September 10, 2024

China to agree on concession for Mao-era Africa railway by year-end

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway will compete with a US-backed rail line known as the Lobito corridor.

September 10, 2024

Net zero needs more metals, but less extraction from the Earth

All the refined metals needed to reach net zero by 2050 will add up to less than the amount of coal mined in 2023 alone, according to Energy Transitions Commission.

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

Hybrid cars throw lifeline to platinum metals

PGMs - principally platinum and palladium - face a long-term structural decline in demand as their main use has been to clean auto exhausts.

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 3, 2024

Guest Column: Critical minerals, Western security and the case for US leadership

The International Energy Agency estimates an extra $800 billion of investment in new mining projects is needed by 2040 to meet the 1.5 °C target.

September 3, 2024

US-backed Angola rail plan secures $200 million from key bank

The Development Bank of Southern Africa has approved as much as $200 million for the Lobito corridor rail project.

September 3, 2024

Xi wants bigger returns, fewer headaches from African debt deals

From Angola to Djibouti, for over a decade, China poured more than $120 billion of government-backed loans through its Belt and Road Initiative.

August 29, 2024

Zambia plans state firm to own 30% of critical minerals mines

The government also intends to make investors in the critical minerals sector allocate at least 35% of procurement costs to local suppliers.