Singapore's iconic Marina Bay Waterfront showcasing its tourism and financial hub status Singapore is known for many things globally. From the iconic Gardens by the Bay and Jewel at Changi Airport to its global financial hub status and global economic competitiveness, Singapore has consistently risen above the constraints of its limited geographical size on the global stage. It is a known fact that Singapore is not blessed with natural mineral resources unlike its neighbours

For nearly two decades, Japan has been at the global forefront of ‘urban mining’, a process of recycling critical minerals from urban waste. Tokyo has honed its specialism to resist China’s dominance in the production of critical minerals and to ensure supply-chain security both domestically and with international partners. For Tokyo, urban mining addresses two strategic issues linked to critical minerals. Firstly, it reduces Japan’s dependence on imports of critical minerals

The region’s leading mining and quarrying event in the region is back for its 17th edition! The Mining Show is taking place on 17-18...

2025 has started with geopolitics taking centre stage once again in global critical minerals news.

Mining and mineral processing has been gaining momentum for Arab Gulf states as a means of diversifying natural resources beyond oil and gas. Capital & diplomatic efforts have taken strides and shed light upon on the region as active participants locally and serious partners in the global mining sector. In the United Arab Emirates, KEZAD Group and UAE-based Titan Lithium have signed a 50-year land lease to build a state-of-the-art lithium processing plant in Abu Dhabi’s Khali

India, the world’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter, aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 – a goal that hinges on the assured supply of critical minerals. Hence in June 2023, India's Ministry of Mines approved a list of 30 critical minerals. These include minerals such as lithium and graphite which are used in electric vehicle batteries. While India reportedly has the world’s fifth-largest reserves of rare earth elements (around 6 per cent), the country is entirel

South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced in 2023 that they had finalised a list of 33 critical minerals, of which 10 were classified as strategic critical minerals. These 10 minerals include lithium and nickel, as "strategic" key minerals for intense management of their supply chains and to significantly reduce their dependence on specific nations as part of efforts to better secure national economic security. South Korea imports nearly 95 percen

International prices of rare-earth elements have plunged 20% over the past year as overproduction in China has caused a supply glut. This...

Here in the Asia Pacific region, focus has been naturally on the major critical minerals producing countries such as China, Indonesia,...

Our Founder Daniel Radziszewski, spoke at Day 1 of the 2024 Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference and Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia on 11...

Our founder Daniel Radziszewski will be speaking on Day 1 of the prestigious Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference and Expo 2024 held in...