May 12, 2022 Mining Indaba: Russia-Ukraine war triggers policy shifts, supply chain disruptions Increased prices for fossil fuels have shifted the conversation, potentially benefitting oil and gas projects in Africa as importers scramble to diversify supply chains away from Russia.
May 11, 2022 Pentagon asks Congress to fund mining projects in Australia, UK US DOD called proposal crucial to national defense.
May 11, 2022 Covid-19 outbreak hobbles Chinese demand for cobalt, nickel, lithium Parts of the new-energy sector concentrated in the Yangtze Delta and southeastern China had been affected severely.
May 11, 2022 Panasonic seeing robust Tesla demand for batteries, development Panasonic has been scouting sites in Oklahoma and Kansas for its multibillion-dollar factory.
May 11, 2022 Column: Mining is key to the energy transition, but it’s still unloved The overwhelming message from miners and investors is that the situation is urgent, and getting worse, writes Clyde Russell.
May 11, 2022 African leaders talk up policy reform and regional cooperation Africa has a generational opportunity to partake in the emerging green economy, the African Mining Indaba hears.
May 10, 2022 Elon Musk says Tesla open to buying a mining company While the auto giant has EV metals contracts with suppliers across the globe, its goal to produce 20 million vehicles annually by 2030 will require vastly more supplies of metals.
May 10, 2022 SQM, LG Energy Solution partner to drive progress in electro-mobility industry Companies commit to investigate and develop joint investment projects at different stages of the electro-mobility industry value chain.
May 10, 2022 Chinese miners and battery makers team up in rush for lithium “Much of the new developments involve smaller players in China looking to secure resource supply overseas," BloombergNEF analyst says.
May 10, 2022 Argentina expects $4.2bn investment in its lithium sector The figure will help the country produce 175,000 tonnes of lithium in 2025, more than a tri-fold increase from the 50,000 tonnes expected this year.
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