September 10, 2024 Electra receives $20 million funding proposal for Ontario cobalt refinery Once fully commissioned, Electra’s facility could produce up to 6,500 tonnes of cobalt per year.
September 10, 2024 Canada mulls surtax on Chinese critical mineral products, batteries, solar products Canada said is launching a 30-day public consultation period on whether to slap a potential surtax on Chinese critical mineral products.
September 10, 2024 Northvolt to cut staff, halt some output as EV demand falls Northvolt vowed last year to invest $5.7 billion (C$7bn) in Canada's Quebec province to set up a battery plant.
September 9, 2024 The Metals Company advances commercial-scale processing of deep-sea nodules TMC and its partner PAMCO have produced approximately 500 tonnes of calcine during the first phase of a commercial-scale campaign.
September 9, 2024 SQM taps into Namibia lithium riches through Andrada deal The Chilean lithium stroke a three-stage earn-in deal with South Africa's Andrada Mining to jointly develop the Lithium Ridge asset.
September 9, 2024 Australia should address miners’ concerns, industry group says There are growing tensions between Prime Minister Albanese’s center-left government and the mining sector on various policies.
September 9, 2024 China sets up Beijing-backed lithium group to tap salt lakes Minmetals Corp. will take control of a province-backed lithium company in a bid to speed development of a “world-class” industry extracting the battery material.
September 9, 2024 Syrah Resources’ losses deepen as China glut hits graphite demand Syrah said it had not sold any graphite to China in the first half of the year amid "intense competition".
September 6, 2024 China lodges WTO complaint over Canada’s EV and metal tariffs Canada announced last week it would impose 100% tariffs on Chinese-made EVs effective October 1.
September 5, 2024 Chile’s Corfo to issue tender for projects that make lithium products The chosen companies will have access to lithium at a preferential price produced by Albemarle.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
