Companies & Organisations
Teesside to Host One of Europe’s Largest Lithium Refineries, Creating 1,700 Jobs
Teesside is set to build one of Europe's largest lithium refineries, creating 1,700 jobs and contributing £1 billion to the local economy.
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Companies & Organisations
Skouries Project: A Landmark Copper-Gold Mine Set to Transform Greece’s Mining Landscape
The Skouries copper-gold mine in Greece is nearing completion, set to enhance the country's mining profile and provide vital resources for the European energy transition.
Companies & Organisations
Cornish Lithium Secures £7.2 Million Government Funding for Geothermal Lithium Project
Cornish Lithium secures £7.2 million in government funding to advance its geothermal lithium project in Cornwall, enhancing the UK's domestic lithium production capabilities.
Industry News
Sociopolitical Geology and the Energy Transition: Navigating Paradoxes in Critical Raw Materials Supply
Academic analysis of sociopolitical paradoxes in Europe's energy transition, examining opposition to critical mineral mining from environmental and populist movements amid geopolitical tensions.
MINEX Forum News
Europe’s Energy Metals Crisis: Between Policy Ambition and Market Reality
Europe faces an unprecedented raw materials crisis that policy targets systematically underestimate. By 2030, demand for energy metals is expected to explode. Lithium demand will increase five-fold. Cobalt will rise nine-fold. Nickel,…
Industry News
IEA Warns Critical Mineral Supply Concentration and Export Restrictions Pose Growing Economic Security Risks
IEA's 2026 Outlook warns critical mineral supply concentration and export restrictions pose growing economic security risks, despite some progress in diversification and public investment.
Podcasts & Shorts
Central Asia’s Critical Minerals Moment: What the Reports Don’t Tell You
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…
Podcasts & Shorts
Central Asia’s Economic Ascent: The Mining Industry at the Heart of Regional Growth
Central Asia and Mongolia are entering a pivotal phase in the global critical minerals race, driven by strong economic growth forecasts from the EBRD and growing international demand for strategic raw materials.…
Industry News
Bulgaria Backs Mining Industry as Essential to EU Industrial Leadership and Energy Transition, Deputy Minister Says
Bulgaria's deputy energy minister said the country retains a strategic advantage in sustainable metal extraction and called for a balanced approach that treats mining as essential to — not in conflict with…
Industry News
EU Warns Critical Raw Materials Race Is Becoming a Global Power Struggle
EU officials say control over critical raw materials is becoming central to global economic and geopolitical power.