May 14, 2023 New sponge can remove toxic metals, recover critical minerals from contaminated water Researchers developed a new sponge that can remove heavy metals like lead and cobalt from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind.
May 10, 2023 Rio Tinto to co-fund Finnish solution to recover critical minerals, metals from mine wastewater Weeefiner and Sensmet are developing a solution that will be able to provide water treatment to end-of-life mining sites and selectively recover critical minerals and rare earth metals.
May 8, 2023 US to speed up South32’s Hermosa manganese-zinc project The Arizona-based project is the first mining asset added to the FAST-41 process, which speeds up development of clean energy and other infrastructure.
May 5, 2023 New Zealand to review risk and benefits of seabed mining Seabed mining is allowed in New Zealand but it has to be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.
April 30, 2023 No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.
April 28, 2023 US-EU critical minerals deal would give EU broader trade relief An accord would essentially allow EU companies to take advantage of some of the benefits in the IRA.
April 27, 2023 South32 aims for downstream production of battery chemicals Miner will consider moving into the production of manganese sulphate in the US.
April 18, 2023 Supply-chain problems in the forecast as battery metals demand surges – study Under a scenario where 40% of vehicles are electric by 2050, the need for lithium globally will increase by 2,909% from the 2020 level.
April 17, 2023 Green gold rush: investing in the metals and minerals powering the EV and solar boom Investors—particularly metals and mining investors—could be looking at a once-in-a-generation investment opportunity.
April 17, 2023 The UK identifies key critical minerals areas The national-scale assessment is one of the first steps in the UK Government’s critical minerals strategy.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am
