May 1, 2025 Albemarle CEO says ‘math doesn’t work’ for US lithium refinery project Last year, the company paused plans to build a $1.3 billion processing plant in South Carolina due in part to overproduction from Chinese rivals.
May 1, 2025 Pentagon’s AI metals program goes private in bid to boost Western supply deals Open Price Exploration for National Security AI metals program is an attempt to counter China's sweeping control of the critical minerals sector.
May 1, 2025 What are Ukraine’s critical minerals and what do we know about the deal with US? Ukraine has deposits of 22 of the 34 minerals identified by the European Union as critical, according to Ukrainian data.
May 1, 2025 US says minerals deal will strengthen Trump in talks with Russia The US and Ukraine signed minerals deal on Wednesday.
May 1, 2025 Rio Tinto weighs up rare earths market The board has discussed rare earths in light of recent market conditions and continues to weigh the impact of tariffs.
April 30, 2025 Albemarle maintains 2025 outlook due to lithium tariff exemptions The company reported a first-quarter net loss for common shareholders of $340,000, compared to a loss of $9.1 million last year.
April 30, 2025 US, Ukraine critical minerals deal hits last-minute snag The deal, originally expected to be signed on Wednesday, gives the US preferential access to new Ukrainian natural resources.
April 29, 2025 ioneer ‘confident’ in finding Rhyolite Ridge investor, at higher valuation: FT The company wants to sell 40% of the project to one or two investors, the Financial Times reports.
April 29, 2025 EU gives $36M boost to Czech Cinovec lithium project Cinovec, located in the Krusné Hory Mountains near the German border, is the largest hard rock lithium resource in the European Union.
April 28, 2025 US-Ukraine minerals deal could be signed within days Progress comes as Kyiv announced that previous US military aid would not be counted against the terms of the new deal.
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
