July 12, 2023

Neometals inks vanadium supply deal with Glencore

The Australian company will supply all saleable vanadium bearing products from its project in Finland for an initial period of five years.

June 16, 2023

Critical material prices are recovering but the outlook is mixed

New report says lithium, nickel sulphate and rare earth prices are set to recover sharply but graphite, magnesium and titanium markets are in for more pain.

February 16, 2023

Magnesium – a promising candidate for rechargeable batteries

Japanese researchers want magnesium batteries to become a reality.

December 22, 2022

Prices will fall across metals and mining in 2023 – Woodmac

Commodity research firm says production growth, weaker demand and negative sentiment in the industry will see iron ore, copper and industrial metals sink next year.

December 20, 2022

New model allows for balancing rare plant protection, mine development

Researchers at Utah State University are mapping out strategies that allow balancing the emerging demand for mining and energy development projects on the Colorado Plateau.

November 27, 2022

UK, South Africa seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals

London and Pretoria announced a partnership to promote the responsible exploration and production of critical minerals in South Africa.

October 6, 2022

USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential

With $16 million in funding from the Biden administration, portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah will be mapped for critical mineral potential.

August 28, 2022

Britain bets on futuristic batteries to cut dependence on gas

The UK's lithium-ion battery fleet currently has about 1.9 gigawatts of capacity and will more than quadruple by the end of the decade.

July 25, 2022

Voyager Metals calculates $1.6bn after-tax NPV, 43% IRR for Mont Sorcier iron-vanadium project

Over a 21-year mine life, Mont Sorcier's annual production target is set at 5Mt of high-grade, low-impurity iron concentrate grading 65% iron with 0.52% V2O5 per tonne.

July 14, 2022

Ex-Anglo CEO talks to private equity on where to next pump money

Mark Cutifani is talking to private equity firms about new ways to invest in the mining sector as the energy transition gathers pace.