Since the start of 2022, rhodium prices have pushed up sharply, reaching their highest since September 2021.

Planned production at its flagship Kachi lithium brine project will be set at 50,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate.

Erin O’Toole has asked the government to conduct a national security review of the proposed takeover of Canada’s Neo Lithium by China’s Zijin Mining.

Lithium prices are set to surge again in the June half, spurred by a jump in China's production of electric vehicle batteries.

The mine has faced opposition from environmental activists and local communities over concerns of environmental damage.

The company is purchasing the Lac des Iles mine and mill in Quebec and all the outstanding shares of Imerys Group.

The company said three weeks ago that nickel output at the smelter in Finland had been stopped due to a slag explosion.

“The mining industry needs to do a better job of utilizing innovative technologies as a way of looking to clean up environmental liabilities.”