December 31, 2025

Congo to allow cobalt quotas for 2025 to be executed until March 31

Congo accounts for more than 70% of global mined cobalt production that was estimated by analysts at around 280,000 metric tons this year.

December 30, 2025

Nickel price hits nine-month high as Indonesia plans to cut output

Nickel is still among this year’s weaker performers on the London Metal Exchange.

December 30, 2025

ISA rules leave seabed mining stuck without benefit sharing

Legal experts say deep-sea mining cannot start until the ISA agrees how profits from the global seabed would be shared.

December 29, 2025

Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting

The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060.

December 28, 2025

How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king

Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore.

December 27, 2025

Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert

NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060.

December 23, 2025

Japan to test rare-earth mining from deep seabed mud

A government-backed trial will lift mineral-rich seabed mud to the surface as Tokyo seeks secure supplies beyond China.

December 22, 2025

Congo collects samples for CMOC’s first cobalt shipment

The DRC is collecting samples for CMOC's first cobalt shipment under a new quota system, expected soon.

December 20, 2025

Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge

It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home.

December 19, 2025

Chile regulator approves Codelco-SQM lithium deal hours after announcing audit

The resolution comes hours after the top regulator announced it would launch an "unprecedented audit".