August 2, 2023 Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia The foreign ministry would agree on a UK-Zambia Green Growth Compact, aimed at generating £2.5 billion pounds of British private sector investment.
August 2, 2023 Trafigura’s $600 million cobalt play faces cash crunch in Congo Trafigura’s metals unit is already under fire after announcing in February it was the victim of a massive alleged nickel fraud.
July 27, 2023 Children living in cobalt-rich areas in the DRC show poor educational outcomes – study Research shows that children who work in cobalt extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not achieve the same level of education as those living in other parts…
July 26, 2023 US says it must work with Latin America more on key minerals The Biden administration has begun a push to diversify the US’ sources of important goods and materials and to reduce dependency on China.
July 25, 2023 UN watchdog delays deep-sea mining to 2024 The Council of the International Seabed Authority ruled out any immediate permission for mining to begin.
July 24, 2023 Ranked: The world’s top cobalt producing countries Cobalt, an essential component for certain types of EV batteries, has seen a significant shift in its global production landscape.
July 24, 2023 Bluejay Mining goes solo at Finland project as JV with Rio Tinto ends Along with the 100% project ownership of the Enonkoski nickel-copper-cobalt project, it will retain all drilling results.
July 21, 2023 CHARTS: Value of world’s 50 biggest mining companies slump $356bn from post-pandemic peak MINING.COM’s ranking of world’s biggest miners welcomes the first Indonesian company to the top tier and Perth as the city hosting the greatest number on the list.
July 21, 2023 Glencore expects 2023 trading unit profits of up to $4 billion The group left its overall 2023 guidance for copper unchanged at 1.04 million metric tons, even as production fell by 10%.
July 20, 2023 At international deep sea mining meeting, debate moves behind closed doors The ISA cut a livestream of its members negotiations and retreated behind closed doors in an attempt to resolve a dilemma the could determine the fate of the deep ocean.
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
