August 15, 2023 TechMet raises $200m to counter China’s critical minerals control Fresh equity will be deployed across TechMet’s ten assets, which aim at reducing the west’s dependence on China for critical minerals.
August 14, 2023 Azure Minerals rejects $585m takeover bid from SQM The Australian company rejected the buyout bid received on August 12.
August 14, 2023 Free marketeer leading Argentine election seen rocking commodities Javier Milei, a libertarian outsider who’s taken a surprise lead in the race for Argentina’s presidency, would shake up the country’s powerhouse commodity industries like none of his rivals.
August 14, 2023 Sigma Lithium on track to produce 270,000 tonnes Li2O by end of Q3 The Greentech plant has also made significant progress towards reaching its designed recovery rates.
August 14, 2023 The four biggest hurdles in America’s EV transition Since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law one year ago this week, there’s been $59 billion in new EV investments announced in the US.
August 11, 2023 A vicious cycle of rising resource nationalism Global warming has raised the economic status and political importance of critical minerals, but with that also comes an increased risk of resource nationalism across the globe.
August 11, 2023 Allkem more than doubles James Bay lithium resource to 110Mt The updated resource is a culmination of two drilling campaigns conducted on the project since early 2022.
August 11, 2023 Routes of electric trackless vehicles may be inspired by honeybees The foraging behaviour of honeybees might be useful in figuring out the most energy-efficient routes for electric trackless rubber-tired vehicles.
August 11, 2023 Chile’s President blocks push for private lithium concessions President Boric's strategy only grants lithium licences to public-private partnerships under government control.
August 10, 2023 RANKED: World’s largest clay and hard rock lithium projects Junior miners are piling into the lithium market with competing new projects and the US state of Nevada is the emerging hotspot.
Barrick regains Mali mine along with three tons of its gold The move follows an agreement reached last month that ended a two-year standoff between Barrick and Mali’s government. December 15, 2025 | 01:34 pm