EU innovation fund to supercharge battery supply chain
A beefed up Innovation Fund that gets European know-how off the ground is needed to ensure Europe’s place in the global critical minerals race, writes...
Author : Nikola
Lithium deposit discovered in Nevada could be world’s largest
A world-beating deposit of lithium along the Nevada–Oregon border could meet surging demand for this metal, according to a new analysis. An estimated 20 to...
Portugal lithium mine given green light
Portugal’s environment agency APA has given its approval for local company Lusorecursos to extract battery-grade lithium in what would be one of the country’s first...
Altech Batteries completes calciner design update for Silumina Anode pilot plant
Altech Batteries has completed the final design phase for key equipment for its ground-breaking Silumina anodes pilot plant project in Saxony, Germany. The company says...
Metal producers and consumers call on EU to invest in critical minerals
Metal producers and consumers urged the European Union to invest more in expanding processing capacity for minerals critical to the energy transition, such as those...
Vale to supply iron ore for Essar’s green steel project in Saudi Arabia
Vale, a wholly owned subsidiary of global mining company Vale SA, will supply Essar with 4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of iron ore agglomerates...
EU pressured to recognize aluminium as ‘strategic’ raw material
A collective of raw materials and clean technology producers, alongside defence and aerospace manufacturers, recently made an appeal to policymakers asking for aluminium to be...
Lithium producer SQM’s operations in the Salar de Atacama salt flat have achieved IRMA certification
Today the Initiative for Responsible Mining (IRMA) released the results of an independent audit of SQM’s Salar de Atacama lithium operation against the IRMA Standard...
Africa’s rare earth elements projects
Demand for Rare Earth Elements (REE) has surged due to electric vehicles, renewable energy technology and ICT growth. REEs present unique extraction challenges as they...
What are rare earth elements, and why are they important?
From cell phones to solar panels and wind turbines, our society relies on Rare Earth Elements more than we think. But, for a smooth green...