Trump transition team to roll back Biden EV, emissions policies Trump plans to cut EV support, impose tariffs on battery materials. Reuters | December 16, 2024 | 7:09 am
Australia’s CEFC invests $75m in homegrown critical minerals The CEFC was established in 2012 by the Australian government to help achieve its national goal of net zero emissions by 2050. Staff Writer | December 15, 2024 | 11:02 am
Copper price: What’s in store for 2025 The bellwether metal had a rollercoaster 2024, will next year bring more wild swings? Frik Els | December 13, 2024 | 5:48 pm
Canada Nickel secures $14m investment from Taykwa Tagamou Nation The project, on the Indigenous group’s traditional lands, holds one of the world’s largest reserves. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | December 13, 2024 | 4:27 pm
Norilsk Nickel plans to sell all it produces in 2025 The miner reported a 22% fall in first-half profit in August. Reuters | December 13, 2024 | 7:59 am
China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy. Trish Saywell, Special to the Northern Miner Group | December 13, 2024 | 7:41 am
Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei The miner plans to build a processing plant at Rincon with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate. Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 7:27 am
Exxaro said to have discussed acquiring South African manganese mine The Tshipi Borwa mine produced 3.3 million tonnes of ore in 2022, making it the country’s second-biggest producer in that year. Bloomberg News | December 12, 2024 | 10:29 am
Talon Metals receives $2.47m funding for nickel extraction research The research will focus on the company's Tamarack project, which comprises an underground nickel-copper mine in central Minnesota and a battery mineral processing facility in North Dakota. Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 9:28 am