Critical Minerals

What is commonly described as a skills shortage in the country’s mining industry has become a much broader capability challenge and this will accelerate over the next decade as an experienced and... 

A company aiming to be one of North America’s first commercial producers of lithium carbonate from oilfield brine, LibertyStream, has signed a non-binding term sheet with lending firm Endurance... 

ASX-listed lithium developer Anson Resources has announced that the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) board has approved a business incentive of $193-million to support the development of Anson's... 

Chinese makers of batteries for electric vehicles are demanding steeper discounts for cobalt, which could further cut into margins at Indonesian nickel producers squeezed by rising costs of ore and... 

Some Chinese rare earth suppliers are declining to ship to the US for fear of repercussions from Beijing, three sources said, underscoring how access to the materials remains an issue for the US... 

Martin Creamer talks about Sibanye-Stillwater, hydrogen truck fleet opportunity and Northam Platinum. 

Toronto- and Frankfurt-listed NevGold Corporation has announced Dale Found CFO effective immediately, with former CFO Bob McKnight taking up a newly formed engineering studies VP role. Found has... 

Horizon Europe, which is the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation, has launched a new project called CIRCUIT4EU to recover critical raw materials and strategic raw materials from... 

Miner Vale is shelving plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of its critical minerals unit amid political pushback in Brazil over the country potentially losing control over strategic mining... 

Critical minerals development and exploration company Mont Royal Resources plans to develop a large-scale, integrated rare earths mining and processing operation based on the monazite-dominant... 

As the global energy transition gathers pace and geopolitical uncertainty reshapes international trade, mining and metals companies are facing growing pressure to demonstrate not only how metals... 

The project forms part of a wider initiative that also includes the significant expansion of Phoenix Tailings’ existing US processing facilities. 

The prefeasibility study is scheduled to start in September 2026 with a site visit. 

Keliber has transitioned from construction into staged operations. 

Copper and gold exploration company Bezant Resources reported the first blast at the Hope openpit on August 13, 2026. 

Zimbabwe needs to attract investment into processing, refining and minerals-based manufacturing to retain more value from its mineral resources, reports investment promotion entity Zimbabwe... 

As the global energy transition gathers pace and geopolitical uncertainty reshapes international trade, mining and metals companies are facing growing pressure to demonstrate not only how metals... 

Refinery construction remains on schedule and on budget. 

Assay results continue to confirm broad, consistent mineralisation while technical studies and cost estimation are progressing towards publication of the prefeasibility study at the end of 2026.