December 26, 2024 CHARTS: EV battery metals bill sets new low as lithium, nickel, cobalt price slump continues The raw materials bill for the average EV is now down to $510 compared to a peak of more than $1,900 at the beginning of last year.
December 26, 2024 Trade spats to curb industrial metals demand: BMO BMO Capital Markets has lowered its demand estimates for next year on the anticipation that higher tariffs and multilateral trade friction could tamp down industrial output.
December 24, 2024 CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load "While a large number of countries around the world continue to talk about securing raw material supply, China is actually doing something about it."
December 23, 2024 El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban president called ‘absurd’ El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban all forms of metals mining in 2017.
December 23, 2024 Chile files environmental charges against Anglo American’s Los Bronces mine One charge was deemed "very serious," the highest of three offense levels, for non-compliance dating back to a 2014 sanction.
December 23, 2024 Codelco signs early agreement with Salvador mine supervisors The 36-month agreement will start on May 1, 2025.
December 23, 2024 Nigeria resumes mining in Zamfara state on improved security Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration in the northwestern state after a five-year suspension.
December 23, 2024 Midnight Sun receives exploration license renewal for Solwezi copper project in Zambia The project is 6 miles from Africa’s largest copper mining complex, the Kansanshi mine held by First Quantum Minerals.
December 23, 2024 Codelco eyes $800m extension to keep Gabriela Mistral open until 2055 Environmental permit application includes ending the use of domestic land-based water at the mine in 2035.
December 22, 2024 Vedanta to exclude base metals business from sweeping demerger The group said it will consider the base metals business demerger at a later stage.
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
