Energy storage now the second largest consumer of vanadium
According to statistics from Vanitec, the global not-for-profit vanadium industry organisation, energy storage became the second-largest consumer of vanadium in 2022 for the first time,...
Magnesium project among recipients of Australian Government grants
The Australian Government recently announced grants to a total of AUD50M (US$33M) specifically aimed at accelerating the development of projects related to critical materials. Thirteen...
Lithium Problem
After years of outright climate denial and political intransigence, the development of renewable energy is finally underway. When it comes to transportation—the number one source...
China and Rare Earths: Risks to Supply Chain Resilience in Europe
This analysis argues that the EU and NATO’s efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience in critical raw materials are vulnerable to the People’s Republic of...
Gold, conflict and liberty in Kyrgyzstan
Currently enjoying the highest economic growth of any country in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan is a failed state no more. ‘Tell...
Kazakhstan and EBRD Join Efforts to Modernize Mining Sector
Tau-Ken Samruk national mining company and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will consolidate efforts to stimulate the domestic mining sector’s technical and...
Tremor fears lay down hurdles for Germany’s lithium mining plans
Berlin is keen to source more critical raw materials at home — but is meeting with opposition from locals. Werner Müller can vividly remember the...
SSR acquires 40% stake and operatorship of Hod Maden project in Turkey
Canadian mining company SSR Mining has purchased a 40% stake in the Hod Maden gold-copper project in north-eastern Turkey, along with operatorship of the project....
China Mining Corporation investment projects’ implementation possibilities in Armenia are discussed
Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan on Friday received a delegation from the China National Geological & Mining Corporation (CGM), the Ministry of Economy of...
Uzbek-French JV conducts feasibility study on uranium production
Nurlikum Mining LLC, an Uzbek-French joint venture, has launched an industrial pilot and a feasibility study with the objective to confirm the economic and environmental...