April 13, 2018 Shares in lithium developer pop on $150m streaming deal Nemaska Lithium agreement with private equity giant Orion Mine Finance comes a week after $100B Japanese technology fund bought a stake in Quebec-based firm.
April 12, 2018 Impact of electric cars in medium-term copper demand ‘overrated’, experts say Increasing disposable income in emerging economies and the adoption of greener technologies, are the two factors to drive most of the expected increased demand in copper during the next five…
April 10, 2018 Copper supply crunch earlier than predicted — experts Copper production will peak in the second half of 2019, making a growing supply deficit much more real.
April 10, 2018 Chile mulls revision to mining code Authorities may consider potential revisions to the mining laws in order to make companies that already own concessions to work on them or else give them up.
April 9, 2018 Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.
April 9, 2018 Juniors struggle to compete with majors in exploration — Chile’s Mining Society One of the main problems, says the head of Chile’s Mining Society, Diego Hernández, is miners have no incentives to do anything with the assets they already own and is…
April 6, 2018 World’s largest ever tech fund enters lithium race Softbank $100 billion fund buys into Canadian lithium miner in first deal of its kind as race to secure electric vehicle battery raw materials heats up.
April 5, 2018 Future of $700-million Michigan potash project in regulators hands Michigan Potash Co. is closer than ever to start building a potash mine in the state.
April 2, 2018 Codelco CEO to stay on after Chile’s new Gov’t reshuffles management Nelson Pizarro, who took the post in 2014, has played a critical role in the drive to reduce spending and force a reduction in costs, while kicking off a major…
March 29, 2018 Building the world’s largest solar project Saudi Arabia wants to pour $200 billion into solar to build the world's largest solar project.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
