Japan to start deep-sea cobalt and nickel mining near Ogasawara Islands by 2026
Japan‘s ambitious plan to start mining cobalt and nickel near the remote Ogasawara Islands marks a significant step in securing critical raw materials necessary for...
Category : Base metals
EU-Serbia strategic partnership on critical raw materials amid lithium mining reversal
Johanna Bernsel, the European Commission’s Spokesperson for the Internal Market, reiterated the EU’s commitment to forging a strategic partnership with Serbia on critical raw materials,...
Euromax Resources in legal battle over North Macedonian concession merger decision
Canada’s Euromax Resources, known for its Ilovica copper mine project in North Macedonia, is embroiled in a legal dispute following the Administrative Court’s dismissal of...
Berkeley Energia seeks $1 billion arbitration claim against Spain Over Retortillo uranium project
Berkeley Energia, facing setbacks with its Retortillo uranium project in Spain, has escalated its dispute by initiating arbitration proceedings under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)....
Reviving Ireland’s Tara zinc mine: Boliden’s strategy for sustainability and growth
On May 3, Boliden announced a breakthrough agreement between worker’s unions and local management to resume operations at Ireland’s largest mining operation, the Tara zinc...
Gungnir Resources Inc. provides latest update on exploration efforts in Northern Sweden
Gungnir Resources Inc., listed on TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol GUG and on OTCPK as ASWRF, has issued an update on its ongoing exploration...
Talga and SQM partner to develop Aero Lithium Project in Sweden
Talga Group has entered into an earn-in agreement with lithium leader Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) to jointly advance the Aero Lithium Project...
Kyrgyzstan’s resumption of uranium mining triggers fears of environmental catastrophe
Environmental activists in Kyrgyzstan are raising alarms over the potential for a disaster following the parliament’s decision to lift a five-year ban on uranium mining....
uro Manganese’s Chvaletice Project hits key milestone with plant commissioning completion
Euro Manganese Inc. has successfully completed the commissioning of its high-purity manganese Demonstration Plant at the Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic. This achievement...
Rio Tinto assures on 2500 pages – There is a solution for every potential danger
Rio Tinto executed a move announced six months ago – they published drafts of environmental impact studies on how harmful the lithium mine in the...