September 25, 2017 PotashCorp hires banks to lead sale of stake in Chilean lithium producer Rumours point at US chemical company Albenarle Corporation as the first potential buyer for PotashCorp interest in SQM, worth about $4.5 billion.
September 22, 2017 Johnson Matthey to invest 200m pounds in battery material technology The specialty chemicals company said the overall market "could be (worth) more than $30 billion (in) sales when battery electric vehicle penetration increases to around 10 percent.
September 22, 2017 The graphite fix: Inside China’s newest commodity addiction Environmental protection campaigns in China are tightening the country's supplies of both graphite and needle coke.
September 14, 2017 Up to 1,200 construction workers expected to be hired to build NioCorp’s Elk Creek facility Overall, as much as $750 million out of a total of $1 billion in capital expenditures is expected to be spent in Nebraska to establish the facility.
September 14, 2017 The $10 trillion mineral resources North Korea can’t tap North Korea may not have proved petroleum reserves, but it's estimated that the secluded belligerent nation sits on reserves of more than 200 minerals—including rare earth minerals—worth an estimated up…
September 13, 2017 PotashCorp mulls selling stake in Chilean lithium producer SQM — report Move would seek to secure approval for its friendly merger with smaller rival Agrium, creating the world’s largest potash miner worth about $36 billion.
September 4, 2017 10% of Mexico’s territory available for mining Active mining concessions add up to 25,716
September 3, 2017 S. Korea’s SK Innovation starts production of batteries with more nickel South Korea’s SK Innovation said on Thursday it has started commercial production of lithium-ion batteries with an increased portion of nickel, while reducing the usage of expensive components such as…
September 1, 2017 Boom, bust and boom again for rare earths? As ever with rare earths, this is all about what is happening in China, the world's dominant producer of these critical materials.
August 30, 2017 Brazil judge blocks decree allowing mining in Amazon Federal judge Rolando Spanholo said opening the area known as Renca to mining can only be done by an act of Congress under the constitution.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
