Minor metals

Aterian and Rio Tinto seal earn-in deal for Rwanda lithium project

UK-based miner Aterian has entered a joint venture and earn-in deal with Rio Tinto and Kinunga Mining to explore and…

Chinese overseas investment in metals and mining to reach record levels this year 

Chinese overseas investment in metals and mining is due to reach record levels this year, according to research from Fudan…

ExxonMobil in talks with Tesla, Ford, Volkswagen on lithium supply chain

Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil is in talks with major carmakers Tesla, Ford and Volkswagen, as well as other automakers,…

Patriot Battery Metals secures $82m investment from Albemarle

Lithium miner Patriot Battery Metals has secured a C$109m ($82.49m) investment from Albemarle through a placement subscription agreement. As part…

Codelco copper output falls amid operational delays

Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco has cut its copper output forecast for this year, as operational delays and mining accidents…

Iperionx obtains key permits for titanium production facility in US

IperionX has secured all permits needed to start construction and operations at a proposed titanium production facility in Virginia, US.…

India amends law to enable private companies to mine lithium

The lower house of the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) has passed the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill,…

Piedmont receives air permit for $800m lithium hydroxide plant in US

Piedmont Lithium has secured a Conditional Major Non-Title V Construction and Air Permit (air permit) for the proposed Tennessee Lithium…

EQR to conduct exploration work at former tungsten mine in Queensland

EQ Resources (EQR) has been selected as the preferred tenderer by Australia's Queensland Government for resource exploration activities across the…

Volta signs MoU with Whitesand First Nation for Canadian projects

Volta Metals has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Whitesand First Nation for potential collaboration on the phase one…