July 25, 2017 Junior miners talk new opportunities, and challenges While the mood at the recent Junior Indaba mining event was sombre when it came to South Africa’s policy environment, there were some interesting opportunities being mooted for minerals like…
July 25, 2017 Caterpillar earnings beat estimates, shares hit five-year high It now expects adjusted earnings per share to come in at $5, significantly higher than the $3.75 it had forecast just three months ago and almost doubled the $2.90 it…
July 24, 2017 Rio Tinto, Serbia in outline deal to move giant lithium project forward Major miner Rio Tinto and the Serbian government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to speed up development of Rio's giant deposit of jadarite, a mineral unique to Serbia…
July 21, 2017 New African rare earth mine to start production by year-end Gakara mine, which operated for 30 years until 1978, is expected to restart commercial production in the fourth quarter of the year.
July 19, 2017 B.C. sits atop untapped lithium reservoirs: entrepreneur Chemist says geothermal reservoirs could also produce electricity
July 18, 2017 Clean energy transition to increase demand for minerals — World Bank Big winners will be aluminum, copper, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, silver, steel, and zinc and rare earth minerals such as indium, molybdenum, and neodymium.
July 10, 2017 Chile receives 12 bids for value-added lithium projects Twelve companies from seven countries have applied to manufacture lithium-linked products in Chile, officials told journalists on Monday, in what they called a victory for the mining country's push to…
July 7, 2017 Private capital says no to mining Study shows Q2 2017 new private capital for natural resources investment dropped to lowest since 2011 and not a single mining fund were able to raise money.
July 7, 2017 CHARTS: Lithium-rich countries risk missing the boat on electric batteries boom The need for the metal is expected to triple by 2025, but no all the countries rich in lithium are taking advantage of that trend, as shown in these graphics.
July 7, 2017 Tesla to build world’s largest lithium-ion battery in Australia The mega-project will be built in conjunction with French renewable energy firm Neoen and paired with Neoen's existing Hornsdale Wind Farm north of Adelaide.
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
