack project, which comprises an underground nickel-copper mine in central Minnesota and a battery mineral processing facility in North Dakota.
December 12, 2024 Grid Metals, Teck Resources team up to explore nickel sulphide project in Manitoba Teck can acquire up to a 70% interest in the project by spending C$15.7 million on the project and making staged cash payments totalling C$1.6 million.
December 12, 2024 Rio Tinto to invest $2.5 billion to expand Rincon lithium project Rincon is the company's first commercial-scale lithium operation.
December 12, 2024 Argentina mining chamber says exports up slightly this year, likely flat in 2025 Argentina's mining exports are expected to rise nearly 6% this year.
December 12, 2024 Savannah Resources gets temporary land access for Portuguese lithium project The company has said Barroso's deposit of spodumene is the most significant in Europe.
December 12, 2024 Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism Protectionism is rising across 72 nations as governments vie for critical minerals, Verisk Maplecroft research shows.
December 11, 2024 Syrah Resources declares force majeure for graphite mine in Mozambique Mozambique has been rocked by protests against a disputed election since early October, with at least 100 fatalities reported.
December 11, 2024 Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling Europe could recycle enough battery materials to supply two million EVs in 2030, but energy costs and a lack of financial support mean it is unlikely to do so.
December 11, 2024 US cobalt miner to Trump: use tariffs as ‘scalpel’ not ‘sledgehammer’ Jervois, like many US producers of critical minerals, has struggled in recent years as Chinese rivals flood global markets with cheap supplies.
December 11, 2024 London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says Ontario's bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am