November 13, 2025 Glencore, Chilean Cobalt sign offtake for Americas supply The parties expect most intermediate products to be shipped to privately held US Strategic Metals’ hydrometallurgical battery metals processing facility.
November 13, 2025 Congo produces first 1,000t of traceable artisanal cobalt Congo holds about 72% of global cobalt reserves and accounts for over 74% of supply.
November 11, 2025 China’s critical minerals curb has billion-dollar impact on US GDP: Macquarie Macquarie estimates the US is about 80% import reliant for rare earth compounds and metals, with approximately 70% of those coming from China.
November 10, 2025 Fortune Minerals secures additional funding to build Alberta refinery The company plans to construct a facility to process concentrates from the NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper mine in the Northwest Territories.
November 7, 2025 Congo suspends activities at Chinese mine after spill Congo's mines minister said the operator, a unit of Zhejiang Huayou, does not meet environmental standards.
November 7, 2025 Deep Sea Rare Minerals seeks US seabed licences Deep Sea Rare Minerals is the second firm after TMC to apply for deep-sea mining licences since Trump’s executive order to boost the sector.
November 6, 2025 Stellantis pulls plug on supply deal with Australia’s Alliance Nickel Alliance said the missed milestones were primarily due to challenging nickel market conditions and project financing constraints.
November 6, 2025 Tesla co-founder’s critical minerals plant starts production Redwood Materials, led by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, has begun operations at a $3.5 billion factory in South Carolina.
November 6, 2025 Study warns deep-sea mining waste threatens marine food chain Research shows that deep discharge of mining waste must be assessed, as its impact on ocean ecosystems varies and could cause harm.
November 5, 2025 Key African copper trade route reopens between Zambia and Tanzania Tanzania’s main port of Dar es Salaam is a crucial hub for copper and cobalt shipments from mines in Congo and Zambia to China.
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
