February 7, 2023

ERG to spend $1.8 billion doubling African copper, cobalt output

Currently, the company produces 200,000 tonnes of copper and 25,000 tonnes of cobalt annually at the mines across the central African copper belt.

February 6, 2023

Wood Mackenzie launches new analytics service covering entire EV supply chain

EVBSC is the most comprehensive industry analysis of the supply chain for electric vehicles and battery materials.

February 6, 2023

Australian startup Recharge to buy failed Britishvolt

Recharge Industries will simultaneously work on Britishvolt’s planned “gigafactory” in England and a plant in Australia.

January 31, 2023

Pope condemns “poison of greed” stoking conflict in Congo

Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" for mineral resources driving conflict and exploitation.

January 27, 2023

Norway finds ‘substantial’ mineral resources on its seabed

The Nordic country, a major oil and gas exporter, is considering whether to open its offshore areas to deep-sea mining.

January 26, 2023

Stillwater expands resource, nickel by more than half at Montana project

The new inferred resource estimate raised tonnage by 62% compared with figures from 2021.

January 26, 2023

Glencore joins world’s first battery passport pilot

The miner spearheaded the first pilot passport leveraging the ReSource platform in collaboration with its Kamoto Copper subsidiary LG Energy Solution and Tesla.

January 25, 2023

EU urges European banks to step up funding for critical minerals

The EU is due to unveil its Critical Raw Materials Act on March 8 to secure the bloc's supply of critical raw materials.

January 22, 2023

The risks of plundering the periodic table

Humans have been squeezing the periodic table for over a century. Scientists warn about the risks of doing so.

January 19, 2023

Lithium futures gather momentum amid EV battery metals boom

Open interest in the lithium contract hit a record high of 473 contracts on Wednesday, and extends out to February 2024, according to CME data.