December 16, 2024 Trump transition team to roll back Biden EV, emissions policies Trump plans to cut EV support, impose tariffs on battery materials.
December 15, 2024 Australia’s CEFC invests $75m in homegrown critical minerals The CEFC was established in 2012 by the Australian government to help achieve its national goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
December 13, 2024 Canada Nickel secures $14m investment from Taykwa Tagamou Nation The project, on the Indigenous group’s traditional lands, holds one of the world’s largest reserves.
December 13, 2024 Norilsk Nickel plans to sell all it produces in 2025 The miner reported a 22% fall in first-half profit in August.
December 13, 2024 China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy.
December 13, 2024 Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei The miner plans to build a processing plant at Rincon with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.
December 12, 2024 Exxaro said to have discussed acquiring South African manganese mine The Tshipi Borwa mine produced 3.3 million tonnes of ore in 2022, making it the country’s second-biggest producer in that year.
December 12, 2024 Talon Metals receives $2.47m funding for nickel extraction research The research will focus on the company's Tamarack project, which comprises an underground nickel-copper mine in central Minnesota and a battery mineral processing facility in North Dakota.
December 12, 2024 Grid Metals, Teck Resources team up to explore nickel sulphide project in Manitoba Teck can acquire up to a 70% interest in the project by spending C$15.7 million on the project and making staged cash payments totalling C$1.6 million.
December 12, 2024 Rio Tinto to invest $2.5 billion to expand Rincon lithium project Rincon is the company's first commercial-scale lithium operation.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
