Australia earmarks $550m for Arafura rare earths project The project will be Australia's third rare earths processing plant after Lynas' Kalgoorlie operations and Iluka Resource's Eneabba heavy rare earths plant. Reuters | March 13, 2024 | 5:25 pm
Albemarle to auction lithium as part of push for price transparency The first auction is planned for March 26. Reuters | March 13, 2024 | 5:24 pm
The big lithium short gets ‘dangerous’ on lower supply outlook UBS and Goldman Sachs have trimmed their 2024 supply estimates by 33% and 26%, respectively. Bloomberg News | March 13, 2024 | 3:07 pm
US bill supporting seafloor mining lifts The Metals Company The Responsible Use of Seafloor Resources Act was introduced on Tuesday. Staff Writer | March 13, 2024 | 9:57 am
Amid nickel glut, Indonesia’s next president vows to keep ‘downstreaming’ policy The policy drew investments of billions of dollars from smelting firms, most of them Chinese, and boosted Indonesia's exports. Reuters | March 13, 2024 | 7:48 am
Wyloo says industry will turn from LME without green nickel The LME said that low carbon nickel could already be traded on its partner MetalsHub's system. Reuters | March 13, 2024 | 7:42 am
Syrah Resources to raise $65m for Mozambique, US projects Syrah's largest shareholder AustralianSuper will fund the projects. Reuters | March 12, 2024 | 5:17 pm
Liontown Resources enters $363m debt facility for lithium project ramp-up Funds will be used for the expansion of its flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project. Reuters | March 12, 2024 | 3:22 pm
Teck Resources mulls British Columbia battery recycling plant The facility would, if constructed, have the capacity to recycle the equivalent of 35,000 metric tons annually of battery material each year. Reuters | March 12, 2024 | 11:24 am