The conglomerate is considering expanding a refinery and doubling the production capacity at a lithium mine in Western Australia.

Analysis - Clean technologies depend on critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt. Over 65% of the world's cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nearly 40% of the world's manganese ...

Kobold Metals, a US company backed by Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, wants to peruse the data for decisions on where to put their money.

Critical minerals producer IGO narrowed its first-half loss, but lower nickel sales volumes weighed on the result.

Congo estimates that the Rubaya mine needs $50 million to $150 million to restart and ramp up commercial output.

Rubaya, in North Kivu, holds several thousand metric tons of coltan with tantalum concentrations of 20–40%. It accounts for around ⁠15% ⁠of the world’s coltan output, all dug ⁠manually by impoverished ...

Korean battery giants are partnering with ASX mining stocks to secure critical minerals such as lithium and graphite.

RARE earth and critical minerals are the newest arena of competition between the big powers. While China dominates the global supply of these minerals, the US is trying to catch up by rushing to ...

At a time when America must compete globally for critical minerals and secure supply chains that underpin national security ...

The close encounter came about 8.40am on Thursday in knee-deep water about 12 metres offshore, according to Surf Life Saving WA. The kayaker, who was not injured in the incident, reported the shark ...

The Trump administration urged explorer AVZ Minerals to divest its stake in the Manono project in Congo to an American buyer.

North Carolina is among a few places in the world where lithium mining is possible. Large green areas in white pegmatite rock called spodumene are extracted to make lithium. Lithium is used in ...