June 18, 2023 Material intensity in EV batteries going down —report IDTechEx says there is a trend to reduce the number of materials that provide core functionality to the battery pack.
June 18, 2023 New study quantifies violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive industries Ten universities joined forces to conduct the largest quantitative analysis to date of the violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive and industrial developments.
June 16, 2023 Critical material prices are recovering but the outlook is mixed New report says lithium, nickel sulphate and rare earth prices are set to recover sharply but graphite, magnesium and titanium markets are in for more pain.
June 16, 2023 US requests probe of alleged labor abuses at Grupo Mexico mine The request is the eleventh such action under the North American trade pact.
June 16, 2023 Boliden’s Ronnskar smelter declares force majeure on copper deliveries after fire The smelter produced 218,000 metric tons of copper in 2022.
June 16, 2023 Los Andes Copper allowed to restart drilling in Chile, stock surges Its Vizcachitas project represents one of the largest advanced copper deposits in the Americas.
June 16, 2023 Chile to tender lithium permits in first half of 2024 Private companies that win exploration licences will have priority to gain exploitation permits in association with a state-run company.
June 16, 2023 Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm Ivanhoe will convert a loan balance of $76 million owed to the company by HPX into an equity investment in I-Pulse, HPX’s parent company.
June 16, 2023 Codelco top brass seek to reassure market after CEO quits The company said it would stick to its strategy and operations in a bid to reassure markets following the surprise resignation.
June 15, 2023 First Quantum rebuffs informal approach from Barrick Gold Barrick made overtures to First Quantum in the last few months as part of its search for ways to expand in copper.
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
