[July – 26] Nigeria opens West Africa’s largest lithium processing plant to strengthen critical minerals value chain and energy transition ambitions
[June – 26] Zimbabwe lithium miners ask for more time to build processing plants – MINING.COM
[June – 26] Mozambique’s Graphite Export Ban: What It Means in 2026 – Discovery Alert
[May – 2026] Canada backs first cobalt sulphate refinery build with $20m federal funding
[May – 2026] DOE Funding for U.S. Critical Minerals Processing
[Mar – 2026] China invests $120bn in overseas resource mining and processing- report
[Feb – 2026] Zimbabwe to host Africa’s first lithium sulphate plant, changing how it profits from minerals
[Feb – 2026] Lithium refinery shuts in another blow to ‘Made in Australia’
[Feb – 2026] Albemarle to idle Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant, flagging hard-rock cost pressures
[Feb – 2026] Brazil-India Partnership Will Triple Lithium Refining Capacity
[Jan – 2026] NDS2 targets lithium beneficiation focus on battery-grade production
[Jan – 2026] AMG eyes Brazil, Portugal for Li processing
[Dec – 2025] Nigeria’s $400M Rare Earth Processing Facility Transforms African Mining
[Nov – 2025] Tesla co-founder’s critical minerals plant starts production
[Nov – 2025] Clarios to build battery recycling and critical mineral processing facilities
[Nov – 2025] Electra reactivates construction at cobalt sulfate refinery
[Nov – 2025] Vulcan Energy construction permit granted for lithium extraction plant in Germany
[Oct – 2025] Vale scraps plans to build Quebec nickel sulphate facility
[Oct – 2025] Huayou to start Zimbabwe lithium sulphate production early 2026
[Oct – 2025] Pensana scraps plan for UK clean tech minerals refinery in favour of US