A perspective on Europe’s rising lithium demand
Michael Schmidt, Senior Analyst at the German Mineral Resources Agency, spoke to Innovation News Network about the steps that Europe must take to ensure that...
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‘Spodumene crystals are massive’: Solis’ Matt Boyes on why Brazil will be the next lithium hotspot
Lithium’s ‘flavour of the month’ Solis Minerals is up ~570% and counting since announcing the purchase of the Jaguar lithium project in Brazil late May....
Rock Tech Project Update – Georgia Lake and Guben on Track, Converter II Enters Planning Stages
Rock Tech has made substantial progress in the engineering, development and financing of its two assets, the lithium hydroxide converter in Germany and the Georgia...
Serbia, Zijin Mining company looks for environmental permit for for the exploitation of copper near Bor
The company Serbia Zijin Mining submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Protection at the end of June a request for a decision on the need for an...
How industry is forging the EU Critical Raw Materials Act
In March 2023, the European Commission published its proposal for a Regulation on Critical Raw Materials (‘CRMA’). Our new report exposes the concerning extent to...
Water is our Gold lessons from a community struggle in Armenia
As the EBRD reviews its Environmental and Social Policy, the case of the controversial Amulsar gold mine project in Armenia presents valuable lessons that can...
Why a Bosnian silver mine will help the West in metals race: An hour from the capital Sarajevo, one of the biggest projects in Europe is nearly complete
Tucked away in the Bosnian mountains about an hour from the capital Sarajevo, one of the biggest new mining projects in Europe is nearing completion....
Critical Raw Materials: EU countries push for more ambitious targets
In a fresh agreement on the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), EU countries want to further increase targets for domestic processing of strategic raw materials,...
Swiss Fusions Tara Resources zinc lead mine development in Montenegro, local community opposition and environment concerns
The intention of the Swiss company Tara Resources to open the Brskovo mine near Mojkovac, a town one hundred kilometers north of Podgorica, was negatively...
Extension of Site Reservation in the GigaVaasa Area for Establishing Anode Materials Production
Beowulf announced that its wholly owned Finnish subsidiary Grafintec Oy (“Grafintec”) has been granted an extension of the advance reservation for Plot 1, Block 3017...