September 19, 2023 The mission to create Europe’s battery hub, whatever the cost In just a few years, Hungary is projected to become the fourth-largest producer of batteries globally.
September 18, 2023 Rio Tinto sees building its own lithium mines as better than buying “Lithium companies right now are very expensive. We can believe we can find much cheaper ways to get it done," CEO Jakob Stausholm said.
September 18, 2023 Savannah Resources denies reports of Barroso project, company sale The company is in the process of identifying potential partners for the project, slated to be western Europe’s largest lithium mine.
September 18, 2023 Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory in Turkey Tesla currently has six factories and is building a seventh in Mexico.
September 17, 2023 IRA, EGD and now the EU move on China EVs – governments are showering mining with money When the EU closes its EV market to China, it would open up a direct route and likely premium pricing for lithium, nickel, cobalt miners now supplying China.
September 15, 2023 Mining M&A activity tracking towards decade high this year — report According to Fitch Ratings, the financial profiles of miners will remain resilient in the short to medium term as commodity prices remain above mid-cycle levels.
September 15, 2023 E3 Lithium reports recoveries over 90% in test results at DLE pilot plant Results include an initial lithium recovery of at least 94%.
September 15, 2023 Manitoba declares itself Canada’s ‘critical metals Costco’ Manitoba has experienced one of its busiest summers for mineral exploration in decades.
September 13, 2023 Innovative battery design promises affordable large-scale green energy operations The novel design removes the membrane that separates the positive and negative sides of the battery, reducing production cost.
September 13, 2023 Lithium tech developers eye ways to boost water recycling The mining industry is working to boost freshwater recycling while also developing direct lithium extraction.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
