Eye on Lithium: China’s SVOLT flags major European battery expansion
Chinese battery maker, SVOLT Energy Technology, is looking to grow its presence in Europe with plans to build at least five factories across the continent...
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Portugal’s PM promotes “largest lithium deposits in Europe” during visit to South Korea
PM also “offers access to European and Portuguese-speaking markets with 500 million people” Prime minister António Costa has been promoting what he describes as “the...
Euro Manganese produces 99.9% purity HPEMM from Chvaletice demonstration plant in the Czech Republic
In a major milestone for the company, Euro Manganese Inc has produced 99.9% high-purity electrolytic manganese metal (HPEMM) from its demonstration plant at the flagship...
The Rio Tinto Controversy in a Nutshell
When did it start? The “Jadar” deposit, as well as the jadarite mineral itself was discovered in 2004, and the International Mineralogical Association officially recognized...
Italy moves to resume critical raw materials mining
Rome is remapping the nations’ underground reserves, amid a wider Western drive to ensure the supply of the minerals and elements that underpin the ecological...
RERI:”Rio Tinto is still waiting to be issued a permit for lithium mine in Serbia”
The Regulatory Institute for Renewable Energy and the Environment (RERI) has said that the Ministry of Mining and Energy is unjustifiably extending the deadline for...
Vast Resources raises £1m, reports further progress at Baita Plai and Takob mines
Vast Resources an AIM-listed mining company, updated markets on its Baita Plai polymetallic mine in Romania, on its Takob mine in Tajikistan, and on the...
Manganese Market Forecast: Top Trends That Will Impact Manganese in 2023
After a strong demand rebound in 2021, manganese faced a year of volatility as the Russia-Ukraine war hit the sector. Despite not being widely known,...
Securing Critical Minerals Supply: Rock Tech Lithium Breaks Ground for First Lithium Conversion Plant in Germany
Rock Tech Lithium Inc.(“Rock Tech”) is excited to have broken ground for its first lithium hydroxide conversion plant in Guben, Germany (the “Guben Converter”). The...
Is China’s ‘reported’ potential ban of rare earth magnet technology a paper tiger?
On April 6 Nikkei Asia reported: “China weighs export ban for rare-earth magnet tech. Beijing looks to strike back after Washington’s chip restrictions”. Some investors...
