Mining Processing & Metallurgy
Metso is introducing the next generation of its lithium carbonate production process, a proven single-pass technology designed to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate from spodumene concentrate with high yield, low operating costs, and in a more sustainable way. The enhanced process contributes
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Metso is introducing the next generation of its lithium carbonate production process, a proven single-pass technology designed to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate from spodumene concentrate with high yield, low operating costs, and in a more sustainable way. The enhanced process contributes
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The tightening of supply is happening just as demand is increasing, not just in the rest of the world, but
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Tungsten supply is one of the most concentrated critical mineral markets in the world with global mine of tungsten production
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The price rally in tungsten is being driven by a vicious cycle of US tariffs, Chinese export controls, strategic defense
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The price of tungsten has gone vertical with gains over the past year outpacing those gold and oil. The Rotterdam
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Rio Tinto is moving forward on a research and development project to extract primary gallium from its alumina refining process
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As the US moves to onshore lithium supply for economic and national security reasons, domestic hard-rock lithium projects are attracting
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Lithium prices have staged a remarkable comeback in early 2026, surging over 100% from their 2025 lows to more than
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Namibia’s next growth chapter will be driven by new uranium projects nearing development, and several large deposits discovered in the
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The global uranium supply gap left by years of underinvestment needs to be filled urgently to avoid a post-2030 supply
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During this year’s Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, Ecobank made a commitment to investing in Sierra Leone’s industrial growth, successfully mobilising USD
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The DRC lifted its cobalt export ban in Q4 2025, and introduced export quotas. The DRC is ramping up its
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Nickel is a critical component in electric batteries, enhancing energy density and overall performance. EV sales may still rising globally,
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has backed Europe’s first gallium production with an investment of $90 million. The financing will go to METLEN
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Donald Trump, the US President, says he opted for now against imposing tariffs on rare earths, lithium and other critical
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Metallium, through its subsidiary Flash Metals USA, has executed a binding letter of intent (LOI) with ElementUSA to collaborate on
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Metix and Magmec to develop a magnesium metal production facility SMS group’s South Africa-based Metix brand and Magmec have signed
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ReeXploration is owner of the Eureka Rare Earths Project in Namibia, one of the most advanced opportunities in the region. Eureka is a monazite-dominant,
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The Trump administraction’s strategy to break China’s rare earth leverage rests on five core pillars: This is no longer a laissez-faire approach
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Rare earth elements are made up of seventeen metals, including neodymium, praseodymium, terbium, and dysprosium. They are essential in manufacturing permanent
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Researchers from UC San Diego and Unigrid Battery have developed a new tin-based anode that delivers record-breaking energy density for
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US steelmaker ArcelorMittal Calvert has placed an order with SMS group to modernize its hot strip mill (HSM) in Calvert,
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Europe has launched the Critical Raw Materials Act to mine 10%, process 40%, and recycle 25% of its critical mineral needs by
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Despite being geologically widespread, rare earths are difficult and expensive (both financially and environmentally) to mine and process — allowing
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LONDON – Rio Tinto and Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI), a state-owned Chilean mining company, signed a binding agreement to
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In May 2025, Ontario Power Generation received the final approval to begin construction on the first of North America’s first grid-scale SMR:
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Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, has pledged to invest A$1.2bn in a strategic reserve for critical minerals if he wins
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The US has one operational rare earths mine, but it does not have the capacity to separate heavy rare earths
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The completion of the construction/development stage of the Keliber lithium project is well advanced, with hot commissioning of the refinery
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