Focus on Critical Minerals
‘Dark oxygen’ produced by metals on deep-ocean floor, study finds
Metals on the deep-ocean floor produce “dark oxygen” 13,000 feet below the surface, a new study has suggested, prompting calls for mining rethink
India to seek licences to scout Pacific Ocean for critical minerals
India will apply for licences to explore for deep-sea minerals as it competes to secure critical minerals for energy transition technologies
Amplats says on track to demerge in 2025, plans secondary London listing
Amplats expects its demerger from parent company Anglo American to be completed next year and is planning a secondary listing in London
Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals
There are growing calls from some policymakers and miners for a two-tier pricing system with a premium for sustainably produced metals
India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it
India's battery storage industry, vital for transitioning from dirty fuels, is growing rapidly despite high costs and supply chain issues, with ke investments...
China lithium rebounds on Chile earthquake, but demand concerns persist
China's lithium prices rebounded on Friday, although growing demand concerns weighed on the metal used in electric vehicle batteries.
EU, Serbia set to ink ‘critical raw materials’ deal
The signing of the deal comes days after Belgrade allowed work to resume at a disputed lithium mining project.
Green agendas clash in Nevada as company grows rare plant to help it survive effects of a mine
Ioneer says the mine it wants to dig in Nevada would more than quadruple U.S. production of lithium needed to speed production of...
Nornickel in talks to build China nickel plant for battery sector
CNGR Advanced Material and Brunp Recycling, a subsidiary of Chinese battery giant CATL, are among the firms approached by Nornickel.
Price of China’s strategic germanium hits record high on possible state buying
Prices of germanium, a strategic metal key to chipmaking, hit a record high on Wednesday in top producer China
