Eurasian mining, markets, policy and technology intelligenceTag
45 published stories in this archive.
Analytics
Five years after the Critical Raw Materials Act, many European mining projects face challenges, revealing that geology, financing, and offtake are key factors beyond permitting.
Analytics
The Critical Raw Materials Act has seen mixed success in European mining, with some projects advancing while others face legal and financial hurdles, highlighting deeper systemic issues.
Companies & Organisations
Savannah Resources' Barroso deposit — Europe's largest confirmed spodumene resource at 39 million tonnes — is advancing toward a 2026 final investment decision and 2028 production start, backed by €110 million in…
Podcasts & Shorts
Central Asia’s critical minerals moment is real. The geology is there. The geopolitical will is growing. The legal frameworks are improving in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The Middle Corridor is becoming a genuine…
Companies & Organisations
Verde Magnesium is developing what would be Europe's first primary magnesium operation in 25 years at a Romanian deposit, using a near-zero carbon process validated by the German Aerospace Centre — but…
Industry News
The EU has shortlisted four Brazilian critical mineral projects — covering rare earths, lithium and nickel — as the Hannover cooperation agreement between Brazil and Germany translates into a concrete investment pipeline…
Industry News
Industry leaders at the RawMaterials Summit warned that Europe must now treat smelting as a national security asset and move its pipeline of 60-plus strategic minerals projects from regulatory designation to operational…
Industry News
The EU has shortlisted tungsten, rare earths and gallium for its first coordinated critical minerals stockpile and begun storage talks with the Port of Rotterdam, as ten member states advance planning to…
Policies and Regulation
The EU's ability to meet its 2030 critical raw material targets is being threatened by investment uncertainty and regulatory fragmentation. A new policy brief from 11 Horizon Europe projects argues that with…
Companies & Organisations
Environmental groups have taken the European Commission to court over its decision to label the Covas do Barroso lithium mine a “strategic project.”