August 26, 2021

Rio Tinto-led plan for major lithium mine stirs protests in Serbia

Rio Tinto in July committed $2.4 billion to its Jadar project as global miners push into metals needed for the green energy transition.

August 25, 2021

Taliban open for Russia to tap Afghanistan’s natural resources

Russia's ambassador to Kabul said the Taliban is open for Russia's participation in developing Afghanistan's natural resources.

August 25, 2021

A breakdown of the critical metals in a smartphone

Smartphones can carry ~80% of the stable elements on the periodic table.

August 25, 2021

CEZ aims to decide by year-end on ‘gigafactory’ consortium

Czech Republic is also hoping to start lithium mining from deposits on the north-western border with Germany.

August 24, 2021

China eyes Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion of minerals with risky bet on Taliban

Afghanistan's unexplored mineral deposits may include the world’s largest lithium reserves.

August 24, 2021

Billionaire SQM shareholder to auction 2.5 million B-series shares

SQM shareholder Julio Ponce said the object of the share sale was "to strengthen the capital structure" of the company.

August 24, 2021

Higher metal prices to push exploration budgets up in 2022, says S&P Global

Ramp-up in green policies supportive of battery metals.

August 23, 2021

Chinese iron ore miner to invest $164 million in lithium production

Hainan Mining wants to produce 20,000 tonnes per year of lithium hydroxide, a chemical favoured in lithium-rich EV batteries.

August 22, 2021

Tianqi, IGO produce first Australian lithium hydroxide for batteries

The Kwinana plant is expected to reach its initial 24,000 tonne per year capacity by the end of 2022.

August 19, 2021

Factbox: What are Afghanistan’s untapped minerals and resources?

A former mines minister of the country once said the natural resources could be worth up to $3 trillion.