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BHP takes steps with CATL, BYD to use more batteries, cut emissions
Date: July 14, 2025
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -The world's biggest listed miner BHP said on Monday it has signed preliminary deals with China battery giants CATL and BYD to explore battery opportunities for mining equipment...
EU lawmakers rebuke China over rare earth curbs before summit
Date: July 10, 2025
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament condemned China on Thursday over its export restrictions on rare earths and insisted the European Union must reject any attempts by Beijing to use the...
Factbox-How China tightened its grip over its rare earth sector
Date: July 7, 2025
(Reuters) -When China restricted rare earth exports to Japan in 2010 during a diplomatic spat, a wild west domestic industry undermined Beijing with rampant smuggling. In a sharp shift that reflects...
U.S. company likely lithium bidder in first pilot project for joint Ukraine investment fund
Date: July 3, 2025
(Reuters) -The U.S. company Techmet is likely to bid in the first pilot project of the Ukraine-U.S. joint Reconstruction Investment Fund on a lithium mine in the centre of the country, Ukraine's first...
Russia captures village in eastern Ukraine near lithium deposit, russian-backed official says
Date: June 26, 2025
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian troops have taken control of a village in eastern Ukraine which is close to a lithium deposit after fierce resistance from Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed official said on...
Rio tinto, hancock prospecting to develop $1.61 billion hope downs 2 project
Date: June 24, 2025
(Reuters) -Australia's Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest $1.61 billion to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region, Rio Tinto said on Tuesday. Hope...