February 17, 2024

Western Australia offers royalty relief to struggling nickel producers

The government has announced a nickel financial assistance program that would give a 50% royalty rebate for 18 months.

February 17, 2024

Electrodialysis technology to extract lithium from thermal sources gets award

Researchers at Alma Energy and the University of Texas El Paso are working on a solution to extract usable lithium and generate energy from hydrothermal waters.

February 16, 2024

Op-Ed: Sparing the land by collecting minerals at sea

A challenge is that seafloor mining immediately starts off at a reputational disadvantage.

February 16, 2024

Curtin researcher co-develops solution to help turn waste carbon into battery-grade graphite

'RapidGraphite’ proprietary technology could be a game changer, university says.

February 16, 2024

Column: West challenges China’s critical minerals hold on Africa

The West is now challenging China's tight grip on the mineral riches lying beneath the soil of the Congo and Zambia.

February 16, 2024

Indonesia, Vale agree price for divestment, minister says

Share divestment is a condition required by authorities to extend Vale Indonesia's mining permit, which will otherwise end in 2025.

February 16, 2024

Australia lists nickel as ‘critical mineral’ to unlock billions in support

The move opens the way for the crisis-hit industry to access billions of dollars in cheap government loans.

February 15, 2024

Exxon aims to make key lithium technology decision by year-end

The company last fall announced its long-anticipated plan to filter lithium from the Smackover brine formation that flows under Arkansas.

February 15, 2024

Albemarle says lithium prices are unsustainably low

Lithium prices have dropped more than 80% in the past year.

February 15, 2024

France offers loan to New Caledonia nickel firm Prony to avert collapse

Prony Resources is one of three nickel processors in the French territory that face insolvency as high costs and political tensions have hit profitability.