February 7, 2024 Li-Metal completes concept study for world’s first carbonate-to-metal lithium plant The facility would have an annual capacity of 1,000 tonnes of lithium metal.
February 7, 2024 Cybertruck: Musk needs mines Powered by Tesla’s own made-in-Texas batteries, the stainless steel Cybertruck carries a heavy load of nickel, cobalt, manganese, graphite and lithium.
February 7, 2024 American Rare Earths boosts tonnage at Halleck Creek project in Wyoming There are now 2.34 billion tonnes of material grading 3,196 parts per million total rare earth oxides.
February 6, 2024 Freeport-McMoRan names Kathleen Quirk as CEO Quirk will assume full responsibility for executive management of the business effective June 11.
February 6, 2024 Cornell researchers figure out how to produce extra-pure nickelates Nickelates may be crucial for high-temperature superconductors that are much easier to cool and thus are far more promising for potential future applications.
February 6, 2024 Piedmont Lithium cuts 27% of workforce as prices plunge The miner, which has a joint venture operation in Canada and a project in Ghana, aims to achieve about $10 million in annual savings.
February 5, 2024 The future is copper: insights into the metal’s pivotal role in global growth and sustainability The metal is poised not just as a material of historical significance but as a pivotal element in driving forward the next phase of economic and technological progress.
February 5, 2024 Lynas Rare Earths quits tie-up talks with MP Materials Lynas Rare Earths said confidential talks have ended with MP Materials for a possible merger.
February 5, 2024 New process turns scrap aluminum into usable construction materials Twisted aluminum mesh, banged-up bicycle frames and used car parts languishing in junk yards could gain new life as building structures.
February 5, 2024 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals says Zambia copper find largest in a century It estimates the Mingomba project, in the northern Copperbelt province, will become one of the world’s highest-grade copper mines.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am