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
Rio arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality The company is planning to invest heavily in further expansion ahead of an anticipated 2030s demand boom. Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 2:19 pm
Canada’s green taxonomy unlikely to include new natural gas projects The taxonomy will include both low-emitting “green” activities and “transition” activities that enable decarbonization. Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 2:11 pm
Congo wants to pivot away from China’s dominance over its mining The plan includes streamlining processes to pay customs and taxes, along with a partnership with the United Arab Emirates. Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 11:19 am
US Strategic Metals, Stillwater Critical Minerals enter MOU USSM plans to mine what it considers to be the largest cobalt reserve in North America. Staff Writer | October 9, 2024 | 11:15 am
Northern Graphite, Rain Carbon to develop natural graphite battery anode Their innovation will address the stability gap between natural and synthetic graphite. Staff Writer | October 9, 2024 | 10:20 am
Ranking the world’s top lithium producers Acquiring Arcadium makes Rio Tinto one of the world's largest lithium producers. Reuters | October 9, 2024 | 7:22 am
Rio pays premium multiple for Arcadium in biggest deal since 2007 “We feel quite comfortable that we have not bought a lithium company at the top of the cycle right now. We had to pay a fair price, and that’s what we’re paying.” Frik Els and Cecilia Jamasmie | October 9, 2024 | 3:51 am
Rio Tinto buys Arcadium for $6.7 billion cash Rio's offer is at the high end of expectations representing a premium of 90% to Arcadium’s closing price on October 4. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2024 | 11:21 pm
Lithios secures $12 million to scale its lithium extraction technology The company says its ALE technology can unlock sources of lithium previously considered uneconomical and inaccessible. Staff Writer | October 8, 2024 | 3:00 pm