China’s overseas mining investment has soared to its highest level in over a decade, driven by Beijing’s push to secure critical raw materials amid rising […]
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CHART: Nickel overtakes lithium as most valuable EV battery metal as prices slump
Like lithium and cobalt, nickel prices have been on a wild ride since forecasts of electric vehicle demand for battery materials first entered the stratosphere […]
South32 sells Cerro Matoso nickel mine as it looks to copper and zinc
Australian miner South32 (NYSE: SOUHY, ASX: S32) has agreed to sell its Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine in Colombia in a deal worth up to $100 million. South32 […]
Column: Metals smelting is the West’s next critical minerals crisis
Global supply chains are already reeling from the impact of China’s rare earth export controls, but an even bigger critical minerals threat is looming. Western metal smelters […]
‘Big, beautiful’ US bill would end tax credit for critical minerals
Legislation moving through the United States Congress could eliminate a key tax credit aimed at supporting domestic production of critical minerals, raising concern among mining […]
Researchers from Scotland and Canada partner to clean up contaminated mine water
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, have launched a project to treat contaminated mine water in Canada. […]
Resources Top 5: Western Mines at starting blocks for extensive Mulga Tank exploration
Phase 4 drilling at Mulga Tank is aimed at infilling and extending the mineral resource estimate DY6 has identified visible natural rutile, including large residual […]
Nornickel lowers forecast for 2025 nickel surplus
Russian mining giant Nornickel expects this year’s nickel surplus to be 120,000 tons, which is 30,000 tons lower than it previously thought, it said in […]
Nornickel lowers forecast for 2025 nickel surplus to 120,000 tons
Nornickel expects this year’s nickel surplus to be 120,000 tons which is 30,000 tons lower than it previously thought, it said in a metals market […]
Up, Up, Down, Down: Uranium’s yellow glow and copper rally define June for metals
Uranium leads the winners as Sprott buying return sends spot prices flying Coal, copper, rare earths among the quiet achievers Gold flat as safe haven […]
Column: Copper’s tariff high fails to lift other LME metals
Doctor Copper hasn’t been quite the same since US President Donald Trump announced an investigation into US imports back in February. The resulting tariff trade has pulled […]
Indonesia plans to cut mining quota period back to one year, minister says
Indonesia plans to cut the duration of mining quotas back to one year from the current three years to improve governance in the sector and […]
