EU acts to secure access to critical raw materials
On March 16th the EU unveiled its Critical Raw Materials Act in a bid to secure the resources needed for technologies such as renewable energy...
Category : Mining News
Azerbaijan-focused miner Anglo Asian reports 20% decline in gold equivalent production in Q1
Azerbaijan-focused miner Anglo Asian Mining today reported total production of 10,969 gold equivalent ounces in Q1 2023, down 20% compared to Q1 2022 (13,720 gold...
Adriatic Metals says Vares first production will be in November
Adriatic Metals PLC said construction of its Vares project in Boznia Herzegovina is making good progress, though weather recently will mean the first production is...
Lithium Energy wraps up graphite drilling at Corella with resource estimate imminent
Lithium Energy has taken another step towards defining a maiden JORC resource for the Corella tenement within its wider Burke graphite project following completion of...
Rio Tinto’s lifespan in Serbia extended again?
The Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia has extended the deadline 11 times in two years to the Rio Tinto company in order to...
Copper mine in Bor: Future of Serbia or repeating past mistakes?
After only four years of operation, the new smelter, in which Serbia invested 250 million euros, was demolished, and the new majority owner from China...
How high-purity graphite could change Greenland mining
With the news that GreenRoc has delivered a graphite product of a purity of 99.97%, there are big hopes for the future of mining in...
Prospech identifies high-grade rare earths and hafnium at Jokikangas in Finland
Prospech has identified high-grade rare earths and hafnium over 4km of strike within its recently acquired Jokikangas project in Finland. The mineralisation database at the...
The Energy Transition Will Need More Rare Earth Elements. Can We Secure Them Sustainably?
To limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees C or close to it, all countries must decarbonize—cut fossil fuel use, transition to zero-carbon renewable...
Explainer: Where are the critical raw materials the EU needs for its green transition?
Raw materials are present in the ground all over the world but some are more common in certain areas than others. These minerals and metals...