January 26, 2023 Stillwater expands resource, nickel by more than half at Montana project The new inferred resource estimate raised tonnage by 62% compared with figures from 2021.
January 26, 2023 Glencore joins world’s first battery passport pilot The miner spearheaded the first pilot passport leveraging the ReSource platform in collaboration with its Kamoto Copper subsidiary LG Energy Solution and Tesla.
January 25, 2023 EU urges European banks to step up funding for critical minerals The EU is due to unveil its Critical Raw Materials Act on March 8 to secure the bloc's supply of critical raw materials.
January 22, 2023 The risks of plundering the periodic table Humans have been squeezing the periodic table for over a century. Scientists warn about the risks of doing so.
January 19, 2023 Lithium futures gather momentum amid EV battery metals boom Open interest in the lithium contract hit a record high of 473 contracts on Wednesday, and extends out to February 2024, according to CME data.
January 19, 2023 Column: Exchanges diversify as base metals trade shrinks in 2022 Volumes have fallen every month year-on-year since the suspension of nickel trading and the decision to cancel trades.
January 19, 2023 Congo president demands more from $6.2 billion China metals deal “The Chinese, they’ve made a lot of money and made a lot of profit from this contract,” Tshisekedi said in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
January 19, 2023 Congo sees deal on $6bn China mining contract overhaul this year The government is in active talks with representatives of Sicomines.
January 17, 2023 BASF, Eramet to finalize $2.6bn partnership on Indonesia nickel smelter The partnership would build a hydro-metallurgical complex with an output capacity of 67,000 tonnes of nickel and 7,500 tonnes of cobalt per year.
January 15, 2023 Startup eyes Australia to build China-free battery production Recharge Industries is planning a A$300 million factory to build lithium-ion batteries free of materials from 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
