December 2, 2025 UK has no immediate plans for critical minerals price floor, minister says So far Britain is attracting adequate investment in the critical minerals sector to develop home-grown supply, Industry Minister Chris McDonald said.
December 1, 2025 Kodal ships first spodumene concentrates to China The company expects the payment to total $24 million, which would be the first revenue generated by its Malian subsidiary.
November 30, 2025 Zijin founder who built the $100 billion Chinese miner retires Chen Jinghe will step down as chairman after steering the company to the upper echelon of global metals miners.
November 30, 2025 Tianqi keeps door open to international arbitration in SQM fight The company has been arguing that a deal to give Codelco majority ownership in SQM’s prized Atacama lithium should have gone to a shareholder vote.
November 28, 2025 ‘Slow’ EU to unveil plan for cutting raw materials reliance on China Europe seeks to keep up with fierce global competition from the US and Asia.
November 28, 2025 European Metals jumps on $417M Czech lithium boost Grant for Cinovec is among the largest direct project-level funding commitments for critical raw materials.
November 25, 2025 OP-ED: Lithium’s next decade – from “white gold” to “everyday metal” Ukraine will close the application window for its first ever product sharing agreement in lithium on Dec. 12.
November 24, 2025 Value of EV battery nickel second highest on record, cobalt at 30-month high Low LFP-penetration markets, Europe is off to the races in 2025 and US buyers pull forward purchases before subsidies end.
November 24, 2025 Q2 Metals expands mineralization at Quebec lithium project with space exploration tech Cisco was recognized as a finalist for the Discovery of the Year Award in Quebec.
November 22, 2025 Britain unveils critical minerals strategy to cut reliance on foreign supply The strategy seeks to ensure no more than 60% of the UK's supply of any one critical mineral comes from a single country by 2035.
Sierra Madre buys second silver mine from First Majestic in $60M deal The Del Toro operation includes three fully permitted underground mines and a 3,000-tonne-per-day flotation processing circuit. December 18, 2025 | 07:35 am