Total copper demand is forecast to grow at an average rate of 2.6% per year to 2035, an increase from 1.9% from 2006-2021, to more than 50 Mt per year by 2050. A new report by BHP, the world's largest...

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To hit net-zero targets by 2050, a total of US$78 trillion investment across upstream, power supply, grid infrastructure, critical minerals and emerging technologies is needed — including approx US$3trillion in metals and mining. A new report by Wood McKenzie sees base...

India is heavily dependent on many of the major critical minerals essential to the energy transition, with 100% import dependency for minerals like lithium, cobalt and nickel, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial...

The EU and UK — in partnership with the US — have announced a series of measures to support the financing and purchase of critical minerals to support industry and secure supply. The EU is set to launch its critical minerals...

The most critical minerals for the energy transition, based on 35 existing lists from government, academic publications, international and non-governmental reports, include lithium, cobalt, gallium and rare earth elements. The five minerals whose frequency of appearance in critical materials lists...

Global defense stocks are rising to record highs, driven by instability and escalating conflict across the globe, including: war in Ukraine escalation between Israel and Iran, and the threat of a wider conflict in the region Chinese military drills in...

General Motors has announced it will invest an additional US$625 million into a joint venture with Lithium Americas Corp to develop Thacker Pass lithium project. The investment will mean GM will acquire 38% interest in the project, with US$387 million...

US utilities will need to increase energy generation by up to 26% by 2028 as energy demand is expected to exceed supply in the next few years, according to new Bain analysis. To put the increase in context, a 26%...

From 2023 to 2035, an estimated 50%-75% of refined copper, lithium, and cobalt supply growth is expected to come from today’s leading producers, according to the latest World Energy Outlook report by the IEA. This trend reflects the concentration of...

Since 2021 to Q1 2024, the US government has made US$4.9 billion in commitments to the mining industry, with a particular on critical minerals supply, with more than 80% of the funding focused on new mine developments, according to a...

Demand for critical minerals to produce electric batteries is expected to increase exponentially in the next 5 years, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Alliance (IRENA). In particular: demand for lithium from EV batteries could roughly...