The short-term deal is to ship 100,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to Beijing Sinomine over 10 months.

BHP’s Nickel West suspension could mark the death knell for Australia’s nickel sector and has widespread ramifications.

There was a similar boom-bust cycle in 2016-2017 but the difference this time is that no-one seems to be expecting a speedy recovery.

Gecamines has requested bids for the firm’s portion of cobalt output from CMOC Group’s giant Tenke Fungurume mine.

Lithium price has tumbled by more than 80% since the beginning of 2023.

The IRA requires a certain percentage of the critical metals in the battery come from the US or a country with which it has a free trade agreement.

The "Kaituo 2" successfully completed an experiment in the Pacific Ocean that demonstrated technological advances China has made in the field of deep-sea mining.