Cobalt tops Critical Materials Risk Index

In addition to ESG risks linked to its extraction, cobalt is at the top of the list because only two countries are in charge of producing and refining the battery metal.

Staff Writer | May 12, 2022 | 5:05 am

SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector

SRK Consulting believes Africa can be the ‘missing resources link’ as the world prepares for an accelerating energy transition.

Henry Lazenby | May 4, 2022 | 9:44 am

Australian universities get $173m in funding to turn critical minerals into products, services

The funds will go towards the development of the Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub.

Staff Writer | April 27, 2022 | 6:06 am

Energy Fuels ships uranium, vanadium and REE, performs commercial-scale partial rare earth separation

“We are currently producing commercial-scale quantities of a rare earth material that is more advanced than any other company in the US,” says CEO.

Staff Writer | April 13, 2022 | 10:26 am

Market value of top 50 mining companies surge $335 billion during Q1 2022

Extreme volatility on metal and mining markets continued into 2022 amid historically low stockpiles of metal on global exchanges, but for most […]

Frik Els | April 8, 2022 | 1:46 pm

Biden poised to use Cold War powers to boost battery metals

The White House is set to add battery materials to the list of items covered by the 1950 Defense Production Act.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 10:28 am

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Cobalt tops Critical Materials Risk Index

SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector

Australian universities get $173m in funding to turn critical minerals into products, services

Energy Fuels ships uranium, vanadium and REE, performs commercial-scale partial rare earth separation

Market value of top 50 mining companies surge $335 billion during Q1 2022

Biden poised to use Cold War powers to boost battery metals

USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list

Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh

Largo Resources rebrands into a vanadium energy storage play