December 29, 2023 Aneka Tambang sells shares of subsidiaries to world’s biggest EV battery company Indonesian miner Aneka Tambang has sold shares worth $467.18 million to a unit of CATL.
December 29, 2023 Nickel is year’s biggest metals loser, copper manages small gain Nickel is poised to post an annual drop of more than 40% on the London Metal Exchange, the biggest decline since 2008.
December 28, 2023 Chile president praises Codelco, SQM lithium deal ensuring state control SQM said it would partner with Codelco for the future development and production of lithium in the Atacama salt flat.
December 27, 2023 Codelco, SQM ink lithium partnership agreement The two companies agreed to form a new company in which Codelco will have a majority stake.
December 27, 2023 Cash-strapped Horizonte Minerals secures $20 million interim funding The latest funding package ensures that the company has the liquidity to advance the required re-estimation work at Araguaia.
December 27, 2023 The biggest global mining news of 2023 A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.
December 27, 2023 China metals giant faces protest in Indonesia after fatal blast A deadly blast at a furnace run by PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel has triggered a police investigation and a halt to the company's operations.
December 26, 2023 Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted Fire broke out early on Sunday morning at a nickel smelter furnace on Sulawesi Island owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel.
December 22, 2023 US claims huge chunk of seabed amid strategic push for resources The US extended its claims on the ocean floor by an area twice the size of California.
December 22, 2023 Serra Verde secures regulatory approval for first phase of rare earth mine in Brazil Phase I of the Pela Ema project is expected to produce at least 5,000 tonnes per year of rare earth oxide over a 25-year mine life.
Congo halts artisanal copper and cobalt processing amid corruption crackdown Congo launched its first batch of traceable artisanal cobalt in November. December 24, 2025 | 08:42 am
