Taiwan-India climate partnershipAugust 24, 2025 9:05 pmTaipei TimesThe urgency of the climate crisis is sharpening global debates about how to secure the resources needed for a clean energy transition. Lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements are the backbone of decarbonization. Without them, batteries cannot store …
Egypt explores mining cooperation with Chile’s ambassador, ENAP Sipetrol delegationAugust 24, 2025 8:56 pmDaily News EgyptKarim Badawi, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, has met with Roberto Ebert, the Chilean Ambassador to Cairo, alongside a delegation from Chile’s ENAP Sipetrol, a company engaged in oil and gas production in Egypt. The discussions …
Back to the Future: ASX juniors mine the past for future goldAugust 24, 2025 8:39 pmStockheadLegacy sites spark a fresh gold rush for these junior mining stocks. Pic: Getty Images
With Aussie gold prices above $5,000/oz and exploration tools evolving, junior miners are reviving previously uneconomic or abandoned deposits
ASX juniors are …
Kristie Batten: Pursuit closing in on bankable lithium projectAugust 24, 2025 8:39 pmStockheadPursuit’s Rio Grande Sur in Argentina has a lithium resource of 1.1 million tonnes at 505.8mg per litre. Pic: Supplied, Stockhead
One of Australia’s top mining journalists, Kristie Batten, writes for Stockhead every week in her regular column placing a …
Saudi Crown Prince Prepares for a Washington Reset — With Trillions at StakeAugust 24, 2025 8:39 pmThe Cipher BriefBeyond the business though, analysts say the meetings need to further deepen trust between Saudi Arabia and Washington at a time when alliances are having a significant impact in every region of the world.
“The time may well be coming when the U.S. and …
Piedmont Lithium moves toward $623M merger, bringing mining company’s headquarters to BelmontAugust 24, 2025 8:23 pmWSOC 9 - North CarolinaGASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Piedmont Lithium and Sayona Mining received preliminary approval on a $623 million merger from shareholders on Friday, The Charlotte Observer reports.
Several lithium companies are consolidating and delaying projects following the …
Final Piece on the African XenophobesAugust 24, 2025 6:56 pmModern GhanaLike most Africans, the recent ugly xenophobic incident in Ghana agitated me. I wrote three articles on the subject (two were co-written with my friend, Andy Kwahukume. I also made two podcasts on it.
With this fourth article, I close the chapter. May we …
EV Fast Charging Stations: An Overlooked Source of Air PollutionAugust 24, 2025 2:58 pmCarBuzzMany people who aren’t knowledgeable about cars might think that electric vehicles, having no tailpipe emissions, have little or no environmental impact compared to their combustion-powered counterparts. While combustion engines have long been portrayed as …
Top 10 Essential Mining Equipment in 2025 | Buyer’s GuideAugust 24, 2025 1:05 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaThe global mining industry is entering 2025 with renewed urgency to modernize fleets, cut emissions, and extend productivity in the face of declining ore grades and rising ESG expectations. From the Pilbara iron ore mines of Australia to the lithium brine …
They’re trying to make deep-sea mining happenAugust 24, 2025 12:30 pmThe VergeThis is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on deep-sea mining and critical minerals, follow Justine Calma. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback …
The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants AccountableAugust 24, 2025 10:59 amInside Climate NewsXiaolu Chu via Getty Images
China’s rapid, wealth-generating growth devastated its environment.
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Through its Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing now exports this model to poor nations.
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China’s …
Sandawana Mine hailed for roads rehabilitation, creating jobs for Mberengwa locals August 24, 2025 7:50 amNew ZimbabweBy Alois Vinga
INHABITANTS of Mberengwa in Midlands province have commended Sandawana Mines for recently enlisting a group of 26 locals to undertake road rehabilitation work.
The lithium miner has created several jobs over the past and according to local …
NEVADA VIEWS: Stifling innovationAugust 24, 2025 4:08 amLas Vegas Review Journal - NevadaAG’s sue-happy approach may harm Nevada’s business climate.
