November 27, 2024 WA lithium miners defiant as gov’t throws lifeline Spodumene producers were surprisingly upbeat on the outlook this week as the Western Australian government stepped in to offer assistance.
November 27, 2024 Gina Rinehart closer to opening contested coal mine in Canada Australia's richest woman gathered support from more than 70% of the locals in the Alberta region that is home to the Grassy Mountain mine.
November 26, 2024 China’s seaborne coal imports fall sharply amid shift to Russia, Mongolia supply China has seen its market share of seaborne coal imports fall sharply over the past two years, down from the 93% between 2015-2022 to 76% in 2023-2024.
November 26, 2024 Macquarie fined by UK after metals trader books false trades The firm’s London metals desk was able to book 426 fictitious trades to conceal his losses for almost two years.
November 26, 2024 Vulcan in talks with producers to license lithium technology Vulcan began producing lithium hydroxide earlier this month from its Rhine Valley operations using adsorption direct lithium extraction.
November 25, 2024 Lucapa Diamond to restart halted Merlin mine The phased approach will begin with an 18-month initial phase focused on excavating and dredging five existing pits.
November 25, 2024 Rio Tinto lifts force majeure for Australian alumina exports Rio had declared force majeure on third-party contracts in May after an incident limited its supplies of natural gas.
November 25, 2024 MinRes founder Ellison steps down as Delta Lithium chair Ellison is to exit MinRes within 18 months but his exit from Delta Lithium is with immediate effect.
November 25, 2024 Rio Tinto-backed lithium tech startup set to raise second round of funds ElectraLith is developing a filtration technology that can extract lithium from brine deposits without using water or chemicals.
November 24, 2024 Australia to propose tax incentives for critical minerals The proposed law will set up a tax incentive worth 10% of relevant processing and refining costs for 31 critical minerals.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
