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Serbia stands out as South East Europe power prices diverge amid higher demand and stronger import flows
Power prices across South East Europe moved in opposite directions on Tuesday, with Serbia posting the region’s biggest day-on-day jump while most neighbouring markets fell. The…
Neo Performance Materials starts heavy rare earth separation in Estonia, strengthening Europe’s magnet supply chain
Neo Performance Materials has commissioned a small-scale solvent extraction line for heavy rare earth elements at its Silmet facility in Estonia, producing initial terbium and dysprosium…
International Graphite’s 99.9%+ Purity Results Bolster Plans for an Italy Battery-Grade Processing Hub
International Graphite says testwork with Italian partner Alkeemia has confirmed battery-grade purification results above 99.9% total graphitic carbon (TGC), consistently across seven concentrate samples from multiple…
China’s strategic minerals catalogue expands to 36, reframing resources as industrial leverage
A widely referenced but unofficial catalogue of China’s “strategic minerals” points to a policy shift: Beijing is treating key materials not only as supply risks to…
Botswana and Oman forge a deal to diversify beyond diamonds with critical minerals and solar power
Botswana has signed a partnership with Oman during President Duma Boko’s visit to Muscat, combining large-scale exploration for copper, gold, graphite and iron ore with a…
EQ Resources keeps investing in Spain as it anchors its Western-aligned tungsten supply strategy
EQ Resources’ March 2026 quarterly update confirms continued investment in its Spanish tungsten operation, underscoring a long-term plan to build a Western-aligned critical minerals supply chain…
Critical Metals Consolidates Rare Earth Strategy With $835 Million European Lithium Acquisition, Strengthening Greenland Supply Position
Critical Metals has taken a major step in reshaping the global rare earth supply chain, agreeing to acquire European Lithium in a transaction valued at roughly…
Uzbekistan Moves Kizilkok Uranium Project Deeper Into ISL Development, Reinforcing Central Asia’s Low-Cost Fuel Role
Uzbekistan has advanced the Kizilkok uranium deposit into an advanced development stage, building around in-situ leaching (ISL). The move underscores how Central Asia is leaning on…
First Quantum Steps Up Kazakhstan Copper Exploration, Betting on a District-Scale Play in the Chu-Sarysu Basin
First Quantum Minerals will spend $4 million to $5 million on exploration in 2026 and expand its Kazakhstan footprint, placing the Chu-Sarysu basin at the center…
Offtake Deals Become the New Financing Engine in Global Mining as Contracted Demand Drives Bankability
Across lithium, rare earths and nickel markets, offtake agreements are increasingly being used to unlock final investment decisions and financing—shifting value from geology to contracted production.…