Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group saysOversupply and weak prices of materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths are dampening cash flows of Western start-ups.Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 6:55 am
Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for codeMeeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to…Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am
Weak market for critical minerals seen dampening Western efforts to counter ChinaLithium price has tumbled by more than 80% since the…Reuters | July 12, 2024 | 7:15 am
IGO to record impairment against nickel assets in FY24 results IGO has been undertaking a strategic review in an attempt to revaluate its resources. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 4:24 pm
Portugal’s mining strategy may favour copper over lithium Portugal already has the largest copper mine in the European Union, operated by Lundin Mining. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 8:41 am
US approaches Indonesia for multinational critical mineral partnership Jakarta has asked Washington for a critical mineral trade deal similar to the US deal with Japan. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 7:03 am
Liontown signs new deal to supply spodumene to China The short-term deal is to ship 100,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to Beijing Sinomine over 10 months. Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 3:37 pm
Indonesian onslaught wipes out Australia’s nickel industry BHP’s Nickel West suspension could mark the death knell for Australia’s nickel sector and has widespread ramifications. Kristie Batten | July 14, 2024 | 8:59 am
Column: After another boom and bust, where next for lithium? There was a similar boom-bust cycle in 2016-2017 but the difference this time is that no-one seems to be expecting a speedy recovery. Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 8:35 am
Zinnwald lithium project is now Europe’s 3rd largest Zinnwald now expects to churn out 16,000tpa to 18,000tpa of battery grade lithium at the project in Germany — a 50% increase. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2024 | 6:41 am
Chilean lithium to be eligible for US tax break The IRA requires a certain percentage of the critical metals in the battery come from the US or a country with which it has a free trade agreement. Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 2:38 pm
Chinese deep-sea mining vehicle reaches 4,000m depth in trial run The "Kaituo 2" successfully completed an experiment in the Pacific Ocean that demonstrated technological advances China has made in the field of deep-sea mining. Staff Writer | July 11, 2024 | 12:14 pm