France backs nickel refinery project to bolster battery supply chainThe project, called Electro Mobility Materials Europe (EMME), aims to cover 20-30% of France's nickel and cobalt needs for electric vehicles by 2030.Reuters | May 13, 2024 | 8:51 am
E3 Lithium, Imperial Oil expand Alberta pilot projectThe partners are advancing a pilot plant in Canada’s oil…Cecilia Jamasmie | May 13, 2024 | 7:14 am
US Forest Service kicks off federal permitting process for South32’s Hermosa projectThe federal permitting process starts with the environmental review required…Staff Writer | May 12, 2024 | 11:22 am
Channel samples at Frontier Lithium’s Pennock pegmatite return high grades Highlights of the results include 3 metres grading 1.8% lithium oxide. Staff Writer | December 29, 2023 | 10:10 am
Aneka Tambang sells shares of subsidiaries to world’s biggest EV battery company Indonesian miner Aneka Tambang has sold shares worth $467.18 million to a unit of CATL. Reuters | December 29, 2023 | 9:54 am
Nickel is year’s biggest metals loser, copper manages small gain Nickel is poised to post an annual drop of more than 40% on the London Metal Exchange, the biggest decline since 2008. Bloomberg News | December 29, 2023 | 8:37 am
Chile president praises Codelco, SQM lithium deal ensuring state control SQM said it would partner with Codelco for the future development and production of lithium in the Atacama salt flat. Reuters | December 28, 2023 | 8:11 am
Codelco, SQM ink lithium partnership agreement The two companies agreed to form a new company in which Codelco will have a majority stake. Reuters | December 27, 2023 | 1:26 pm
Cash-strapped Horizonte Minerals secures $20 million interim funding The latest funding package ensures that the company has the liquidity to advance the required re-estimation work at Araguaia. Staff Writer | December 27, 2023 | 11:55 am
The biggest global mining news of 2023 A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades. Frik Els | December 27, 2023 | 10:01 am
China metals giant faces protest in Indonesia after fatal blast A deadly blast at a furnace run by PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel has triggered a police investigation and a halt to the company's operations. Bloomberg News | December 27, 2023 | 8:43 am
Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted Fire broke out early on Sunday morning at a nickel smelter furnace on Sulawesi Island owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel. Reuters | December 26, 2023 | 8:49 am