Critical Metals secures sales agreement for Molulu copper project
CRITICAL Metals, a UK-listed copper junior miner, said it had signed an offtake agreement with OM Metal & Resources for oxide ore produced at...
Cost of Sibanye-Stillwater lithium mine in Finland increases 11.5%
SIBANYE-Stillwater said the cost of building its Keliber lithium mine in Finland had increased to €656m from a previous estimate last year of €588m,...
How hydrogen can breathe new life into SA’s faltering PGM sector
A HYDROGEN-powered aircraft completed three hours of flight testing earlier this month, boosting plans by manufacturers Airbus and Rolls-Royce to launch carbon-free aircraft of...
Cobalt as a remedy to vitamin B12 deficiency? You bet
CONCERNS about the role of artisanal mining, including child labour, in the extraction of cobalt have triggered a scientific scramble to find alternatives to...
Zambia agrees deals with UK on clean energy, critical minerals
ZAMBIA agreed deals with the UK on clean energy and critical minerals following a visit of the country's foreign minister James Cleverly this week.
Cleverly...
Glencore to buy control of copper/gold MARA project for $475m in...
GLENCORE is to buy 100% of the MARA Project, a copper and gold brownfields prospect in Argentina. South Africa's Gold Fields bid for the...
Tirupati plans to capture 8% of graphite market by 2030
TIRUPATI, a London-listed graphite development firm, plans to produce 50,000 tons a year of the mineral from next year, equal to 8% of global...
Deep sea mining may threaten $5.5bn tuna industry, says study
CLIMATE change will increasingly drive tuna into the path of potential deep sea mining operations, said Bloomberg News.
Citing research by scientists in a peer-reviewed...
Critical mineral projects set to catch up with projected boom in...
SUPPLY of critical metals is catching up with an anticipated boom in demand following a 50% jump in investment over the past two years,...
Zimbabwe, Namibia “playing with fire” after unveiling lithium export bans, says...
BANS on mineral exports by Zimbabwe and Namibia could fall foul of World Trade Organisation (WTO) founding regulations.
That is the view of prominent attorney...