July 2, 2023 De Beers agrees to give Botswana more rough diamonds in new sales pact A new deal gradually increases to 50% the share of rough stones Botswana gets from its joint venture with De Beers.
June 30, 2023 Premier African Minerals wants to resolve lithium supply spat with China’s Canmax The Chinese company said it would terminate the deal after Premier missed a deadline to start delivering spodumene concentrate.
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 Brazil mining regulator squeezed by staffing, budget cuts, labor leader says Resources are stretched so thin at Brazil’s mining regulator that officials have walked off the job.
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 Iron ore price set for best month in 2023 on China stimulus hopes Spot prices of China-bound iron ore have also climbed this month, buoyed by improved demand.
Chilean regulator to launch ‘unprecedented’ audit of Codelco-SQM lithium deal The regulator said that it was prevented from ruling on most of the claims due to previous court rulings. December 19, 2025 | 08:56 am
