June 12, 2024 The Metals Company, SGS make world’s first cobalt sulphate from seafloor nodules In April, TMC and SGS produced the world’s first nickel sulphate directly from seafloor polymetallic nodules.
June 10, 2024 Premium Nickel upsizes Botswana financing to $20 million The upsized financing represents nearly double the initial offering amount.
June 10, 2024 Electra gets Canadian gov’t funding for critical minerals recycling project The company is accelerating the next phase of its recycling project to demonstrate that its hydrometallurgical black mass process is scalable, profitable, and can be implemented at other locations.
June 10, 2024 Ditching noble metals improves efficiency of zinc-air batteries A new metal-nitrogen-carbon catalyst for zinc-air batteries has proven to outperform noble metal catalysts.
June 7, 2024 American Creek shares soar on Cunningham’s 20% Treaty Creek buy bid Treaty Creek, in the Golden Triangle region of northwest British Columbia, is a joint venture project with Tudor Gold and Teuton Resources.
June 6, 2024 Pink sea pigs, transparent sea cucumbers discovered in area targeted by deep-sea miners A 45-day expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone discovered several species not previously described by science.
June 6, 2024 Most energy and mining projects 20% over budget — study About $1.5bn invested in energy transition-related projects are at risk through 2030, research from Bain & Company shows.
June 4, 2024 South Korean, African leaders pledge deeper ties, critical mineral development South Korea is planning to increase development aid for Africa to $10 billion over the next six years.
June 3, 2024 Researchers push for using iron instead of cobalt, nickel in next-gen lithium-ion batteries A team of scientists has transformed the reactivity of iron metal, the cheapest metal commodity.
May 28, 2024 Post-Covid, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals Chinese investment in Africa increased 114% last year.
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
