June 30, 2021 CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries – ups forecast 35% to 2.7 terawatt hours per year by 2030 as electric cars take off.
June 30, 2021 Sayona Mining gets court nod for Canadian lithium firm acquisition The company and Piedmont Lithium made a joint bid for North American Lithium earlier this year as part of a plan to expand in North America.
June 30, 2021 IGO closes $1.4b deal for stake in Tianqi Lithium assets The nickel miner has taken 49% in a joint venture that gives it 25% in the Greenbushes lithium mine and 49% in the Kwinana processing plant in Western Australia.
June 29, 2021 CHARTS: China’s overseas copper mining scramble Chinese state and private investors have spent more than $16 billion over the last decade buying copper mines and projects including nearly 50 in Africa.
June 29, 2021 Australia, US and Canada launch interactive map for critical minerals The website contains the world’s largest dataset of minerals such cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements.
June 28, 2021 Iron ore price up as China port stocks hit over 8-month low Imported iron ore stocked at Chinese ports dropped for a fourth straight week to 123.95 million tonnes, as of Friday, hitting the lowest level since early October.
June 28, 2021 Rare earths miner Strategic Materials secures loan for project construction The company secured a $151.68 million loan to develop its flagship Dubbo rare earths project in New South Wales.
June 28, 2021 Russell: Commodity outperformance switching to energy from metals The rally in commodity prices is likely to see a shift from metals to energy resources, such as crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal.
June 28, 2021 “Don’t let fool’s gold fool you,” scientists say Australian and Chinese researchers found invisible gold inside pyrite.
June 27, 2021 Iron ore seen driving Australia’s resources export earnings to a record in 2020/21 Earnings from Australian resources exports are estimated to come in at a record $235.41 billion in the 2020-2021 financial year ending in June.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
