Critical Minerals Association (UK)

🐼 We’re proud to announce that the Critical Minerals Association (UK) has joined the World Wildlife Fund’s CLEANaction coalition. ⚡ CLEANaction — the Coalition Linking Energy And Nature for Action — unites organisations committed to ensuring that the global transition to clean energy goes hand-in-hand with protecting our planet’s biodiversity. 🔋 Critical minerals are the foundation of renewable energy technologies — from wind turbines and electric vehicles to solar panels and geothermal power. But as we work to secure responsible supply chains, we must also ensure that extraction, processing, manufacturing and associated infrastructure are developed with nature in mind. CLEANaction promotes renewable energy projects that minimise environmental harm and prioritise biodiversity-friendly solutions. This matters now more than ever: 🌱 73% decline in biodiversity since 1970 💰 US$44 trillion (half the world’s GDP) relies on nature At the CMA (UK), we believe the energy transition must be a nature-positive transition. Through CLEANaction, we’ll work alongside global partners to champion best practices, knowledge-sharing, and science-based decision-making for projects in the critical minerals sector. 🤝 Let’s build a future where clean energy and thriving ecosystems go hand-in-hand. Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/dZH8HAcq  #CLEANaction #CriticalMinerals #RenewableEnergy #Biodiversity #NaturePositive #EnergyTransition #ResponsibleMining #ClimateAction #CleanEnergy #WWF 

🚨 Tin & Tungsten Invite-Only Event – CMA (UK) Annual Conference 🗺️ The South West of England, particularly Cornwall, hosts some of Europe’s highest-grade tin and tungsten deposits. Projects by Cornish Metals Inc. and Cornwall Resources Limited are reviving the region’s mining heritage to meet growing demand from renewable energy, electronics, and defence, with the potential to supply and export to partner nations for processing — positioning the UK as a key supplier in international supply chains. 🧲 At the CMA (UK)’s 5th Annual Conference during #LondonMiningWeek, experts will explore the strategic importance of Tin & Tungsten: 🛡️ From defence to semiconductors, these critical minerals are essential to the future of UK industry and national resilience. 🔋 They play a vital role in enabling the manufacturing of modern technologies, making their availability crucial for the UK’s industrial competitiveness. 🏛️ Cornish Metals and Cornwall Resources will be hosting a dedicated side room discussion on this topic at our annual conference. If you are interested in attending, please contact Elliott (elliott@criticalmineral.org). 🎤 Is there an important topic that you think we should cover at the conference? If so, please reach out to Kirsty (kirsty@criticalmineral.org). 🎟️ Book your tickets to the 2025 Annual Conference today to take advantage of our early bird rates! https://lnkd.in/eijGASfP

How the energy transition is resourced will define whether it delivers shared prosperity — or repeats the mistakes of the past. In September of 2024, the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals published "Resourcing the Energy Transition: Principles to guide critical energy transition minerals toward equity and justice" (read it here: https://lnkd.in/dJciuaay). As advisor to the Panel and pen-holder of the report, I saw up close the concern that many developing country panel members held about whether mineral demand for the energy transition would indeed be a repeat of the mistakes of the past. Since the report’s release, I’ve been supporting the UN Secretary-General’s Working Group on Transforming the Extractive Industries for Sustainable Development to turn those principles into practice. We are now pleased to share the "UN Guidance for Action on Critical Energy Transition Minerals" – a practical, “living” resource that: * Unpacks each principle in detail * Points to global standards, policies, and case studies * Showcases real-world programmes and partnerships * Profiles insightful contributions from scores of UN agencies and member states Explore the guidance here: https://lnkd.in/dykQY2tz This guidance is designed to help governments, industry, and communities align mineral supply for the energy transition with equity and justice – and it will be updated over time as knowledge grows. If you work in mining, energy, policy, or sustainable development, we’d love for you to share this resource with your colleagues and partners. Please also share with us what practical tips you find most useful? #EnergyTransition #Minerals #SustainableDevelopment #JustTransition #Mining #UN Uyanga Gankhuyag María José Baptista Clovis Freire, PhD Rachel Etter-Phoya John R. Sloan Hari Tulsidas Matthew Wittenstein Claudia Roethlisberger Oliver Maponga Rémi Lang Arthur Magro Machado Renata Rubian Tim Scott Angela Kariuki Djaheezah Subratty Nidhi Srivastava Juliana Segura-Salazar Bioantika - Louise Gallagher

The future of exploration is here: blending AI, data analytics, and traditional expertise. This synergy transforms targeting and streamlines data processing. Antoine Caté discusses in this interview: https://lnkd.in/e-xenGF8    #MiningInnovation #Geology #AIinExploration #FutureOfExploration  #DataAnalytics 

Remember when lithium hit US$80,000/t in late 2022? Fast forward to today and prices have fallen to around US$10,000/t - even dipping below US$9,000/t in June. What's driving this dramatic reversal? - Supply growth is massively outpacing demand - Chinese production has ramped up significantly - Producers responded to 2021-22 supply calls, but new capacity is only hitting markets now Our latest analysis shows oversupply will persist until at least 2027, making most production uneconomic. The industry faces a critical choice: build costly inventories or curtail production. Demand remains strong (especially for lithium carbonate in LFP batteries), but the market needs decisive action to address the surplus. Want the full picture? Check out our latest briefing using data from Wood Mackenzie's Lens Metals & Mining solution: https://okt.to/Z6SvJY

Our Finance Manager Tracy Baker recently shared some of her experiences maximising value for Ionic Technologies, as the business has grown rapidly in the last few years with Insider Media and Sumer Northern Ireland. This session brought together key stakeholders from the Northern Ireland business community to provide insight on what is possible for scaling companies and recognising the unique business environment that is developing in the province.

