Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling
The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario.
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China pushes back on US probe of uranium exports
China said it is willing to continue "normal economic and trade cooperation" with countries around the world, including Russia.
Aclara advances on environmental permitting for Chilean rare earth project
The company said it is aiming to file a response addressing questions raised by government agencies by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
Giyani secures Botswana’s first manganese mining licence for Kgwakwe Hill
K.Hill will be one of the few battery-grade manganese projects outside China.
Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains
The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for investment in raw materials.
Gold-rich Sudan talks mining with Russia as war alliances shift
Moscow is looking to strengthen ties with the North African nation’s military-led government amid a 17-month civil war.
Barrick suspends operations at Papua New Guinea mine after violence kills at least 20
Papua New Guinea has granted police emergency powers, including the use of lethal force, to contain the violence in Porgera.
Coal India eyeing Argentina, Chile for critical minerals
India has been exploring ways to secure supplies of lithium.
BHP’s Australian nickel stoppages spoil plans for LME alternative
Plans for two new nickel trading platforms to challenge the LME have been blown off course by BHP's planned suspension of its plants in Western Australia.