July 9, 2023 European firms look for footing in China-US spat, French execs say Eramet's CEO said China's show of force over the supply chain for key metals shouldn't come as a surprise.
July 5, 2023 McKinsey adds to warnings of clean energy metals shortages The number of the approximately 500 cobalt, copper, lithium and nickel mines operating today will need to increase by as much as 76%, it says.
July 5, 2023 Ardea Resources inks agreement with Japanese firms for nickel-cobalt project feasibility The consortium comprises Sumitomo Metal Mining, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui & Co Ltd.
July 3, 2023 China set to boost state cobalt reserves after tumble in prices The National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, the government stockpiling body, may buy about 2,000 tons of cobalt.
July 3, 2023 Glencore offers to buy rest of PolyMet for $71m The move will give Glencore a direct ownership of NorthMet, poised to be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine.
June 30, 2023 Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.
June 29, 2023 Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.
June 28, 2023 Miners tap waste for critical minerals Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste could provide a key new source of the minerals needed for the energy transition.
June 23, 2023 Stillwater Critical Minerals welcomes Glencore as major investor, stock jumps Glencore would hold a 9.99% equity interest in Stillwater upon completion of a private placement.
June 20, 2023 Bill Gates-backed KoBold Metals is the Silicon Valley’s newest unicorn The company raised $200 million to dig for copper and lithium using AI.
Chilean regulator to launch ‘unprecedented’ audit of Codelco-SQM lithium deal The regulator said that it was prevented from ruling on most of the claims due to previous court rulings. December 19, 2025 | 08:56 am
