Italy strengthens its strategic energy partnership with Kazakhstan through trade, renewables, and critical mineral cooperation, with over $19.9 billion in bilateral trade in 2024 alone.
President Boric called Chile’s National Lithium Strategy a historic milestone, positioning Codelco to lead lithium production in the Salar de Atacama.
Published: May 29, 2025 | By: Minener.com Staff Canadian mining company Wealth Minerals has announced it will transfer a 5% ownership stake in its Kuska lithium carbonate project to the Indigenous community of Ollagüe in Chile’s Antofagasta region. The agreement also grants the community the right to appoint one of the five members of the
As Earth’s mineral reserves dwindle, governments and private companies are turning to asteroids and the Moon in search of rare earths, platinum, and water. Space mining could revolutionize resource extraction—but not without technical, legal, and environmental challenges.
The U.S. turns to AI-powered deep-sea mining to secure critical minerals and counter China’s dominance, raising hopes—and concerns—about marine ecosystems.
China Minmetals has secured international approval to begin deep-sea mining trials in the Pacific Ocean, marking a strategic milestone in China’s pursuit of critical minerals beneath international waters.
Codelco and Rio Tinto will jointly develop a lithium project in Chile’s Salar de Maricunga, with investments of up to $900 million and a shared vision to deploy sustainable direct lithium extraction technologies.
Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia sit atop more than half of the world’s lithium resources. As demand for electric vehicles and clean energy storage surges, the Lithium Triangle emerges as a vital—and contested—frontier in the race to control the 21st century’s most strategic mineral.
Chile is positioning itself in the global rare earth market with regolith-hosted deposits like the Penco Module. Backed by sustainable practices and growing demand for critical minerals, the country could become a key player in the clean energy supply chain.
Deep-sea mining offers a new source of critical minerals for green technologies, but threatens fragile marine ecosystems and faces regulatory uncertainty. Is the world ready to mine the ocean floor?