Rock Tech Adds Ontario Lithium Asset to Expand Mine-to-Converter Strategy
Rock Tech Lithium has secured an option to acquire the Victory Project in northwestern Ontario, adding another lithium exploration asset to a regional strategy aimed...
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Continental Europe Recasts Mining Equity as Processing and Materials Investment Market
Continental European exchanges including Euronext, Frankfurt and Xetra are increasingly characterised by mining-linked equities focused on processing, refining, metallurgy, chemical conversion, battery materials, rare earth...
Europe Elevates Tungsten as Core Defence and Industrial Supply Chain Metal
Europe’s tungsten supply chain is emerging as a central pillar of critical raw materials strategy, driven by its role in defence systems, advanced manufacturing and...
Europe Builds Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain to Cut Industrial Dependency
Europe’s rare earth magnet sector is emerging as a central industrial focus as the supply chain shifts from upstream mining and oxide production toward permanent...
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...
Global Materials Economy Shifts Toward Midstream Control and Processing Power
The global mining and commodities system is undergoing a structural shift in which value is increasingly concentrated in refining, recycling, logistics, and finance rather than...
China’s economic shift: Pursuing untapped opportunities in critical minerals
As China looks to sustain its economic development following a series of setbacks, Beijing is “pivoting to the South” in search of untapped resources and...
German Raw Materials Fund implementation at risk due to Ministry disagreement
Last summer, the German Government announced the establishment of a state-run raw materials fund with a capital of one billion euros. The aim was to...
Energy storage: Promoting clean alternatives and job opportunities in carbon-intensive regions
Energy storage is particularly relevant to carbon-intensive and coal regions, as it provides a cleaner alternative to hard-to-abate industries and traditional fossil-fuel-powered thermal plants for...
Europe’s quest for raw material autonomy: Navigating regulatory concerns in the mining industry
The European Commission is swiftly addressing Europe’s reliance on imported raw materials, but industry concerns loom over the continued use of ‘hazard-based assessments’ for project...