June 30, 2023 EU countries seek to stretch raw material targets, add aluminum The European Commission proposed in March that EU extraction of 16 "strategic raw materials", including lithium and copper.
June 30, 2023 Lithium start-up seeks cash from Berlin to bring project to life Vulcan Energy is seeking support for the €1.5 billion project in the upper Rhine Valley that the firm hopes to bring online in 2025.
June 30, 2023 Glencore in talks to back Argentina lithium plant for future supply The commodities giant will sign an offtake agreement in exchange for helping to fund the lithium processing plant that Eramet is building with China’s Tsingshan.
June 30, 2023 Northvolt nears deal with Canada on $5.3 billion battery plant A deal with Northvolt would underscore Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ambitions for Canada to capture a sizable piece of the North American EV supply chain.
June 30, 2023 German coal miners under fire for unfair edge in renewables push Concerns are mounting that lignite miners are exploiting an unfair advantage in the country’s race to go green.
June 30, 2023 Cyanide maker Draslovka mulls equity raise to drive new mining technology new technology that could help miners slash use of cyanide
June 30, 2023 Boliden partially restarts Ronnskar production after fire, to lay off 190 people The Swedish company expects all production lines at Ronnskar, except the destroyed electrolytic refinery, to be ready for production in July.
June 30, 2023 Endeavour sells non-core Burkina Faso gold mines for $300 million Endeavour sold Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines, but is keeping Houndé, as the operation is one of its cornerstone assets.
June 29, 2023 Polymetal says re-domiciling will not happen until July 31 at earliest The gold and silver producer would not complete its re-domiciling from Jersey to Kazakhstan on schedule.
June 29, 2023 RANKED: World’s top 10 rare earth projects The Tanbreez property in Greenland takes top spot.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am