Andrada scores deal with Chile’s SQM for lithium prospect
NAMIBIAN tin miner Andrada Mining has scored a coup for its Lithium Ridge project after Chile's SQM agreed to buy up to 50% of...
Sibanye-Stillwater puts the financial framework in place for its Finnish lithium...
SIBANYE-Stillwater has secured a €500m (R10bn) “green” financing package to pay for its proposed Keliber lithium mine project in Finland which is intended to...
Exxaro hopes to announce developments on M&A strategy by year-end
EXXARO hopes to make an announcement on developments in its merger and acquisition (M&A) strategy “before the end of the year” according to chief...
Qatar takes $180m bet on Brian Menell’s TechMet
QATAR'S sovereign wealth fund has agreed to invest $180m in TechMet, a Dublin-based mining investment company founded in 2017 by Brian Menell, a former...
Technology may loosen China’s stranglehold over lithium
AN Australian firm backed by Rio Tinto is raising funds to develop lithium mining technology that will reduce reliance on Chinese supply.
The Financial Times...
Thirty-six nations meet to hammer out deep sea mining code
THE United Nations' International Seabed Authority (ISA) will meet today to hammer out regulations governing deep sea mining despite objections from at least 27...
BHP to shut Aussie nickel assets as impairments rise to $3.8bn
BHP is to suspend its Australian nickel production until 2027 at least, saying it was unable to "ovecome the substantial economic challenges" of global...
US firm in A$375m swoop for Base Resources’ Toliara
US-based uranium and critical minerals producer Energy Fuels is making an A$375m takeover bid for ASX-listed Base Resources which owns the Kwale heavy mineral...
US urged to increase critical minerals supply from Africa
THE US has been advised to increase supply of critical metals from Africa in order to reduce its reliance on China, said Reuters.
Quoting a...
Sibanye-Stillwater says US lithium project will fly without IRA
SIBANYE-Stillwater's proposed Rhyolite Ridge lithium project in the US will fly even if it fails to qualify for benefits in terms of the country's...