May 23, 2025 Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba Mining seeks $950 million in financing Kuvimba owns some of Zimbabwe's oldest gold mines.
May 22, 2025 Rio Tinto’s Chile deal is a bet on unproven tech and lithium price bounce Maricunga marks a new pivot in Rio's lithium ambitions and a turning point for Chile.
May 22, 2025 Rio Tinto wins second major Chile lithium project at Altoandinos Rio was also selected by Codelco for Chile's Maricunga lithium project.
May 22, 2025 Generation rises on Marathon copper build permit The permit milestone comes almost two months after the company released an updated feasibility study.
May 21, 2025 China’s CMOC calls on Congo to lift cobalt export ban Congo has kept the market guessing on its next steps when the ban ends on June 22.
May 21, 2025 Energy storage boom drives battery shift, leaving nickel, cobalt behind LFP batteries are fuelling a boom in energy storage projects.
May 21, 2025 Zimbabwe lithium exporters seek tax delay until 2027 Miners are asking for the 5% levy aimed at fostering a domestic refining industry to be delayed for two and a half years.
May 20, 2025 Trump sets stage to sell ocean mining rights off American Samoa The move follows a request for a lease sale from a company the Interior Department identified as US-based Impossible Metals.
May 20, 2025 Argentina approves $2.5B Rio Tinto lithium mining project Rincon becomes the first mining project under Argentina's new investment incentive regime.
May 19, 2025 CHARTS: EV battery metals bill ticks up as cobalt, nickel prices strengthen The $1.73 billion worth of nickel contained in EVs sold this year for the first time exceeds battery lithium amounts, despite faster global adoption of nickel-free power packs.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
