The Scramble for Critical Minerals Heats Up
Both Europe and the US want to loosen China’s grip over minerals needed to build electric cars and other climate-friendly high-tech tools. But rather than...
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Could Sweden’s Discovery of Rare Earth Minerals Solve Europe’s Supply Problems?
Swedish mining company LKAB announced it had discovered Europe’s largest known deposit of rare earth minerals. The deposit is located in the far north of...
Lithium and Resource Nationalization: How Countries are Taking Control of Critical Minerals
A common joke among the credentialed is that the golden rule can be stated as “They, who have the gold, make the rules.” A newer,...
The critical minerals end-game?
Climate breakdown is becoming more apparent with frequent extreme weather events around the world. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, there’s been a dramatic uptake of...
German geologist on lithium in Europe, including Serbian Jadar lithium deposits
Senior geologist at the German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) Michael Schmidt said that more than 15 lithium mining projects are currently in various stages of...
European Lithium receive confirmation DD is completed, finalisation of the binding JV to build the hydroxide plant in Saudi Arabia is expected before the end of May
European Lithium Ltd is poised to move a step further down the path to integrated European lithium production with the impending execution of a binding...
Voltaic Strategic Resources: Advancing rare earth elements and strategic minerals discovery
Leading mineral exploration company, Voltaic Strategic Resources Limited, is boosting supply chains of critical materials by advancing its lithium, rare earth elements (REEs), gold, and...
Cobalt Market Update: Q1 2023 in Review
Cobalt supply remains higher than demand, leaving prices under pressure. Find out what other dynamics moved the market in the first quarter of 2023. Battery...
Sharper safeguards and global thinking needed to make critical metals law work
The draft Critical Raw Materials act strikes a good balance between environmental and social safeguards, and the need for a quick ramp-up of critical metals...
Does Our Sustainable Future Start in the Mine?
Rare earth elements have reemerged in the news as U.S. anxieties over economic interdependence with China grow. New revelations about social and environmental violence in...