June 28, 2023 Chile lithium plan well received by investors, finance boss says The government plans to submit a bill to Congress later this year to create a national lithium company.
June 27, 2023 Rio Tinto sets up battery testing plant in Melbourne Rio set up its battery materials business in 2021 before buying the Rincon lithium mine in Argentina.
June 27, 2023 Namibia had no power to cancel Chinese miner’s licence, court rules Lithium miner Xinfeng took Namibia's mines minister Tom Alweendo to court after he cancelled the company's mining licence in April.
June 27, 2023 John Goodenough, a battery trailblazer, dies at 100 His inventions helped develop modern computers and commercialize lithium-ion batteries.
June 27, 2023 Queensland pledges $164 million to expand critical minerals sector Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk estimates the mineral-producing regions in the state's north alone would be worth about A$500 billion.
June 27, 2023 Cornish Lithium seeks $13m in last-ditch effort to avoid collapse The UK-based start-up, which aims to produce lithium in Cornwall, warned it could go bust if it fails to secure the needed cash by July.
June 26, 2023 Renewables growth did not dent fossil fuel dominance in 2022, report says Fossil fuels still account for 82% of supply.
June 26, 2023 Lithium miner Premier’s shares slide on Zimbabwe force majeure Shares in Premier African Minerals plunged 40% on Monday.
June 26, 2023 Patriot Battery Metals rebuffs company sale report Australian media reported on Sunday that Patriot had appointed Macquarie Capital with the intention of putting itself up for sale.
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
