April 4, 2025 Battery metals market faces perfect storm — analysts US tariffs, falling prices, and shifting demand are dragging down the battery raw materials market, Fastmarkets says.
April 3, 2025 Trump’s tariffs shake markets, threaten metals trade The tariffs include a universal 10% levy on imports and targeted measures on 60 countries, marking a major shift in trade policy.
April 3, 2025 Maverick Metals secures $19M seed funding for copper extraction tech The funding will support the commercialization of LithX, a novel lixiviant chemistry designed to improve the recovery of copper at reduced costs.
April 2, 2025 Capital signs civil works, tailings contract with Reko Diq The contract will run through December 2028 and is expected to generate over $60 million in annual revenue.
April 2, 2025 An American mine still has millions of tons of copper, if companies can get to it Freeport is trying to develop technology that can burrow within those gigantic waste piles at Morenci and extract low-grade copper that miners previously saw as too expensive.
April 2, 2025 Trump’s executive orders a boost for US metals market — GreenMet CEO Drew Horn talks about aligning private investments with federal policies and points at key gaps in the US supply chain.
April 2, 2025 Codelco strikes copper deal with Adani amid tariff threat Chilean copper giant Codelco will supply copper to Adani's Kutch smelter — the world’s largest — starting this year.
April 1, 2025 Global battery market entering new phase with high demand, low prices – IEA According to the IEA, global battery demand reached a historic milestone of 1 terawatt-hours last year, with annual electric car sales rising by 25% to 17 million.
April 1, 2025 Trump eyes executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining The move would enable miners to bypass the ISA and obtain permits from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
March 27, 2025 Column: Green iron is a prize worth billions, winning is the trick The steel value chain accounts for 7% to 9% of global carbon emissions.
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies. January 12, 2026 | 05:13 am
Australia fast-tracks critical minerals stockpile Canberra will build a strategic minerals reserve using domestic supply to shore up defence, tech manufacturing and allied supply chains. January 12, 2026 | 04:09 am
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge. January 11, 2026 | 04:22 pm