Sweden Grants 25-Year Mining Lease for Norra Kärr Rare Earth Project
Leading Edge Materials has received a 25-year exploitation concession for the Norra Kärr heavy rare earth project in Sweden, marking a significant permitting milestone for...
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EU Critical Minerals Strategy Faces Scrutiny Over Community Consent
The European Union’s drive to secure critical mineral supply chains is increasingly confronting issues of land access, water use, community participation and benefit sharing in...
EU Critical Minerals Strategy Confronts Consent and Local Legitimacy Risks
Europe’s critical minerals expansion is moving beyond policy design into the operational realities of mining development, where land use, water access, community consent and value...
Sibanye Flags Lithium Pricing Gap in Europe’s Critical Minerals Framework
Europe’s accelerating critical minerals agenda is exposing a structural gap between policy ambition and market reality, according to Sibanye-Stillwater, which has warned that the economics...
Norway Positions Industrial Processing as Core to Critical Raw Materials Strategy
Norway is strengthening its role in Europe’s critical raw materials system through a government-backed assessment showing that the country’s strategic value lies primarily in processing,...
Greece’s Metlen Adds Gallium Output to Strategic Aluminium Chain Expansion
Europe’s critical raw materials strategy is increasingly focused on processing capacity rather than extraction alone, with industrial systems becoming central to securing supply chains for...
Europe Elevates Recycling as Fourth Pillar of Critical Minerals Security
Europe’s critical minerals framework is expanding beyond mining, processing and imports, with recycling emerging as a structural component of long-term raw materials security. The shift...
Germany’s Critical Minerals Sector Shifts Toward Processing and Battery Chemicals
Germany’s role in Europe’s critical raw materials system is increasingly centred on processing, refining, recycling, and lithium chemical production rather than traditional mining. The country’s...
Europe’s Materials Sector Splits into High-Value and Stranded Assets
Europe’s metals, chemicals, and building materials industries are undergoing a sharp divergence in valuation and performance, despite remaining central to supply chains that support vehicles,...
Europe’s Battery Recycling Sector Turns Black Mass into Strategic Feedstock
Europe’s battery-recycling sector is shifting from environmental positioning toward a structured industrial supply strategy. Policy targets under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act aim for...