China’s grip on lithium to hit 39% by 2030: WoodMac
Chinese companies are on track to control 39% of global lithium production by 2030 as they deepen investments across Africa, Australia and South America, tightening…
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Congo rebels want to sell critical minerals to US: report
The Rwanda-backed M23 Congolese rebel group is looking to sell critical minerals directly to the United States, The Economist reported. M23, which controls large swaths…
Supreme Court of Canada to hear BC appeal over Indigenous rights and mineral claims
Canada’s Supreme Court of Canada plans to hear British Columbia’s appeal of a ruling that found the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous…
SME New York: Critical minerals boom lifts dealmaking
Global mining M&A is gaining momentum this year, driven by a surge in critical minerals deals, rising government intervention and a shift towards supply chain…
European Union targets tungsten, rare earths stockpile to counter China’s grip
The European Union has shortlisted tungsten, rare earths and gallium for its first coordinated stockpile of critical minerals as the bloc steps up efforts to…
Panama has lost $3.5B from mine halt: First Quantum
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) said the suspension of its Cobre Panamá copper mine has cost Panama an estimated $3.5 billion in lost economic contribution…
Colombia pushes Glencore on Cerrejón closure plans
Colombia is pressing Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to begin planning now for a post-coal future at its Cerrejón mine, setting up a high-stakes debate over whether…
Trump leaves Beijing with no rare earth deal confirmed
U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday without securing a breakthrough agreement on rare earths despite labelling the visit as a “success” and offering…
Milei OKs Lithium Argentina’s $1.24B growth under RIGI
A $1.24-billion (C$1.7 billion) expansion of Lithium Argentina’s (TSX, NYSE: LAR) Cauchari-Olaroz mine is one of two mining projects approved by Buenos Aires under the…
Honda halts $15B Ont EV plant amid losses
Honda is indefinitely suspending its planned $15-billion (US$11-billion) electric-vehicle and battery complex in Ontario, following the expansion project’s potential postponement first reported last week in…
Government funding now a plus not a burden, miners say
In the West’s efforts to catch up with China’s lead in critical minerals development, more companies are warming to government financing than in previous years…
Podcast: Thermal coal back in spotlight amid oil supply concerns, ft Bloomberg Intelligence’s Alon Olsha
This week’s episode features Alon Olsha, Senior Analyst for Metals & Mining at Bloomberg Intelligence, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about recent developments in…