Premier African Minerals wants to resolve lithium supply spat with China’s Canmax
The Chinese company said it would terminate the deal after Premier missed a deadline to start delivering spodumene concentrate.
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EU countries seek to stretch raw material targets, add aluminum
The European Commission proposed in March that EU extraction of 16 "strategic raw materials", including lithium and copper.
Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China
Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.
Brazil mining regulator squeezed by staffing, budget cuts, labor leader says
Resources are stretched so thin at Brazil’s mining regulator that officials have walked off the job.
Lithium start-up seeks cash from Berlin to bring project to life
Vulcan Energy is seeking support for the €1.5 billion project in the upper Rhine Valley that the firm hopes to bring online in 2025.
Copper price rises despite slow recovery in China
"There is no end in sight in the near future to the gloomy sentiment surrounding China's economic recovery," Commerzbank said.
Glencore in talks to back Argentina lithium plant for future supply
The commodities giant will sign an offtake agreement in exchange for helping to fund the lithium processing plant that Eramet is building with China’s Tsingshan.
Northvolt nears deal with Canada on $5.3 billion battery plant
A deal with Northvolt would underscore Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ambitions for Canada to capture a sizable piece of the North American EV supply chain.
German coal miners under fire for unfair edge in renewables push
Concerns are mounting that lignite miners are exploiting an unfair advantage in the country’s race to go green.
