Scientists working on autonomous swarms of robots to mine the Moon

The company has secured a second five-year exploration licence in the Erzgebirge (meaning Ore Mountain) region of Saxony, which completely encloses its Zinnwald project.

New report shows in January 2019, the Chinese market saw 253% more nickel deployed in passenger EV batteries compared to a year ago.

The problem, says Amnesty, is that no country legally requires companies to publicly report on their cobalt supply chains.

Aussie miners paid A$30.6 billion in company tax and royalties in 2017-18.

For least seven key rare earths - including praseodymium, used in magnets, and yttrium, used in ceramics - China was a net importer in 2018 for the first time in more than 30 years.

The Manchester-based company had agreed to acquire Neo for $612 million in cash and stock.

The world’s No.3 producer of the metal used in electric vehicle batteries said the candidates will be “fair” and “responsible toward shareholders”.

Ernst & Young report raises concerns about the company’s future due to Malaysia’s order to remove its radioactive waste by September.

U.N. talks are working out regulations on mining in international waters, which may appeal to companies struggling to find new reserves on land.