December 12, 2018 Germany secures access to world’s second-largest lithium deposit The partners expect to produce up to 40,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year beginning in 2022.
December 11, 2018 Zambia’s chamber of mines sees 21,000 job cuts due to higher taxes Africa's No.2 copper producer plans to introduce new mining duties, replace Value Added Tax with sales tax and increase royalties to help bring down mounting debt.
December 10, 2018 Tesla lithium supplier Kidman settles ownership row over Australian mine The settlement unlocks payments by SQM that had been on ice during the dispute, and paves the way for development to get back on track
December 9, 2018 Importance of rare earth metals mining makes it into COP24 Experts agree that resources are the missing link in the climate debate.
December 7, 2018 Delrey expands portfolio with BC vanadium properties The Star and Porcher vanadium properties cover a combined 67.4 sq. km in northwest B.C., near the small logging community of Oona River on Porcher Island.
December 6, 2018 Losing licence to operate new and biggest threat to miners — EY Mining companies across the globe now consider the risk of losing their licence to operate as the biggest risk to their businesses in the next two years
December 5, 2018 Mason updates economics in Lac Gueret FS At 17.9% graphitic carbon, the Lac Gueret deposit is likely one of the highest grade graphite deposits in the world.
December 5, 2018 Vanadium’s electric future hobbled by its industrial past Supply scarcity and the resulting price volatility are the two biggest hurdles to vanadium's potential bright electric future.
December 5, 2018 Lynas mulls legal action as Malaysia conditions licence renewal The Australian rare earths miner said it was disappointed with Malaysia's decision to impose new conditions on its licence to operate in the country, adding it was considering all options,…
December 4, 2018 E3 Metals technology improves concentration and recovery E3 says its extraction process is better than existing methods.
Copper price set for biggest annual gain since 2009 on supply bets The red metal has notched a series of all-time highs in an end-of-year surge, rallying over 40% on the London Metal Exchange this year. December 31, 2025 | 10:31 am
