Australia’s budget will boost critical minerals, treasurer saysAustralia’s critical minerals industry is a major part of the government’s push to capitalize on the worldwide green energy revolution.Bloomberg News | May 11, 2024 | 9:41 pm
Sponges, brittle stars likely affected by deep-sea mining – studyA recent study found a tenfold increase in tissue necrosis…Staff Writer | May 9, 2024 | 6:06 am
Grid Metals increases resource by a third at copper-nickel project in ManitobaThe combined indicated open pit resources increased by 12.4 million…Staff Writer | May 6, 2024 | 10:37 am
US closer to greenlighting ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine If granted final approval, Rhyolite Ridge would be the first lithium project permitted by the Joe Biden administration. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 19, 2024 | 5:33 am
EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices retreat China’s EV market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift toward batteries with no nickel or cobalt. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 10:08 am
Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | September 18, 2024 | 9:44 am
Giyani secures Botswana’s first manganese mining licence for Kgwakwe Hill K.Hill will be one of the few battery-grade manganese projects outside China. Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 9:18 am
Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for investment in raw materials. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 8:20 am
Coal India eyeing Argentina, Chile for critical minerals India has been exploring ways to secure supplies of lithium. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 7:01 am
BHP’s Australian nickel stoppages spoil plans for LME alternative Plans for two new nickel trading platforms to challenge the LME have been blown off course by BHP's planned suspension of its plants in Western Australia. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 6:59 am
Indonesia, Britain sign collaboration agreement on critical minerals Indonesia has rich deposits of tin, copper and bauxite, among others, and is the world's largest source of nickel ore. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 6:50 am
Atlantic within ‘touching distance’ of building Ghana’s first lithium mine The exploration company is waiting for Ghana's parliament to ratify its licence to break ground at Ewoyaa. Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 3:55 am