February 6, 2025 Seven bidders battle for Chile’s lithium mining contracts The government will unveil the successful bidders for projects targeting six salt flats by the end of March.
February 5, 2025 UK’s largest lithium extraction facility gets go-ahead Once scaled to commercial production, the facility in Durham will have a production target of at least 10,000 tonnes a year.
February 5, 2025 Column: Trump or BRICS? The quandary for Africa’s miners and governments Beyond the short-term volatility created by Donald Trump's tariff machinations, it's likely that the longer-term trend of the world splitting into two trading blocs is accelerating.
February 5, 2025 Lithium Energy granted final permit for project in Argentina The EIA approvals cover the Central and Northern blocks of the project, which host the majority of Solaroz’s existing lithium resources.
February 4, 2025 Fundraising by junior, intermediate miners at lowest since 2019: S&P Funds raised by junior and intermediate mining companies dropped by 12% in 2024 to $10.27 billion, its lowest in five years.
February 4, 2025 Wealth Minerals, Indigenous community form partnership on Kuska lithium project Kuska covers 105 sq. km. of the Ollagüe Salar, which represents one of the first six locations earmarked by the Chilean government for lithium development.
February 4, 2025 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold expands lithium and nickel exploration to Namibia The company also plans to invest $2 billion in the Mingomba copper-cobalt mine in Zambia.
February 3, 2025 Trump says he wants Ukraine to supply US with rare earths Ukraine contains large deposits of uranium, lithium and titanium.
February 3, 2025 Stardust Power inks long-term lithium supply deal with Sumitomo The supply agreement has an initial term of 10 years, with annual delivery of 20,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.
January 29, 2025 India approves $1.88bn to develop critical minerals sector The funding illustrates India's efforts to reduce its reliance on imports of minerals such as lithium.
Column: Maritime logistics at the sharp end of the critical minerals race China has imposed export controls on seven rare earth elements and related products, a move that caused disruptions across valuable industries. December 12, 2025 | 03:54 pm
