Europe joins the ‘white gold’ rush for lithium and faces an energy transition challenge
The EU wants electric cars to drive it to net zero, powered by batteries produced in the bloc, but at what cost to people living...
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A balance between boosting the lithium industry and protecting the environment in Spain
While waiting for research on new materials and technologies, such as sodium-ion or other new generations, such as those developed at CIC energiGUNE, to enable...
Czech Government looks towards lithium
The Czech government is making every effort to facilitate lithium mining in the country as it is a strategic raw material for the recovery of...
A Portuguese village on the front line of the ‘energy transition’
Despite growing calls for a circular economy, extractive industries are gaining renewed relevance in Europe. The European Commission plans to expand domestic sourcing of lithium...
Italian mine resumes fluorspar production with new private operator Mineraria Gerrei
Privately owned Mineraria Gerrei is restarting the Silius fluorspar mine on Sardinia with an investment of over €44M (US$47M). The Silius fluorspar mine, around 50...
OCSiAl to construct European graphene nanotube facility in Serbia
Base materials firm OCSiAl is constructing a nanotube synthesis production facility near Belgrade, Serbia with an initial annual capacity of 60 tons of graphene nanotubes....
Vulcan has secured a new exploration license to search for geothermal and lithium in the Upper Rhine region,Germany
Vulcan Energy’s new geothermal and lithium brine exploration licence could decarbonise large industrial areas of Frankfurt through heat supply, with potential for lithium extraction. Vulcan...
CRMA: ensuring secure and sustainable supply chains for EU’s green and digital future
The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) is an essential regulatory framework designed to address the pressing challenges faced by the European Union (EU) in the...
Rio Tinto prefers building its own lithium mines to buying them
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Rio Tinto Ltd.’s CEO Jakob Stausholm said that the mining giant seeks to be a “meaningful” lithium producer but...
Lindian reports rare earths scale-up at Kangankunde project in Malawi
Lindian Resources Ltd is advancing toward rare earth elements (REE) production in Malawi with an extensive 4,000-metre mine development drill program nearing completion at the...