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.
November 21, 2025 Africa G20 hosts bid to become mineral powerhouse Africa is home to 30% of the world's critical minerals needed for the transition away from fossil fuels to clean technology.
November 21, 2025 Lithium prices plunge in China after moves to curb speculative trading Guangzhou Futures Exchange said it would increase transaction fees for some futures contracts of lithium carbonate from November 24.
November 21, 2025 CATL aims to restart key Chinese lithium mine by early December The mine is expected to account for about 3% of global lithium production.
November 20, 2025 MinRes walks back Ellison exit plan Chris Ellison set to remain as CEO of Mineral Resources beyond mid-2026, despite governance scandals and external scrutiny.
November 20, 2025 Angola to speed up mine permits, cut red tape to lift investment The push underpins Angola’s attempts to expand its non-oil minerals sector and attract foreign capital.
November 19, 2025 Australia’s Argosy inks lithium sales deal with China’s Chengdu Chemphys Argosy holds a 77.5% stake in the Rincon lithium project in Argentina’s Salta province.
November 19, 2025 Minerals executives urge Congress to deploy more financial tools to offset China Lithium Americas CEO Jonathan Evans said Washington should support a "temporary, minimum price" for lithium.
November 19, 2025 Lithium price rally in China prompts caution over whether it has legs Futures have increased almost 20% so far this month on growing confidence in the demand outlook.
November 19, 2025 IGO sees no path forward for WA lithium refinery IGO has no hope of a recovery for the embattled Kwinana lithium refinery, a joint venture with Tianqi Lithium, despite green shoots in the lithium market.
US development-finance agency targets AI, minerals in expansion A key priority for the DFC’s expanded efforts will be critical minerals, especially in mid-stream processing projects. December 18, 2025 | 12:30 pm
