December 4, 2024 The 45X tax credit makes a difference for US critical minerals Regulations lawmakers and policymakers implement today will play an outsized role in the critical mineral landscape of tomorrow.
December 4, 2024 Rio Tinto unveils lithium resource at Rincon project It would produce 53,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually over a 40-year mine life, with plans to expand to 60,000 tpy.
December 3, 2024 Portugal plans to hold delayed lithium tender in 2025 The international tender for lithium prospecting will target six areas in the north and center of the country.
December 2, 2024 Critical Metals’ Wolfsberg lithium project to get fast-tracked without EIA The Wolfsberg project in Austria represents the first fully permitted spodumene mine on the continent, with first production targeted for 2026/2027.
November 29, 2024 Lithium Argentina picks Switzerland as another China-backed junior flees Canada The company is seeking to redomicile to Switzerland following a corporate review and a new agreement with investor Ganfeng Lithium.
November 29, 2024 Column: US targets scrap to close the critical minerals gap As the US government is discovering, investing in new scrap processing capacity is far cheaper and greener than building new mines.
November 28, 2024 LME says to hike fees in 2025 by average of 4.7% The exchange said there will be no rise in charges for trading on the open-outcry floor.
November 27, 2024 RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January.
November 27, 2024 Lithium Ionic advances project financing with LOI for $266m The funding represents 100% of the capital expenditure outlined in a May 2024 feasibility study.
November 27, 2024 Rock Teck advances site preparation for lithium converter project in Germany Once complete, the Guben converter will be the first of its kind in Europe, with expected annual production of 24,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide.
ioneer expects partner search to conclude in H1 2026 In July, the Australian mine developer launched a formal strategic partnering process after Sibanye-Stillwater walked away from the lithium-boron project. December 19, 2025 | 08:18 am