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Nickel · Fastmarkets ·1 hour ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Delayed publication of Indonesian domestic trade laterite ore with 1.6% nickel content due to government website shutdown or force majeure

In Indonesia, higher-grade saprolite ore, such as MB-NIO-0008 Indonesia laterite ore with 1.6% nickel content, domestic trade, delivered, $/tonne,...

Nickel · Crux Investor ·4 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Declining Ore Quality and Tightening Quotas Reshape the Global Nickel Market

Indonesia's nickel ore grades fall sharply, quotas tighten supply, and M&A activity picks up as cost pressures and sovereign oversight reshape the global...

Nickel · Reuters ·4 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Nickel's recovery hopes tempered by growing stock overhang

Nickel's early-year rally is a collective bet that Indonesia's multi-year production surge is finally abating, allowing the market to rebalance after four...

Neodymium · Geomechanics.io ·2 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Hertha Metals’ Texas high‑purity iron plant: supply, process and capex notes for engineers

Hertha Metals will break ground this summer on a Conroe, Texas plant to produce 10000 tonnes per year of high-purity iron for neodymium-iron-boron magnets,...

Neodymium · Mining.com ·2 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Hertha Metals targets rare earth magnet supply gap with Texas high-purity iron plant

Company plans to break ground this summer on a plant that will produce 10000 tonnes per year of high-purity iron used in permanent magnets.

Neodymium · Metal Tech News ·6 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Técnicas Reunidas hits rare earth milestone

Spanish firm produces commercial-grade neodymium-praseodymium. Toward the broader objective of building a European rare earth magnets value chain,

Neodymium · Top Gear ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Can old wind turbines speed up the transition to electric cars?

One common fear over the transition to electric cars is that it'll be held up by supply restrictions and increasing cost for the minerals needed for...

Neodymium · TMX Newsfile ·4 hours ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Volta's Drill Hole SL25-25 Returned 0.40% TREO and 44.5 g/t Ga2O3 over 417.8 m Including 174.7 g/t Gallium Oxide, 3.73% TREO and 5,146 g/t Neodymium Oxide over 2.2 m

HIGHLIGHTSDrill holes SL25-25 and SL26-27 confirm strong continuity of the Springer gallium and rare earth element (Ga-REE) carbonatite system and...

Manganese · Agência FAPESP ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Organism absorbs little of the minerals from nuts, points a study that simulated human digestion

An experiment conducted at the Federal University of São Paulo showed that only a fraction of copper and magnesium present in Brazil nuts and cashews is...

Manganese · Panorama Minero ·2 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
New Edition of the World's Leading Mineral Production Database Released

The British Geological Survey has published a new edition of World Mineral Production 2020–2024, featuring data on more than 70 mineral comm.

Manganese · Space Daily ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Apple-sized rocks four kilometres below the central Pacific Ocean contain more cobalt and manganese than all known land deposits combined, and mining companies are now racing to extract them from one of the least-explored ecosystems on Earth, where o

The region is called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. It is approximately six million square kilometres of abyssal plain stretching between Mexico and Hawaii,...

Manganese · The Times Of Central Asia ·2 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Central Asia Seeks More Local Value From Critical Minerals

Rising demand for critical minerals is drawing Central Asia deeper into global supply chains, but the region's harder test is not whether it has the...

Manganese · PR Newswire ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) Market to Reach USD 1.45 Billion by 2032 Amid Battery Demand Growth | Valuates Reports

PRNewswire/ -- What is the Market Size of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD)? The global Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) market was valued at US$ 945...

Manganese · Global Mining Review ·4 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Deep-sea mining and the critical minerals paradox

Following the celebration of World Oceans Day, focus is increasing on deep-sea mining to deliver critical minerals for the green transition.

Manganese · WBIR ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Hallsdale-Powell Utility District says discolored tap water is safe to drink

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — The Hallsdale-Powell Utility District is working to control "elevated levels" of manganese in source water coming from one of its...

Manganese · Yahoo ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Elevated levels of manganese found in Melton Hill Lake

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Hallsdale-Powell Utility District's laboratory team found elevated levels of manganese in Melton Hill Lake reservoir,...

Lithium · Stock Titan ·6 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Chilean salt flat tests find lithium brine to 1,299.5 mg/L

First Lithium (OTC: FLMCF) reported March 2026 sedimentary brine sampling results from its Ascotan project in Chile. Brine assays ranged from 93.5 to...

Lithium · Benchmark Mineral Intelligence ·2 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Regional Focus Presentation: The growing role of Brazilian critical minerals in securing global supply

Jun 12, 2026 | 12:00. Regional Focus Presentation: The growing role of Brazilian critical minerals in securing global supply. BrazilAtlas Lithium.

Lithium · HowStuffWorks ·2 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
World's Largest Lithium Reserves and Resources (and Why the Difference Matters)

Looking for the largest lithium reserves? That can mean two different things in the lithium market.

Lithium · Yahoo Finance ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
The Future of Lithium, Rare Earth Minerals, and EV Innovation May Be Closer Than Many Investors Realize; Discover Elektros Inc. at the Ground Floor of Emerging Opportunities

WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / June 9, 2026 / Elektros Inc. (OTC PINK:ELEK) continues to advance its vision of participating in key sectors that...

Lithium · fDi Intelligence ·4 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Ganfeng expands lithium operations across US allies

Ganfeng, China's largest lithium miner, has continued to make inroads across US allies despite the US's efforts to bring together allied countries to secure...

Lithium · Department of Energy (.gov) ·4 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Geothermal Technology to Help Meet High Lithium Demand

By validating methods for recovering and purifying critical materials from geothermal processes, the economic and production benefits of geothermal energy...

Lithium · UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ·3 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Global trade update (June 2026): The shifting dynamics of critical minerals trade |

The report shows how rising demand for critical energy transition minerals is reshaping global trade. These minerals, including lithium, cobalt, nickel,...

Graphite · African Business ·6 days ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
Refining isn’t enough: How Africa can benefit from critical minerals

Some critical minerals processing is struggling to remain profitable amid growing global capacity and increasingly competitive markets.

Graphite · The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine ·5 minutes ago · ingested Jun 15, 2026
South Korea Has Diversified Some Critical Minerals. The Hardest Dependencies Remain.

For six minerals critical to South Korea's most strategically important industries, China's 2025 share of Korean imports ranges from 14.8 percent to 94.2...