April 14, 2025 Marex Group acquires UK cobalt trader Darton Commodities Marex also recently bought warehousing and logistics company Edgemere Terminals.
April 14, 2025 China urges US to follow international law on reported deep-sea metals stockpile plan The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to enable stockpiling of deep-sea metals found on the Pacific Ocean seabed.
April 13, 2025 Trump planning to stockpile deep-sea minerals to counter China: FT The executive order, according to FT, would allow the US government to build a "strategic reserve" of these critical minerals.
April 8, 2025 CMOC boosts cobalt output at Congo mines despite export ban CMOC's cobalt production rose almost 21% in the three months to March.
April 3, 2025 Trump envoy says US-Congo mining and security deal moving ahead Congo President Felix Tshisekedi is hoping US interest in Congo’s minerals will encourage the country to back his government.
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 29, 2025 China’s mining investment under Belt and Road Initiative sets new record – report China's overseas mining investment under its Belt and Road Initiative hit another peak last year at $21.4 billion.
March 29, 2025 Miner’s bid to tap seabed pits UN-backed regulators against Trump International regulators condemned TMC’s move to circumvent their authority by seeking the Trump administration’s approval for seabed mining.
March 29, 2025 Column: Europe’s future metals strategy hindered by current crisis Chinese over-capacity and high energy prices have accelerated the long-term decline of European steel and aluminum production.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
