Congo wants ERG copper, cobalt assets in bid to regain controlThe government and state-owned miner Gecamines say ERG has been too slow to develop the deposits.Bloomberg News | August 24, 2023 | 7:32 am
Australia sees strong demand for critical minerals over next 40 yearsThe government's "Intergenerational Report 2023" will forecast the global demand…Reuters | August 23, 2023 | 10:13 am
New tech may boost development of lithium-CO2 batteriesLi-CO2 batteries are devices that are capable of storing energy…Staff Writer | August 23, 2023 | 5:05 am
S.Korea’s SK On inks deal with Global Lithium Resources for lithium supply SK On will also explore additional business opportunities in the battery value chain, such as mining minerals. Reuters | September 28, 2022 | 8:51 pm
Peru targets local lithium battery production, official says Peru currently produces no lithium and no country in Latin America produces lithium batteries at a commercial scale even if they do mine lithium. Reuters | September 28, 2022 | 12:29 pm
CATL plans $1.9 billion battery project in China’s Luoyang city Construction of the project will take up to three years, CATL said. Bloomberg News | September 28, 2022 | 10:54 am
Foran’s ambitious net zero plans for McIlvenna Bay attract investors Foran has had a busy year as it advances the McIlvenna Bay copper-zinc-gold project in Saskatchewan, which it says will be the world’s first zero-carbon operation. Kelsey Rolfe | September 28, 2022 | 7:06 am
Rio Tinto warns miners not moving fast enough on lithium extraction Lithium consumption needed “to surge way above anything that’s planned to be mined,” says minerals chief Sinead Kaufman. Bloomberg News | September 27, 2022 | 7:13 pm
Argentine state-run miners launch first-time lithium project Units of Argentina's state oil firm YPF will start work on a 20,000 hectare area lithium prospecting project in Fiambala. Reuters | September 26, 2022 | 4:29 pm
Rare earth miner NioCorp to merge with Nasdaq-listed blank check firm Merger with Acquisition Corp II will give it access to up to $285 million for the development of its Elk Creek project in southeastern Nebraska. Reuters | September 26, 2022 | 9:17 am
Volkswagen teams up with Umicore on battery materials The venture - between Umicore and Volkswagen's battery unit PowerCo - also plan to collaborate on recycling metals from battery materials. Reuters | September 26, 2022 | 9:15 am
Canada, South Korea seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals In a joint statement, the two countries said they agreed to deepen their "strategic partnership on supply chain resiliency". Reuters | September 23, 2022 | 5:59 pm