Stardust Power breaks ground on US lithium refinery
US-based Stardust Power, a developer of battery-grade lithium, has officially broken ground on a $1.2bn lithium refinery in Oklahoma. The…
Minor metals
-
-
The global cobalt market: outlook to 2030
Within the global hierarchy of critical minerals that miners are racing to extract, cobalt remains highly sought after. We explore…
-
US backs ATLiS lithium project in California with conditional $1.36bn loan
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced a conditional commitment of up to $1.36bn to…
-
France looks to lithium – but can projects get off the ground?
"Let’s use France’s strengths,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said last year as he announced plans to expedite lithium, geothermal…
-
Can Australia capitalise on its cobalt potential?
Located approximately 25km south-west of Broken Hill in far western NSW, Australia, the Broken Hill cobalt project was primed to…
-
Queensland’s mining outlook: new issue of MINE Australia out now!
Mining is the biggest contributor to Queensland’s economy and will remain a priority under the new government that took office…
-
Greenbushes: the first Australian mine to adopt IRMA
Perth-based Talison Lithium’s mining and processing operation, Greenbushes, is located south of a small mining town in WA, with which…
-
Galan secures phase two permit for HMW lithium project in Argentina
Galan Lithium has secured a full phase two mining permit for its Hombre Muerto West (HMW) lithium brine project in…
-
China weighs new export restrictions
China’s commerce ministry has proposed new export restrictions on technology used in producing battery components and processing critical minerals such…
-
Jervois Global signs rescue deal with Millstreet Capital Management
Australia-based cobalt miner Jervois Global is set to go private with a recapitalisation plan due to a slump in cobalt…
