November 14, 2023 Australian miner signs deal with science agency to recover vanadium The agreement gives Tivan Ltd. an exclusive 20-year worldwide licence, except in India, for use of the CSIRO’s intellectual property.
November 14, 2023 Australian dealmakers rush to save $24 billion worth of deals “Deals continue to be done, but deals take longer,” a Sydney-based partner at law firm Ashurst LLP said.
November 14, 2023 Allkem-Livent merger gets regulatory approvals before shareholder vote The new company, to be called Arcadium Lithium, will be the world's third-biggest producer.
November 14, 2023 Recycling can ease critical minerals scarcity, not solve it The global energy transition may be eclipsed by a critical minerals supply-demand imbalance — unless alternatives are found, experts say.
November 14, 2023 Glencore ready to spin-off coal unit after sealing Teck buy Glencore will merge Teck’s steelmaking coal business with its own coal assets before spinning off the combined unit.
November 14, 2023 Mineral Resources boosts stake in lithium miner Azure Minerals Both MinRes and Hancock Prospecting have upped their stakes in Azure to block a takeover of the Aussie junior by Chile's SQM.
November 13, 2023 Trafigura brings Australian mined copper back to China Swiss commodity trader has agreed to help Chinese smelters clear imports of copper concentrate from Australia.
November 12, 2023 Livent starts Australian campaign for $10.6bn Arcadium Lithium merger Merging Livent and Allkem would create the world's third-largest lithium producer by volume.
November 10, 2023 Australian copper ore heads to China as relations thaw The shipments are also happening at a time when the market for the partially processed copper ores known as concentrates is expected to tighten.
November 10, 2023 Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart enters rare earths business in Brazil Brazilian Rare Earths will list on the ASX with a market capitalization of $220 million.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am