January 8, 2025 China becomes world’s second-largest holder of lithium reserves, Xinhua reports China's lithium reserves have risen from 6% to 16.5% of the global total, state media reported.
January 6, 2025 Trudeau to resign ahead of vote this year likely to elect conservative Poilievre Poilievre, the Conservative Party leader, has criticized current permitting delays in the Canadian minerals sector, which can range from five to 25 years.
January 6, 2025 Barrick to halt Mali mine amid fresh export restrictions Barrick is now banned from exporting gold from Loulo-Gounkoto's stock on site, which further disrupts normal operations.
January 3, 2025 Biden officials issue permit for Perpetua’s Idaho antimony-gold mine The move is aimed at offsetting China's near-total market control of a metal used widely across the defense and energy sectors.
January 3, 2025 Nippon Steel to sue US government over blocked US Steel deal US President Joe Biden has blocked the $14.1 billion sale.
December 30, 2024 Top five contrarian commodity scenarios for 2025 The upcoming year has the potential to be one of the most volatile in recent memory, particularly in commodities, writes Clyde Russell.
December 29, 2024 Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey By 2030, McKinsey estimates that worldwide demand for passenger cars in the BEV segment will grow sixfold from 2021 through 2030.
December 26, 2024 Lithium market could see modest recovery in 2025 Global lithium demand to increase 26% to 1.46m tonnes in 2025, outpacing supply growth.
December 26, 2024 Trade spats to curb industrial metals demand: BMO BMO Capital Markets has lowered its demand estimates for next year on the anticipation that higher tariffs and multilateral trade friction could tamp down industrial output.
December 20, 2024 Column: Electric dreams turn into a nightmare for battery metals A sector that was once racing to build new supply has been closing mines and deferring projects as low prices bite into the cost curve.
Minaurum releases mineral resource estimate for Alamos silver project in Mexico The company reported a resource estimate of 5.37 million tonnes grading 202 g/t silver. January 28, 2026 | 10:52 am
