November 15, 2023

EU makes deal to boost domestic supply of key raw materials

The deal includes regulations covering 34 critical raw materials vital to the clean-tech transition.

November 15, 2023

EU Commission proposes Russian diamond ban, tightening of oil price cap

The sanctions package also contains import bans on a number of metals.

November 15, 2023

European companies exploring ways to boost rare metal supply

China imposed restrictions on exports of the metals used in high-tech electronics from August.

November 14, 2023

Column: Panama copper drama another ESG flash-point for miners

How First Quantum’s $10 billion copper mine went from promised economic boom to cause of mass popular unrest is a story peculiar to Panama but one that has a moral…

November 14, 2023

Congo’s copper and cobalt trucks on move as strike ends

The drivers stopped shipping the green-energy metals from the mining hub of Kolwezi around the end of October.

November 14, 2023

Recycling can ease critical minerals scarcity, not solve it

The global energy transition may be eclipsed by a critical minerals supply-demand imbalance — unless alternatives are found, experts say.

November 14, 2023

China’s booming copper output leaves less space for Codelco

Codelco is shipping less of the metal to China after a burst of new domestic capacity in the Asian nation.

November 14, 2023

Glencore ready to spin-off coal unit after sealing Teck buy

Glencore will merge Teck’s steelmaking coal business with its own coal assets before spinning off the combined unit.

November 13, 2023

China tightens grip on copper, key to world’s energy transition

China is in the midst of a breakneck expansion of its copper industry that’s reshaping global flows of the essential metal for the world’s energy transition.

November 13, 2023

US, Indonesia to explore mineral pact as Biden and Jokowi meet

Both sides are expected to announce a joint initiative when Presidents Joe Biden and Joko Widodo meet on Monday.