January 4, 2024 Pentagon to deliver report on domestic seafloor mining by March Last month, members of Congress wrote urging the Department of Defense to prioritize planning for seabed mining as a "new vector of competition."
January 2, 2024 Agnico Eagle invests $17 million for 12% of Canada Nickel Canada Nickel’s flagship project is the Crawford nickel sulphide deposit in Ontario.
December 27, 2023 The biggest global mining news of 2023 A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.
December 19, 2023 Australia wants to compete with China on critical minerals, Minister King says Since coming to power in May 2022, Australia’s center-left Labor government has ramped up investment in minerals.
December 19, 2023 Top 10 sustainability predictions for commodities in 2024 CRU says markets, policy, new technologies, sustainability and the energy transition will become ever more interlinked and complex.
December 18, 2023 US Strategic Metals secures additional $230m funding for Missouri-based cobalt-nickel mine USSM is developing its cobalt-nickel mine and battery metals recycling facility in Missouri.
December 15, 2023 Visualizing the demand for battery raw materials This infographic explores an accelerated scenario, where the world aims to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C by the end of this century.
December 15, 2023 TechMet urges UK gov’t to “catch up” on race for critical minerals The UK is "way behind" where it should be to ensure sufficient supplies of critical metals for EVs and renewable energy storage sectors, report says.
December 14, 2023 US miners miss out on tax credit granted to processors Companies that mine critical minerals cannot receive a 10% production tax credit.
December 14, 2023 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals in four-continent quest for lithium The start-up is deploying AI-based technology to search for lithium in South Korea, Canada, the US, Australia and Africa.
Albemarle to idle Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia The plant processes spodumene from Greenbushes, the world's biggest lithium mine. February 11, 2026 | 04:41 pm
