December 18, 2024 Volkswagen buys 9.9% of Patriot Battery Metals for $48 million Patriot's project will supply lithium to Volkswagen’s battery company PowerCo in Europe and North America.
December 17, 2024 Arcadium Lithium investors sue miner over Rio Tinto takeover Three shareholders of Arcadium Lithium have sued the miner and its board alleging negligence in Rio Tinto $6.7 billion takeover.
December 13, 2024 Fireweed secures US, Canadian gov’t fundings for tungsten project The US Department of Defense invested about $15.8 million under the Defense Production Act.
December 11, 2024 London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says Ontario's bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code.
December 9, 2024 Sibanye-Stillwater sells Beisa uranium project to Neo Energy The deal gives Sibanye-Stillwater a 40% stake in Neo Energy, making it the largest shareholder and maintaining its uranium market exposure.
November 29, 2024 G2 Goldfields advances spin-out of Guyana assets The spin-out’s centrepiece, the Peters mine property, is Guyana’s highest-grade historical gold producer.
November 25, 2024 Anglo American sells coal assets to Peabody for $3.8bn The move is the first of four big asset divestments Anglo announced in May, after it fought off a $49bn hostile takeover attempt from BHP.
November 20, 2024 Marvel Gold’s sale of Mali assets falls through Deal will not proceed as intended due to recent developments affecting miners operating in the West African country.
November 19, 2024 Permitting delays impact British Columbia projects valued at C$38 billion, AME says British Columbia's exploration sector has over 60 critical mineral projects waiting for permits.
November 19, 2024 Sayona, Piedmont to create lithium giant in $623m merger Deal creates North America’s largest hard rock lithium miner, which will be based in Australia and listed on both the ASX and NASDAQ.
UAE aluminum maker seeks investors for $6 billion US plant The EGA plant is expected to require $5 billion to $6 billion of capital investment and produce about 750,000 tons of primary aluminum a year. December 16, 2025 | 02:54 pm