June 4, 2025 EU adds 13 new critical mineral projects abroad Brussels expands raw materials push amid China's export curbs.
May 30, 2025 Column: Cobalt Holdings bets the battery metal’s fortunes have turned The metals investor is betting that the worst is over for the cobalt market.
May 29, 2025 Glencore’s $22B assets shift sets stage for mining mega-merger By centralizing key assets in one jurisdiction, Glencore paves the way for a potential deal with a rival mining giant.
May 28, 2025 Terra Metals, Metalex seal $100M deal to form copper-cobalt partnership in Zambia The newly established partnership, called Lunda Resources, will look to commission a 240-tonne-per-hour copper and cobalt concentrator this September.
May 27, 2025 CHART: Asian EV battery makers buy 94% of global battery metals EV battery manufacturers based in China, Korea and Japan have almost complete control of the global market, and it’s not changing any time soon.
May 26, 2025 Morocco’s Managem reports 20% rise in Q1 revenue The revenue was driven by higher gold, silver, copper, and cobalt prices.
May 25, 2025 Congo eyes US minerals deal by end of June, FT reports Kinshasa views the plundering of its mineral wealth as a key driver of the conflict between its forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo.
May 21, 2025 China’s CMOC calls on Congo to lift cobalt export ban Congo has kept the market guessing on its next steps when the ban ends on June 22.
May 21, 2025 Critical minerals still dominated by few despite diversification efforts: IEA The average market share of the top three refined material suppliers rose from 82% to 86% between 2020 and 2024, says IEA.
May 21, 2025 Energy storage boom drives battery shift, leaving nickel, cobalt behind LFP batteries are fuelling a boom in energy storage projects.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
