February 24, 2025 Congo suspends cobalt exports for four months amid glut Cobalt prices have dropped below $10 a pound, a level not breached for 10 years.
February 21, 2025 Global exploration budgets fall as juniors tighten belts: S&P Global spending dropped 3% to $12.5 billion, S&P’s Corporate exploration strategies 2024 report shows.
February 21, 2025 Savannah Resources to restart drilling at Barroso as suspension gets lifted Savannah suspended prospecting work at the beginning of the month due to a precautionary injunction filed by local landowners.
February 21, 2025 China’s Norinco sweetens bid for Congo copper mines as deal stalls Norinco already owns the Comica and Lamikal mines in Congo.
February 21, 2025 Putin says Russia should speed up lithium mining plans Supplies from Chile and Argentina have dried up since 2022, following sanctions imposed on Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine.
February 20, 2025 Pilbara Minerals sees lithium demand rallying on China mine restart Lithium carbonate prices have fallen about 87% since peaking in 2022 and are down more than 22% compared with this time last year.
February 20, 2025 China-backed $3 billion Indonesia nickel smelter risks shutdown PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry has slashed production and is close to shutting down completely.
February 20, 2025 IGO sinks to massive loss on lithium refinery IGO’s half-year result included large write-downs amid ongoing uncertainty about the company’s Kwinana lithium refinery.
February 20, 2025 China lithium tech export curbs may benefit Eramet, CEO says China has proposed restricting the export of technology to process lithium in response to US tariffs.
February 19, 2025 Exxon, SLB flag interest in lithium projects in Chile, sources say Exxon is also working to use an innovative method to separate the metal from brine.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
