July 14, 2023 Savannah Resources raises $8m for Portugal lithium project Funding allows it to move forward with its Barroso lithium project, slated to be western Europe’s largest mine of the battery metal.
July 13, 2023 Chart: Electrification rush spurs record Argentine investments Flows into Argentina grew 123%, with the lithium and copper industries contributing billions of dollars.
July 11, 2023 Concentration of critical minerals’ supply intensifies despite diversification efforts Concentration of supply intensified for some critical minerals in 2022, despite US and Europe's efforts to diversify and reduce reliance on China.
July 11, 2023 Zijin in talks with Argentina to turn lithium into battery cathode Zijin has agreed to partner with Camyen, the provincial mining company of Catamarca, and a unit of state-run energy firm YPF.
July 11, 2023 Biden’s electric car sales plan to strain critical mineral supplies – automakers Stellantis and Toyota Motor blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of EVs.
July 11, 2023 IEA says critical minerals supply could pull close to demand by 2030 Investment in critical mineral mining surged 30% in 2022.
July 10, 2023 Azimut-Rio Tinto’s Quebec lithium exploration deal a ‘benchmark’, says Lulin The total value of the agreements is expected to reach up to C$115.7 million, including expenditures and cash payments.
July 10, 2023 Nevada juniors collaborate on mine reclamation research Two research projects aimed at offsetting carbon emissions and implementing sustainable mine reclamation are in development in the Tonopah Silver District.
July 10, 2023 Patriot Battery Metals hits back at short-seller report Night Market Research called Patriot a "mining unicorn" and alleges the junior has used “curiously timed buyout rumours” to inflate its share price.
July 9, 2023 Eramet in talks with European carmakers over Argentina lithium plan – CEO Eramet is in talks with European carmakers over commercial agreements that would help the company finance its lithium production project in Argentina.
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