March 7, 2024 Deep-sea mining could cost $500 billion in value destruction, study says The report "How to lose half a trillion" says that mining the seafloor could cost the industry $30 to $132 billion in value destruction.
March 6, 2024 Jervois Global blames Chinese overproduction for job cuts The cobalt and nickel producer has axed or made part-time 30% of its senior corporate management roles.
March 6, 2024 Column: Nickel producers fear growing Indonesian pricing power An Indonesian producer has for the first time ever applied to have its metal listed as a good delivery brand on the LME.
March 6, 2024 US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labor in Africa A federal appeals court refused to hold the companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining in the DRC.
March 6, 2024 Diamonds can help speed up EVs’ charging time A diamond nano-membrane is extremely effective at distributing heat and significantly reducing battery charging time.
March 5, 2024 Chinese money can’t be solution for cash-strapped Canadian miners, minister says Chinese investors will all have to go through a national security review, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Tuesday.
March 5, 2024 Lithium Chile farms out four properties to Eramet Eramet is expected to carry out a three-phased exploration program on these properties over the next 3-4 years.
March 5, 2024 SRG Mining scraps $12.5m deal with China’s C-ONE as Canada tightens scrutiny C-ONE last year signed a C$16.9 million deal for a 19.4% stake in SRG.
March 5, 2024 Zelandez launches slimmest ever borehole formation tester for lithium developers New BFT can analyze fluid underground in real-time and capture multiple clean lithium brine samples from a well for further testing, Zelandez said.
March 5, 2024 LME does not plan to launch green nickel contract Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest said recently the LME should classify its nickel contracts into "clean" and "dirty" to give customers more choice.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm