January 7, 2018 $900M Australian rare earths mine given state approval The mine could supply up to 10% of world demand for neodymium and praseodymium, used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbines, and electric vehicles.
January 5, 2018 CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.
January 4, 2018 Cobalt price bulls’ worst fears may just have been confirmed Breakthrough discovery backed by the US government replaces cobalt with iron in lithium-ion batteries – enabling much cheaper, longer lasting batteries.
January 4, 2018 Chile and Argentina to lead lithium output growth after 2018 The bulk of new capacity would come online in 2019.
December 28, 2017 Chris Berry: Consolidation and M&A coming to the lithium space in 2018 There is a powerful economic tail-wind in play right now. Battery technology and prices are continuing to get cheaper, Solar, wind, and batteries are all getting more affordable and as…
December 21, 2017 U.S. launches effort to reduce reliance on imports or critical minerals The policy would aim to identify new domestic sources of critical minerals and increase domestic exploration, mining, recycling, etc.
December 21, 2017 Millennial expands lithium operations in Argentina New acquisition would increase the Canadian company's holdings in Salta to 8,664 hectares.
December 21, 2017 Lithium rookie posts dizzying gain as promoter praises The penny stock surged 250 percent in October when both the price of lithium and a benchmark of producers posted single-digit returns.
December 20, 2017 Trump signs order to boost U.S. production of critical minerals President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reduce dependency of critical minerals used in everything from batteries to phones.
December 20, 2017 Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017 More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.
US raises Graphite One loan to $2.1B Graphite Creek is described by the US Geological Survey as the largest graphite deposit in the country. December 19, 2025 | 07:43 am
