Specialty Minerals Top Stories

Silicon metal tapped to replace graphite in electric vehicle battery anodes

Silicon can hold 10 times as many lithium ions by weight as graphite, but developing the battery technology to scale sustainably has met its share of challenges.

Amanda Stutt | November 22, 2024 | 1:01 pm

China’s germanium, gallium ban could cost the US $3.4 billion

According to the USGS, gallium prices could increase by more…

Staff Writer | November 20, 2024 | 7:09 am

CBMM, Echion open world’s largest niobium anode production plant in Brazil

The facility is capable of producing 2,000 tonnes per year…

Staff Writer | November 18, 2024 | 1:39 pm

US House of Representatives approves 2024 Critical Mineral Consistency Act

The bill modifies the Energy Act of 2020 to expand…

Staff Writer | November 15, 2024 | 2:21 pm

Military Metals acquires past-producing antimony project in Nevada

The Last Chance property is situated in Nye county, Nevada,…

Staff Writer | November 14, 2024 | 8:30 am

UK critical mineral importers to get financial support in budget

Part of a broader effort to bolster British industries and reduce their reliance on China.

Bloomberg News | October 24, 2024 | 4:52 pm

US asks G-7 to consider sanctions on Russian palladium, titanium

One major challenge is that Europe is reliant on the metals and has shown little appetite to target them in the past.

Bloomberg News | October 23, 2024 | 2:52 pm

Nova Minerals drills more high gold grades in Alaska ahead of resource update

The company is looking to commence the starter mine at RPM as soon as possible to generate cash flow for the larger 500 sq. km Estelle project.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2024 | 8:45 am

Fireweed adds germanium and gallium byproducts to Macpass resource update

The latest estimate contains resources for the Tom and Jason deposits and the inaugural numbers for the Boundary and End zones.

Staff Writer | October 21, 2024 | 11:53 am

Gecamines announces first germanium exports to Europe

The concentrates, made in a new plant in the mining hub of Lubumbashi, will be shipped to Umicore in Belgium for further processing.

Reuters | October 14, 2024 | 12:29 pm

Superhot, superdeep rock miles below could create a clean, renewable energy source — report

Until now, geologists had been divided as to whether this resource can be tapped.

Staff Writer | October 11, 2024 | 12:57 pm

Ukraine sells titanium producer in rare wartime privatization

UMCC is one of the world’s largest producers of titanium.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 7:17 am

Military Metals acquires antimony, tin projects in Slovakia

The new acquisition follows Military Metals' recent acquisition of the past-producing West Gore antimony project in Nova Scotia.

Staff Writer | October 7, 2024 | 9:44 am

US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo, watchdog says

Millions of people are displaced and fighting over minerals, particularly gold, has actually increased since the so-called conflict minerals law was passed in 2010.

Reuters | October 7, 2024 | 8:28 am

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