September 18, 2024 Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario.
September 18, 2024 Giyani secures Botswana’s first manganese mining licence for Kgwakwe Hill K.Hill will be one of the few battery-grade manganese projects outside China.
September 18, 2024 Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for investment in raw materials.
September 18, 2024 Coal India eyeing Argentina, Chile for critical minerals India has been exploring ways to secure supplies of lithium.
September 18, 2024 BHP’s Australian nickel stoppages spoil plans for LME alternative Plans for two new nickel trading platforms to challenge the LME have been blown off course by BHP's planned suspension of its plants in Western Australia.
September 18, 2024 Indonesia, Britain sign collaboration agreement on critical minerals Indonesia has rich deposits of tin, copper and bauxite, among others, and is the world's largest source of nickel ore.
September 18, 2024 Atlantic within ‘touching distance’ of building Ghana’s first lithium mine The exploration company is waiting for Ghana's parliament to ratify its licence to break ground at Ewoyaa.
September 17, 2024 Column: Nickel market no longer afraid of losing Russian supply With so much metal washing around the globe, who's going to miss Russian supply?
September 17, 2024 Sibanye considers sourcing nickel for French plant from New Caledonia’s Prony Sibanye-Stillwater said it is studying New Caledonia's Prony Resources as a potential source for nickel.
September 17, 2024 Winsome Resources confirms Canadian lithium project’s potential Repurposing existing infrastructure at the past-producing Renard diamond mine seems the best option for the Adina lithium project in Quebec.
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