Strategic Metals

Kinshasa replaces export ban with a quota system covering just half of its output, triggering a price surge and global supply tensions.
TETRA Technologies announces a sharp increase in mineral resources in Arkansas, including bromine, lithium, and for the first time magnesium and manganese, across its 40,000 acres of brine concessions.

EnergyX invests $20mn in lithium plant on former military site in Texas

US-based EnergyX will install its lithium pilot plant in Texarkana, investing $20mn on the TexAmericas Center industrial site and announcing the creation of over 40 skilled jobs.
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TexPower entrusts its strategy to reindustrialise lithium iron phosphate in the United States to Bader Almonawer, appointed president to lead the company’s industrial and operational development from Houston.
The Barroso project, considered strategic for the European Union, faces a new delay due to administrative setbacks involving a pending land easement approval.

Piedmont Lithium and Sayona complete merger to create Elevra Lithium

Piedmont Lithium has completed its merger with Sayona Mining, giving birth to Elevra Lithium, a new mining group focused on hard-rock lithium with an expanded presence in North America and Australia.
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Canada and Germany have signed a joint declaration of intent to secure their supply chains for strategic minerals such as lithium, nickel and rare earths.
Comet Lithium unveils promising assay results from its Elmer East project, revealing a pegmatite rich in lithium, cesium, and tantalum, with rare grades for a first phase of exploration on virgin ground.

Aleon Metals secures $188 million and initiates strategic restructuring

Aleon Metals has secured $188 million in financing from its creditors and initiated a restructuring process to support its operations and pursue the sale of its strategic assets.
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The sultanate awards three mining concessions to local companies. Projects target strategic deposits to reduce hydrocarbon dependence.
The suspension of Jianxiawo mine after its mining permit expired removes 65,000 tonnes of annual production from the saturated global market.

Vision Lithium reveals new corridor rich in lithium, cesium and tantalum in Quebec

Vision Lithium identifies several high-grade lithium, cesium and tantalum dykes on its Sirmac property, confirming the presence of a mineralised trend over more than five kilometres near Chibougamau.
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Chevron acquires 125,000 acres in a lithium-rich formation in the United States, aiming at local production via advanced technology to strengthen the national supply of critical minerals.
Vortex Metals has confirmed copper, silver and gold grades at the Illapel project in Chile, while identifying six new conductive targets with high IOCG mineralisation potential.

Comet Lithium launches targeted campaign on copper, nickel and lithium in Québec

Comet Lithium begins a 17-day exploration programme on June 13 at its Triple L and Elmer East sites, focusing on geophysical and satellite-detected anomalies.
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With 27 ongoing projects across seven states, Brazil seeks international funding to develop its rare earth reserves and reduce reliance on China.
The European Union selects 13 critical materials extraction projects, including a site in Greenland, to secure strategic supplies essential for technological and energy industries, amidst global geopolitical risks.

Global mining concentration threatens access to strategic metals

The International Energy Agency warns of growing vulnerability in strategic metal supply chains, dominated by a limited number of producing and refining countries.
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The European rearmament plan intensifies pressure on critical metals supply chains, dominated by China, and in direct competition with other key industrial sectors.
State-owned oil group Rosneft has taken over the exploitation licence for the Tomtor rare metals deposit, marking the entry of hydrocarbons into a mining sector largely abandoned by private investors.