British consortium to invest $9 billion in Indonesia mining, EV batteries, minister saysInvestement will go into an industrial park in the Bantaeng region on Sulawesi island.Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 7:37 am
Economic impact of mining in British Columbia reached $13 billion in 2022, says MABCCombined projects represent C$4 billion in investment, 6,400 new operating…Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | May 29, 2023 | 12:42 pm
Deep-sea mining may affect thousands of new species found in hotspotScientists have identified more than 5,500 entirely new species in…Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2023 | 3:46 am
Exxon evaluates lithium extracted from fracking wastewater While its lithium activities are at an early stage, production of the metal at scale would be a big business even for a company of Exxon’s size. Bloomberg News | September 19, 2023 | 2:01 pm
Chinese battery parts maker, African fund plan $2 billion venture in Morocco CNGR is joining forces with Al Mada to build an industrial base in Morocco. Bloomberg News | September 19, 2023 | 11:05 am
Indonesia will not approve any new mining quotas for 2023 A new mining quota application system will be available to nickel miners from October and applications can be filed from November. Reuters | September 19, 2023 | 10:43 am
Philippines seeks more sites for critical minerals in govt-led exploration Government will step up support for miners to identify more areas where critical minerals, such as nickel and chromium, can be extracted. Reuters | September 19, 2023 | 6:52 am
Rio Tinto sees building its own lithium mines as better than buying “Lithium companies right now are very expensive. We can believe we can find much cheaper ways to get it done," CEO Jakob Stausholm said. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2023 | 1:50 pm
Indian, Canadian officials discuss critical mineral mining cooperation Talks were held amid tense diplomatic relations between the two countries. Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 9:55 am
Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory in Turkey Tesla currently has six factories and is building a seventh in Mexico. Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 6:47 am
Canada risks more than $37 billion in clean tech as incentives in limbo More than a year after Canada first announced incentives to jumpstart clean technology projects there is still no money flowing. Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 5:40 am
Receivers look to sell Australia’s Avebury nickel mine by Christmas KordaMentha plans to have sold the Avebury nickel mine in Tasmania by December. Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 5:07 am