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Spain is a country located in south-western Europe, occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula. The capital is Madrid, while Barcelona is the second-largest city and a major economic centre. Spain has a population of about 47-million and operates as a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The economy is the fourth-largest in the eurozone and fourteenth-largest globally, with key sectors including tourism, manufacturing, agriculture and renewable energy. Spain is a significant producer of wind and solar power and has emerged as a strategic location for critical minerals development in Europe. The country uses the euro as its currency and is a member of the European Union, the eurozone, NATO and the United Nations. Spain's mineral resources include tin, tantalum, niobium, tungsten and lithium, with projects such as the Penouta mine in Galicia contributing to Europe's supply of energy transition minerals. The country has a diversified industrial base, with automotive manufacturing, aerospace and chemicals among its leading export sectors. Spain's geographic position gives it strong trade links with both Europe and North Africa, and its ports handle substantial volumes of goods moving between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The government has prioritised energy transition and the development of domestic critical mineral resources to reduce reliance on imports and support the European Union's green economy objectives.

Spain News


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Six countries want EU talks in September on taxing windfall profits of oil companies
24th August 2026 By: Reuters

Six European Union countries want the 27-nation EU to discuss in September a mechanism to tax windfall profits of oil companies triggered by Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a letter by... 


Sherritt's nickel and cobalt refinery in Alberta
Sherritt posts first losses from Cuba disruptions
13th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Embattled nickel and cobalt refiner Sherritt International Corporation has started feeling the effects of US sanctions imposed on Cuba earlier this year and the company subsequently stopping mining... 


El Moto project area
Spanish miner Abenójar Tungsten confirms promising European project
5th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

European tungsten developer Abenójar Tungsten confirms the El Moto project, in Spain, as a long-life and high-margin tungsten operations with an after-tax internal rate of return of 62% at base... 


Technology Minerals secures two-year extension for research permit
Technology Minerals secures two-year extension for research permit
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Technology Minerals has secured a two-year extension of the St Patrick research permit in northwest Spain. The licence, which includes the historic Aramo mine and is held through the... 


Tungsten
Tungsten major Almonty also delists from ASX
24th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having announced its voluntary delisting from the TSX effective July 31, tungsten miner Almonty Industries also intends to delist its shares from the ASX from September 1. The company's shares... 


Emerita Resources drilling in Spain
Emerita appoints finance specialist Fodie as CFO
20th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed zinc, copper, lead, gold and silver explorer Emerita Resources has appointed Ian Fodie CFO, effective immediately, succeeding Gregory Duras. Fodie brings to the position about 35... 


EQ Resources tungsten mine
Australia's EQ Resources surges as billionaire Andrew Forrest takes 16.8% stake
20th July 2026 By: Reuters

Shares of EQ Resources jumped more than 34% on Monday after the tungsten producer said Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest would acquire a 16.8% stake in the company. Wonongarra, an... 


Russian LNG seaport
EU imports record LNG volumes from Russia's biggest plant ahead of ban
13th July 2026 By: Reuters

European Union countries imported record-high volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia's Yamal facility in the first half of this year, EU data showed on Monday, ahead of a ban on Russian... 


Penouta mine, in Spain
ETM steps closer to restarting EU's only domestic primary source of tantalum, niobium
1st July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A shuttered mine in the hills of inland Galicia is a step closer to becoming the EU's only domestic primary source of tantalum and niobium - strategic metals the bloc today imports almost in their... 


Savannah Resources' project area in Portugal
European lithium miner eyes secondary listing as interest grows
26th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

London-listed lithium developer Savannah Resources is pursuing a secondary listing in Lisbon or Australia to tap growing investor appetite for battery materials. The company, with a project in... 


An image of the new public square at Longkloof Precinct
Local architectural studio joins global collective, expanding its reach
19th June 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

South African architectural studio dhk Architects has joined global architecture firm Egis Group’s 10N collective, marking a significant milestone in the Cape Town- and Johannesburg-based studio's... 


Libya landscape
Libya's NOC signs production-sharing deals with foreign firms after licensing round
15th June 2026 By: Reuters

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed production-sharing agreements with several international energy companies following the country's first licensing round in nearly two decades, its... 


Bandeira project site
Lithium Ionic advises of possible litigation effort by vague Emerita shareholder group
11th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian lithium developer Lithium Ionic Corporation says it has become aware of a group claiming to be "significant shareholders" of Emerita Resources Corporation which applied to the Ontario... 


Periodic table symbol for tungsten
Los Santos mine, Spain
5th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A tungsten mine about 50 km from Salamanca in western Spain, in the province of Salamanca. 


LONGi's Solar-Storage Technology Debuts at SNEC 2026, Building a
LONGi's Solar-Storage Technology Debuts at SNEC 2026, Building a "Sunlight Generator" with Full-Stack Solutions
3rd June 2026

& Exhibition (SNEC) opened at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center. LONGi unveiled its comprehensive "Full-Stack LONGi ONE" strategy for the first time, presenting a deliverable,... 


A generic image of a citrus tree
South Africa was world’s largest citrus exporter in 2025 – CGA
29th May 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says South Africa exported 2.9-million tonnes of citrus in 2025, making it the world’s largest citrus exporter by... 


A map showing the location of the Penouta mine
ETM, Traxys sign MoU for offtake of tin, tantalum, niobium from Spanish mine
12th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Commodity trader and merchant Traxys has entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ASX-listed Energy Transition Minerals (ETM) for the offtake of up to 100% of the tin,... 


The Trojarova mine
Race for critical minerals leaves EU struggling to keep up
11th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

For the EU, the fate of a Cold War-era mine near Bratislava is becoming a litmus test for its ambition to break free from China’s chokehold over critical minerals. Sitting in a wooded range of... 


Denarius' Zancudo crushing plant
Denarius rescinds Emerita takeover offer, focuses on Saudi Arabia JV
8th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian gold and silver producer Denarius Metals has rescinded its unsolicited offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of TSX-V-listed Emerita Resources Corporation. The... 


AMD TREATMENT
A solution has been found to convert acid mine drainage into a valuable resource that can be used to treat water for potable purposes
AMD breakthrough presents potable treatment option
1st May 2026

Scientists in Scotland and South Africa have developed a method to convert hazardous acid mine drainage (AMD) into a valuable resource which can be used to treat water for potable purposes, thereby... 


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