Technology
Turnstone Resources pivots from potash to copper and gold as Europe tightens critical minerals policy
Australian-listed Turnstone Resources rebranded in March 2026 and shifted its focus to copper and gold exploration in Sweden, aligning with the EU’s push to reduce dependence…
Serbia’s Strategic Minerals Boom Accelerates as Middle Island Expands Major Antimony-Silver Discovery at Bobija Project
Australian mining company Middle Island Resources is rapidly expanding its polymetallic discovery footprint in western Serbia, strengthening the country’s growing importance within Europe’s evolving critical minerals…
Finland’s Gold Sector Gains Momentum as Nordic Resources Expands Vesipera Discovery in Europe’s Emerging Mining Hotspot
Australian exploration company Nordic Resources is rapidly strengthening its position in Finland’s growing gold industry after expanding mineralisation at the Vesipera prospect, a development that could…
Türkiye Positions Itself as a Critical Minerals Hub as Europe Reworks Supply Chains
At the OECD Critical Minerals Forum in Istanbul, officials said Türkiye is gaining strategic weight in Europe’s search for less concentrated and more geopolitically secure sources…
FEED Becomes the Core Engine of Bankable Environmental and Energy-Efficiency Projects in Europe
Across Europe, and increasingly across Southeast Europe, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) is evolving from a preliminary technical step into a decisive stage that determines whether environmental…
Balkans Emerge as Europe’s Strategic Industrial Hinterland in the Lithium, Energy and Logistics Race
A major industrial realignment in Europe is quietly transforming Southeast Europe from a perceived peripheral manufacturing zone into a rising strategic industrial hinterland. Countries such as…
Germany Turns To Madagascar Graphite As Europe Accelerates Battery Supply Chain Security Strategy
Germany is stepping up efforts to secure independent critical raw materials for Europe’s battery supply chain, with a technical delegation visiting the Molo graphite mine in…
Europe’s Rare Earth Push Hits Its Hardest Bottleneck: Fragmented Supply Chains
Europe is advancing rare earth refining, recycling and magnet manufacturing projects, but policymakers say the central problem is no longer technology—it is fragmentation. With China still…
Europe Moves to Expand CBAM as Manufacturers Warn of Growing Deindustrialisation Threat
Pressure is rapidly building across the European Union to significantly expand the scope of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as industrial leaders warn that the…
NEO Battery Expands Into South Korea’s Military Drone Sector As Demand For Non-Chinese Battery Supply Chains Accelerates
Canadian-South Korean battery developer NEO Battery Materials is strengthening its position within South Korea’s rapidly expanding military drone industry after signing a supply intent agreement tied…