EU Critical Raw Materials Act: Progress Accelerates, Challenges Remain
Under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), the EU aims to source at least 10% of annual strategic raw material consumption from domestic extraction, 40%...
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Europe’s Critical Minerals Strategy Shifts Toward Midstream Processing Capacity
Europe’s critical minerals strategy is increasingly defined by a structural gap between resource development and the industrial conversion of materials into battery, semiconductor, magnet and...
Water Stress Becomes Central Constraint in Europe’s Critical Minerals Mining Pipeline
Europe’s push to secure domestic supplies of lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt, graphite, tungsten, gallium and rare earth elements for batteries, defence systems, electricity grids and...
Jadar Lithium Project Highlights Governance Challenges in Serbia’s Critical Minerals Strategy
Serbia’s Jadar lithium project, led by Rio Tinto in western Serbia, has become a focal point in the intersection of European critical raw materials policy,...
Europe’s €1.5bn Battery Booster Facility Tests Industrial Ramp-Up Capability
Europe’s €1.5bn Battery Booster Facility has been introduced as a targeted financial instrument aimed at supporting the operational ramp-up phase of battery manufacturing projects across...
Europe’s Mining Sector Reshaped by ESG-Driven Capital Allocation Shift
Europe’s mining industry is increasingly influenced by a broad ecosystem of financiers, policy institutions, ESG evaluators, industrial buyers, exchanges, advisory firms, commodity traders, public lenders,...
Iran’s Copper Resources Challenge G7 Critical Minerals Diversification Strategy
Iran’s extensive mineral endowment is emerging as a new consideration in global critical minerals supply chain planning as the G7 seeks to reduce dependence on...
Mining Capital Shifts as Decarbonization Moves Into Core Investment Programs
Mining companies are increasingly integrating decarbonization into capital expenditure plans, permitting strategies and project economics, marking a shift from sustainability reporting into core investment decision-making...
ESG pressure intensifies across nickel supply chains as Indonesia faces scrutiny
Nickel has become a central material in the electric vehicle battery supply chain, but rising environmental, social and governance scrutiny is reshaping the outlook for...
Tailings Management Moves From Technical Oversight to Core Mining Risk
Tailings management has shifted from a technical engineering function buried in technical reports to a central issue in corporate governance, financing decisions and legal risk...