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 6, 2024 Energy Fuels MOU with Madagascar unlocks path for $2bn Toliara project The Toliara project, with an estimated capital expenditure of $591 million, ranks among the largest recent foreign investments in Madagascar.
December 6, 2024 Quebec appeals ruling that scuttles online mapping claims due to Indigenous rights There is a recent trend in Canadian courts recognizing that the duty to consult is triggered at the claim registration stage.
December 6, 2024 China’s metal dominance Washington has finally begun to recognize its critical minerals vulnerability.
December 6, 2024 Rattled by China, West scrambles to rejig critical minerals supply chains China's trade restrictions on strategic minerals are starting to hit Western companies where it hurts.
December 4, 2024 The 45X tax credit makes a difference for US critical minerals Regulations lawmakers and policymakers implement today will play an outsized role in the critical mineral landscape of tomorrow.
December 3, 2024 China bans export of gallium, germanium and antimony to the US China accounted for 48% of the world’s mined antimony last year, alongside 59.2% of global refined germanium production and 98.8% of refined gallium output in 2023.
November 23, 2024 Column: Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a "green scam" and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January.
November 22, 2024 Silicon metal tapped to replace graphite in electric vehicle battery anodes Silicon can hold 10 times as many lithium ions by weight as graphite, but developing the battery technology to scale sustainably has met its share of challenges.
November 19, 2024 Graphjet opens world’s first commercial-scale green graphite facility in Malaysia The new facility has the capacity to recycle up to 9,000 tonnes of palm kernel shells annually, producing up to 3,000 tonnes of graphite per year.
EU risks slow demise of aluminum industry if carbon tax not scrapped, Constellium CEO says The upcoming tax - coupled with concerns over supply - has pushed up European premiums for physical metal to a 10-month high. December 05, 2025 | 10:47 am
