September 20, 2023 US missing out on Namibia’s hydrogen, mineral boom, Geingob says German officials visited Namibia in December and considered investing there as they search for new energy sources.
September 20, 2023 Battery metal miners lack serious policies on informed consent — report An Oxfam report shows that many battery metal miners do not have the necessary policies to respect the rights of the communities impacted by their activities, especially Indigenous communities.
September 20, 2023 Great Southern Copper expands into lithium in Chile The UK-based mineral exploration company has secured the Monti lithium project, in the Salar de Atacama salt flat, for $2.26 million.
September 19, 2023 Exxon evaluates lithium extracted from fracking wastewater While its lithium activities are at an early stage, production of the metal at scale would be a big business even for a company of Exxon’s size.
September 19, 2023 Chinese battery parts maker, African fund plan $2 billion venture in Morocco CNGR is joining forces with Al Mada to build an industrial base in Morocco.
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.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
