April 5, 2019 Japan’s Mitsui injects $30m into Sigma’s lithium project in Brazil The Japanese trading house is backing Sigma's Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium project, in the south-eastern province of Minas Gerais.
April 2, 2019 Frontier Lithium to build demonstration plant for battery metals products The plant is expected to produce up to 15,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate (spodumene) per year from samples taken at the PAK deposit, located in Canada's northwestern Ontario.
April 2, 2019 Cannabis mania mows down Canada’s junior mining sector There is enough evidence to conclude that risk capital has found a new home, a BDO report shows. The question now is, how and where will junior miners find the…
March 31, 2019 Researchers learn to produce borophene on a gold surface Borophene is the atom-flat form of boron. The findings constitute a step toward practical applications like wearable or transparent electronics.
March 29, 2019 Australia’s Wesfarmers hints takeover battle for Lynas not over Comments foreshadow an intense takeover battle for the only proven producer of rare earth elements outside China.
March 26, 2019 Australia’s Wesfarmers makes $1.1B bid for rare earth miner Lynas The offer represents a premium of nearly 45% on Lynas' closing price on Monday, but comes come with some significant conditions, including the rare dearth miner securing all necessary licences…
March 22, 2019 Bacanora Lithium extends footprint in Germany with new licence The company has secured a second five-year exploration licence in the Erzgebirge (meaning Ore Mountain) region of Saxony, which completely encloses its Zinnwald project.
March 21, 2019 Chinese electric vehicle makers are gorging on nickel New report shows in January 2019, the Chinese market saw 253% more nickel deployed in passenger EV batteries compared to a year ago.
March 21, 2019 Amnesty accuses electric vehicles makers of using unethically sourced minerals The problem, says Amnesty, is that no country legally requires companies to publicly report on their cobalt supply chains.
March 19, 2019 Taxes and royalties paid by Australian miners equivalent to Federal Government education spending Aussie miners paid A$30.6 billion in company tax and royalties in 2017-18.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