Today, we are delighted to announce the conclusion of and successful results from recent 60-day long term pump tests and demonstration scale Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) trials at our lithium in brines project in Co. Durham, Northeast of England. Read the full press release here at https://lnkd.in/e3Pr65Zy The highlights of our announcement are: • Further confirmation of consistent, economically viable concentrations of lithium in brines at relatively shallow drilling depths with strong flow rates and significant long-term yield potential • 1:15 scale DLE plant designed, constructed, installed and operated at Ludwell Farm, Co. Durham by Evove and RSE • >300 hours of stable operation in production mode and 3.5 million litres of Northern Lithium live brines processed • Strong DLE trial results with 92% end-to-end lithium recovery rates achievable and 96.5% purity of lithium chloride/sulphate product produced • Detailed design engineering for first operational production unit now underway to meet target date of first commercial lithium supply from end of 2027. • Discussions underway with potential off-take and industry partners • Excellent fundraising progress, with GBP3.45 million first tranche closed above expectations • Marketing for a second tranche of up to a further GBP2.5 million to start shortly Nick Pople, Northern Lithium Managing Director, said, “The results of these recent trials are a great step forward for our unique partnership established to deliver a secure, sustainable supply of lithium for the UK using Northern Lithium’s UK lithium brines, Evove’s UK developed advanced DLE technology and RSE’s UK process engineering expertise.” “We have made considerable progress over the past year and are pleased that our recent long term pump tests and demo scale DLE trials have provided further proof of concept on our targeted path to first commercial production of lithium by the end of 2027. In the current geopolitical climate, it is encouraging that the UK government is recognising that the UK has an urgent need to secure its own domestic lithium supply. The results of our recent tests and trials have confirmed that Northern Lithium now has the opportunity and potential to scale up supply, within the next decade, to significantly more than our current base case target of 10,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium delivered per year from a series of production sites across the Northern Pennine Orefield.” #UKlithium #UKgrowth #Evove #Northernlithium #sustainability #manufacturing #DLE #directlithiumextraction #mineralextraction #netzerotransition #briningnotmining #criticalminerals #batterystorage #CountyDurham #Criticalmineralsstrategy #Industrialstrategy

We had perfect weather at our quarry site in St Austell, Cornwall, for giving our neighbours Cornish Metals Inc. a tour. Cornish Metals are working towards re-opening South Crofty underground tin mine located in Cornwall, UK. South Crofty is one of the highest-grade tin resources globally with potential to become a new, low-cost global producer. We hosted some of their geologists in Gunheath Quarry to provide an overview of our hard-rock lithium project. We look forward to visiting their underground mine project later in the year!

#BreakingNews: A major milestone in the journey toward safer, more accountable mining. The appointment of the Global Tailings Management Institute inaugural board of directors marks a critical moment for our mining industry and the communities it affects. This announcement follows years of work by many—including those involved in the Investor Mining Tailings Safety Initiative, established in response to the Brumadinho disaster in January 2019. The GTMI now takes the baton, tasked with driving implementation of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) developed by the Initiative and overseeing independent assurance against it. This is about more than compliance—it’s about delivering zero harm to people and the environment, with zero tolerance for human fatality. Appointing Mark Cutifani (former CEO, Anglo American) as Chair and Vicente Mello (SVP, AECOM) as Deputy Chair is a powerful signal. These are leaders who deeply understand both the complexity of tailings and the urgency of reform. Equally important is the diversity of the board—drawing from Indigenous scholars, prosecutors, environmental scientists, investors, and industry experts. That kind of multi-stakeholder governance is key to rebuilding trust. This is a vital step change at a very important time for the mining industry. Strongly welcomed. 🔗 Read more and meet the board: www.thegtmi.org #Tailings #GISTM #SustainableMining #ESG #Brumadinho #GlobalMining #ZeroHarm #GTMI #ResponsibleMining #Nimrod Adam Matthews John Howchin Stephen Barrie The Church of England Rohitesh Dhawan

Strengthening UK–India ties on critical minerals 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 During the recent UK–India trade deal signing ceremony, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Phase 2 of the UK–India Critical Mineral Supply Chain Observatory, reaffirming both nations’ commitment to secure, sustainable, and technology-driven supply chains. Led by the IfM’s Cambridge Industrial Resilience Group at the University of Cambridge in collaboration with IIT Bombay, the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, and industry partners including GMDC Official’s International Centre of Excellence in Mining (iCEM), Google Cloud and TEXMiN, this next phase will: 🔹 Expand the world’s largest industrial data infrastructure on the critical minerals value chain 🔹 Support secure and sustainable supply of lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel, and other essential resources 🔹 Establish a new satellite campus in Dhanbad to boost skills and innovation Critical minerals underpin the technologies shaping our future, including electric vehicles, renewable energy and semiconductors. By joining forces, the UK and India are building resilient, transparent, and sustainable supply chains to support net-zero goals and global economic security. 👉 Find out more in our news article: https://lnkd.in/eskg7zcX British High Commission in India, Mukesh Kumar, Tim Minshall, John Aston, Roopwant Singh, Kiran Srirama, Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge