Europe
Europe’s Critical Minerals Strategy Faces a Permitting Bottleneck Amid Surging Capital Demand
Europe’s push for strategic autonomy in critical minerals is entering a decisive phase, yet the continent is confronting a deep structural imbalance. While capital availability is…
Nordic Mining’s Critical Minerals Push Becomes a Test of Execution for Europe’s Green Transition
Europe’s drive to secure critical raw materials is increasingly looking north, as Nordic projects target rare earths, lithium and copper for electrification and clean energy. But…
Fensfeltet rare earth project tests Europe’s ability to secure supply without compromising ESG
Norway’s Fensfeltet deposit—Europe’s largest known rare earth resource—has been upgraded to as much as 15.9 million tonnes of rare earth oxides. But turning that promise into…
Neo Performance Materials Starts Heavy Rare Earth Separation in Estonia, Signaling Europe’s Push for Midstream Independence
Neo Performance Materials has commissioned a heavy rare earth solvent extraction line at its Silmet facility in Estonia, reaching nameplate capacity and producing separated dysprosium and…
€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.…
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 OriĂłn EU Critical Minerals Project in AndalucĂa, where early sampling and drilling point to heavy mineral concentrations and potential scale across…
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…