December 5, 2024

Australia grants further $257m for Iluka’s rare earths refinery amid cost blowout

Iluka had first committed to building what will be Australia's first fully integrated rare earths refinery in 2022.

December 5, 2024

LithiumBank’s DLE tests in Alberta produce average grade of 3,100 mg/L

The company said the recent desorption tests were consistent with its goals to minimize the flow volume and reagent costs.

December 5, 2024

Chile doubles number of lithium sites open to investment

They are located mostly in the Antofagasta region and the Tarapaca region, both in the country's north.

December 5, 2024

Ionic Rare Earths applies for UK gov’t grant for commercial plant

The capital grant could provide the UK with sovereign magnet REO capability for the first time, the company says.

December 4, 2024

The 45X tax credit makes a difference for US critical minerals

Regulations lawmakers and policymakers implement today will play an outsized role in the critical mineral landscape of tomorrow.

December 4, 2024

China’s trade reprisals may extend to minerals like rare earths

China isn’t short of options when it comes to critical minerals that could be used as counters in a trade war with the US.

December 4, 2024

Rio Tinto unveils lithium resource at Rincon project

It would produce 53,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually over a 40-year mine life, with plans to expand to 60,000 tpy.

December 3, 2024

Canada mining group uses China ban to push back on Trump tariffs

“Imposing tariffs on Canadian mineral and metal exports to the US would run counter to the shared goals of secure and reliable supply chains,” the MAC said.

December 3, 2024

Portugal plans to hold delayed lithium tender in 2025

The international tender for lithium prospecting will target six areas in the north and center of the country.

December 3, 2024

Vale Base Metals completes Voisey’s Bay underground mine in Labrador

What began life as open pit in 2005 is now two underground mines – Reid Brook and Eastern Deeps.