November 6, 2024 China’s industry ministry plans to step up lithium, cobalt, nickel exploration The plan is targeting an increase in the scale of the new energy storage manufacturing industry to match demand by 2027.
November 6, 2024 Trump return will slow, not stop, US clean energy boom Trump wants to rescind all unspent funds allocated by the Inflation Reduction Act, which could pour cold water over the US clean energy boom.
November 5, 2024 US Strategic Metals gains approval for $100.8m loan program USSM is planning to mine what it considers to be the largest cobalt reserve in North America.
November 1, 2024 Visualizing the EU’s critical minerals gap by 2030 This graphic underscores the scale of the challenge the bloc faces in strengthening its critical mineral supply by 2030.
October 30, 2024 Sumitomo resumes production at Madagascar’s nickel project Sumitomo has been struggling to stabilise production and improve profitability at the Madagascar project, which launched in 2005.
October 30, 2024 Glencore posts lower metals output for first nine months, reiterates outlook The miner and trader's own sourced copper production fell 4% to 705,200 metric tons, while its own sourced cobalt output fell 18% to 26,500 tons.
October 29, 2024 Trillions needed to achieve net-zero by 2050 — Wood Mackenzie The report shows the world needs to invest $78 trillion in the next 25 years to achieve net zero and a 1.5C warming scenario.
October 29, 2024 China’s cobalt king hits output goal months ahead of schedule The world’s No. 1 cobalt miner smashed through its full-year output target last quarter after a speedy ramp-up.
October 28, 2024 AstroForge secures first-ever commercial license for asteroid mission Odin will become the first private mission to fly by a body in the Solar System besides the Moon, capturing images and data.
October 27, 2024 Electra Battery secures $5 million financing for cobalt refinery early works Electra is currently looking to build a low-carbon hydrometallurgical cobalt refining complex in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
