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€2.2B Financing Package for Germany’s Geothermal Lithium Project Points to a New European Funding Template
Vulcan Energy Resources’ Lionheart geothermal and lithium project in Germany is advancing with a €2.2 billion financing package designed to make a first-of-its-kind hybrid asset bankable.…
Plansee Raises Stake in Molymet to Tighten Control of Molybdenum and Rhenium Supply
Plansee has increased its stake in Chile-based Molymet to 31%, making the Austrian group the largest single shareholder and reinforcing a long-term push toward vertical integration…
Brussels Water Rules Under Scrutiny as Sweden Mining Push Spurs Fight Over EU Environmental Governance
Reports of closed-door discussions between Swedish mining representatives and EU policymakers have triggered alarm in Brussels over whether Europe’s water protection standards could be weakened. The…
Military Metals’ Maiden Trojárová Resource Highlights EU Antimony Supply Gap
Military Metals has released a maiden inferred resource for its Trojárová antimony-gold project in western Slovakia, totaling 6.5 million tonnes at 1.02% antimony and 1.06 g/t…
Osmond Resources’ Orión Project in Southern Spain Gains Strategic Weight Under EU Critical Minerals Push
Osmond Resources is advancing its Orión EU Critical Minerals Project in Andalucía, where early sampling and drilling point to heavy mineral concentrations and potential scale across…
US DFC backs Krstov Dol antimony restart with $5m facility, underscoring Europe-Balkans supply-chain push
The US International Development Finance Corporation has approved a $5 million project development facility for the Krstov Dol antimony project in North Macedonia, signaling a shift…
Mining’s Expanding Investment Frontier: How Processing, Energy and Digital Infrastructure Are Reshaping Equity Returns in Serbia and the SEE Region
The investment landscape for mining in South-East Europe (SEE) is undergoing a fundamental transformation. What was once a sector driven primarily by commodity prices and geological…
Serbia’s Industrial Convergence: Mining, Data Centres and O&M Platforms Reshape the Energy–Infrastructure Playbook
Serbia is building an investment model that links mining, data centres and operations-and-maintenance platforms through shared advantages in power pricing, grid upgrades and fibre connectivity. For…
Rock Tech Lithium Secures CAD $200M Anchor Funding to Advance Canada’s Lithium Processing Expansion
Rock Tech Lithium has secured a CAD $200 million anchor investment from BMI Group to accelerate development of its Red Rock lithium converter project in Ontario,…
Serbia’s lithium push faces credibility test after withdrawn environmental study
A scientific paper assessing the environmental impact of lithium exploration in Serbia was withdrawn after methodological weaknesses were identified, intensifying scrutiny of the country’s critical-minerals strategy.…