Nevada finds itself in an exciting but challenging moment. We’ve seen a surge in population growth, outpaced other states in economic momentum and landed significant investments from industries as …
Zimbabwe’s lithium boom gains pace with new projects, tieupsAugust 24, 2025 3:26 amGulf Industry MagazineZimbabwe, Africa’s top lithium producer and among the world’s leading suppliers, is accelerating the sector growth in 2025 through new partnerships, major project milestones and rising investment inflows, said leading industry experts ahead of African …
Critically Rethinking Minerals—and the Cost of ExtractionAugust 23, 2025 11:05 pmOccupy.comBillionaire dreams of colonizing Greenland, then Mars, is the stuff of nightmares. But many of those sponsoring Trump's presidency want to see precisely this occur. In Greenland, for example, they want to build cities that are hives of AI, with …
Are African states aware of their own mineral wealth?August 23, 2025 10:16 pmThe Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)IMAGINE running a business for over a century without knowing what is in your warehouse.
That is essentially what many African countries are doing with their mineral wealth. Governments across the continent still have very little knowledge of what lies …
Nigeria’s lithium revolution and end of economic explotation.August 23, 2025 6:42 pmBlueprint Newspapers LimitedFor decades, Nigeria stood at the edge of promise—rich in minerals, rich in minds, yet poor in outcomes. The story was painfully familiar as foreign firms arrived with fanfare, extracted our birthright and left behind dust, debt and disillusionment. …
The First EVs Were Doomed By Batteries That Aged Like BananasAugust 23, 2025 3:42 pmTopSpeedWithin the next 10 years, the electric car and tech industry is set to witness landmark developments in energy storage technologies, with solid-state batteries currently leading the charge to be the next mainstream chemistry. Many experts are punting this …
VIDEO: Serbia at the CrossroadsAugust 23, 2025 2:50 pmDrop SiteBELGRADE, SERBIA—On August 12, 2025, in the cities of Vrbas and Bačka Palanka, Serbia, several hundred people took to the streets to protest against the repression by the regime of President Aleksandar Vučić. That evening, pro-government supporters …
U.S. Mine Waste Could Supply Lithium, Cobalt Needs with DOE FundingAugust 23, 2025 2:37 pmWebProNewsIn the push for energy independence and technological dominance, the U.S. finds itself discarding a treasure trove of critical minerals essential for everything from electric vehicles to defense systems. A recent analysis reveals that existing American …
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Size Matters: Study Reveals Snow Leopards Hunt Like No Other Big Cat Snow Leopard Trust. They are the only big cats that prefer prey two to three …
PCJCCI describes CPEC a ‘game-changer’ for AfghanistanAugust 23, 2025 10:21 amBusiness RecorderLAHORE: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) presents significant opportunities for Afghanistan’s socio-economic development and enhanced regional connectivity, according to senior officials from the Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and …
White flag to polarisation.August 23, 2025 10:12 amBuenos Aires TimesSecond only to Venezuela, Bolivia is the country in Latin America that moved the most to the left over the last two decades. The political pendulum was expected to swing to the extreme right, à la Javier Milei in Argentina or Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. But …
US Is Throwing Away the Critical Minerals It Needs, Analysis ShowsAugust 23, 2025 8:07 amSlashdotalternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: All the critical minerals the U.S. needs annually for energy, defense and technology applications are already being mined at existing U.S. facilities, according to a new analysis published in the journal …
China’s GWM expands global auto push with launch of Brazil plantAugust 23, 2025 5:20 amMiddle East News 247Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) has officially opened its new manufacturing facility in Brazil, marking a key development in China’s automotive expansion into Latin America.
The plant, located in Iracemápolis in São Paulo state, began operations …
Pak-US rare (mineral) allianceAugust 23, 2025 3:12 amPakistan ObserverRECENT Pak-US mining and minerals agreement shows the sharp diplomacy played by Pakistan.
It also clearly signals America’s avoidance of considering the voices of locals at the altar of geopolitical ambitions. As the US pivots toward securing critical …
Zimbabwe’s lithium boom gains paceAugust 23, 2025 2:53 amDaily NewsZIMBABWE, Africa’s top lithium producer and among the world’s leading suppliers, is accelerating sector growth in 2025 through new partnerships, major project milestones and rising investment inflows.
