The Argentine salt flats in South America's "lithium triangle" have been one of the busiest sites for ventures racing to extract the battery metal needed to power the global shift to electric... 

Stockpiles of mining tyres are beginning to weigh heavily on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets of mining companies. Large tyre accumulations visible at some mining operations... 

French miner Eramet will buy back Tsingshan Holding Group’s stake in an Argentinian lithium project, marking a rare retreat for the Chinese conglomerate from an expansion beyond its core nickel... 

Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity prices, the availability of cooling reservoirs at... 

Leading mine blasting solutions provider BME today announced a new alignment with Protea Mining Chemicals, which provides one point of contact for two solutions through the BME brand. In this... 

General Motors is eyeing further North American investments in lithium and other critical minerals used to build electric vehicles after boosting its investment in a Nevada mine to nearly... 

Africa-focused mining and development company Marula Mining is finalising negotiations with a Chinese battery manufacturer and its current lithium offtake partner, for the establishment of a new... 

TSX-V-listed E3 Lithium has completed all milestones of the pilot project funded by Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan’s) Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD)... 

General Motors will commit $625-million toward what’s likely to be one of the biggest US lithium mines, reinforcing the automaker’s efforts to secure domestic supply of the battery metal critical... 

With the global energy system moving into the “Age of Electricity”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has again highlighted the central role of Africa in producing the critical minerals... 

Australian lithium company Pilbara Minerals has announced a new A$1-billion debt facility in the form of a revolving credit facility (RFC) with a group of domestic and international banks. “The... 

TSX-V-listed American Lithium is strategically positioning itself for an anticipated recovery in the lithium market, despite facing significant challenges due to a steep drop in lithium prices. In... 

Battery metals explorer Patriot Lithium is expanding its horizons, venturing into the heart of Africa to secure copper resources that could bolster its portfolio. The Australian company, which has... 

London-based Savannah Resources expects the price of lithium to rebound by 2027, when it hopes to start commercial production at its mining project in Portugal, CEO Emanuel Proenca said on Friday.... 

A little over a decade ago, Rio Tinto Group was reeling from the impact of disastrous investments. First, the bruising top-of-the-market purchase of aluminum group Alcan, and then the ill-conceived... 

Western nations should make ambitious investments in critical minerals to close the gap with China, which remains aggressive in consolidating its dominance in this space, Jonathan Price, CEO of... 

Zimbabwean miners expect profits to decline on the back of anticipated high costs of production and a weak outlook for platinum and lithium in 2025, according to a report. A confluence of global... 

Energy, Environment and Climate Action Minister Reece Whitby travelled to the Western Australian Goldfields on Wednesday to see the future of energy in the mining industry. Whitby officially opened... 

Canada has provided more clarity on what it considers to be homegrown green investments — with new natural gas projects unlikely to make the cut. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland... 

Rio Tinto is muscling in on the lithium market after a precipitous price collapse for the battery metal, betting it can build a portfolio of huge, low-cost mines that will outlast weaker rivals.... 

Recycle like there’s no tomorrow were the urging words flashed across the large screen at the thirteenth Oppenheimer Research Conference, where long-time former diamond mining luminary Nicky... 

Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it would acquire Arcadium Lithium for $6.7-billion in an all-cash deal that would make it one of the world's largest lithium producers. The global miner would gain... 

In a counter-cyclical move, Rio Tinto on Wednesday announced a $6.7-billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium, propelling the world’s second-biggest miner into the ranks of major lithium producers.... 

The bulk earthworks phase of the Nyanza Light Metals plant to advance ilmenite up the value curve as titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment has begun at the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone... 

The Minerals Commission of Ghana has issued a mine operating permit in respect of Atlantic Lithium’s flagship Ewoyaa project. The mine operating permit serves as the final regulatory approval... 

Chinese lithium producers are flooding the global market with the critical metal and causing a "predatory" price drop as they seek to eliminate competing projects, a senior US official said on a... 

TSX-V-listed Frontier Lithium has been awarded up to C$6.1-million in funding from the government’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) to support infrastructure for its PAK lithium... 

Private UK mining exploration company First Africa Metals says rock chip sampling has confirmed exceptionally high-grade lithium-bearing pegmatites at its Misika project, in the Southern province... 

ASX-listed Kali Metals on Monday announced the acquisition of two new tenements - DOM’s Hill and Pear Creek – in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. These tenements, which Kali is buying from...