Against this backdrop, African Mining Week (AMW) 2025, …
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China, Afghanistan discuss mining and Belt and Road cooperationAugust 22, 2025 10:44 pmGCNChina’s aggressive pursuit of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth represents a calculated geopolitical strategy that could reshape Central Asian economies and challenge Western influence in the region. Beijing’s offer to formally integrate Afghanistan into the …
When Provinces Run Surpluses but Islamabad Bleeds (Part II)August 22, 2025 8:18 pmDaily TimesPublished on: August 23, 2025 12:40 AM
International signalling has turned favourable, too. In mid-August 2025, Washington publicly flagged interest in partnering with Pakistan on critical minerals and hydrocarbons-explicitly referencing investment …
Trump administration considers $2bn CHIPS funding for critical minerals projectsAugust 22, 2025 7:05 pmMining TechnologyThe Trump administration is weighing the reallocation of at least $2bn from the CHIPS Act to support critical minerals projects, reported Reuters, citing sources.
The move will potentially enhance the influence of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in this …
Lithium, EVs and now drones: How can China curb wasteful overcompetition?August 22, 2025 6:58 pmThe Straits TimesSHAOGUAN/YICHUN – A small county best known for its mountains and melons is one of dozens of Chinese regions racing for a slice of the booming drone economy.
A gleaming new complex for drone-related companies has emerged down the street from mom-and- …
Can AI Be Just?August 22, 2025 5:11 pmTruthdigAs the artificial intelligence boom continues apace, the huge and growing environmental footprint of AI has become impossible to ignore.
In its efforts to reach “super intelligence,” Meta is planning a giant data center that will cover an area half the …
Trump Weighs Using CHIPS Act Funding for Critical MineralsAugust 22, 2025 4:21 pmAndroid HeadlinesBelieve it or not, but US President Donald Trump shared some similar goals with his predecessor, Joe Biden. Both US Presidents wanted to encourage more manufacturing of semiconductors in the US, which ultimately led to the CHIPS Act. This is a grant for …
The troubled history of Pakistan's Reko Diq copper mine in BalochistanAugust 22, 2025 4:10 pmFirstpostThe Asian Development Bank has approved a $300 million loan for Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper and gold mine, marking its first mining sector investment in over 40 years, according to a Financial Times report.
The decision signals renewed international …
SMALL-CAP MOVERS: AIM’s new golden child?August 22, 2025 3:49 pmProactive UKGreatland Resources has been one of AIM’s big success stories, proof that it is possible to build a near-£2bn business on a junior market often written off as dysfunctional.
It has since packed up its toys and moved its main listing to the Australian …
The Donbas ‘fortress belt’: Why does it matter?August 22, 2025 3:41 pmPolitikoBy Agence France-Presse
The Donbas, a large area of eastern Ukraine bordering Russia, is at the centre of US-mediated peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
Moscow has demanded that Kyiv concede the whole area, which is made up of the Donetsk and Lugansk …
Stories that caught our eye: August 15 to 22August 22, 2025 2:32 pmBuenos Aires Times
VETOES: A MIXED BAG
Ups and downs for the presidential vetoes to defend the fiscal surplus in the midweek Congress session – the 83 deputies voting to uphold the veto of pension improvements sufficed to deny the 160 voting against it a two-thirds …
CB&I secures contract for Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, USAugust 22, 2025 12:14 pmWorld Construction NetworkCB&I, a designer and builder of storage facilities and tanks, has been contracted by Lithium Nevada for the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction of 36 flat-bottom atmospheric tanks at the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, US. …
Why Is Boron Products Supplier 5E Advanced Materials Falling Premarket?August 22, 2025 12:10 pmmyMotherLode - CaliforniaThe supplier of specialty boron and advanced boron derivative materials set the pricing of its public offering of 2.37 million shares at $3.50 per share.
5E Advanced Materials (FEAM) stock slumped over 17% in premarket trading on Friday.
The supplier of …
How Western Australia can tackle its mining workforce shortageAugust 22, 2025 12:05 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaFor eight years straight, employment in Western Australia’s (WA) mining industry has been climbing. Government data shows that in 2024, the region, which accounts for 47% of Australia’s total mining workforce, registered a record high of 135,693 on-site …