September 18, 2025 Cobalt’s EV battery comeback as prices nearly double The size of the electric vehicle battery cobalt market in August jumped to the highest since December 2022.
September 12, 2025 Norway’s sovereign wealth fund excludes Eramet from portfolio on ethics grounds The fund held a 0.44% stake in Eramet worth $6.8 million as of June 30.
September 9, 2025 Bahrain sponsors deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals for international permit Bahrain, now the first Middle Eastern country to back deep-sea mining, could potentially fund a metals refinery in the future.
August 27, 2025 Electric Metals stock nearly triples on North Star manganese PEA The study outlines an after-tax net present value (at a 10% discount) of $1.39 billion and a 43.5% after-tax internal rate of return.
August 14, 2025 Trump to offer Russia access to minerals for peace in Ukraine The Telegraph reported that US President Donald Trump is prepared to let Moscow tap into its natural resources in Alaska and lift some sanctions on Russia’s aerospace industry.
August 12, 2025 Eramet names processing head in Gabon with eye on manganese ore export ban Gabon's government recently announced that it would ban the export of raw manganese from January 2029.
August 8, 2025 Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit Ruan van Schalkwyk, a longstanding executive who runs coal trading for Glencore, is retiring.
August 6, 2025 South African minister and top miner clash over US minerals plan That strategy identified coal, chrome ore, iron ore, manganese and platinum as critical minerals, rather than materials found in abundance elsewhere in Africa.
August 6, 2025 US courts Cook Islands for deep-sea mining The State Department has already begun talks with the South Pacific nation for research on seabed mineral exploration and development.
August 4, 2025 TMC releases PFS, publishes first probable mineral reserves for deep-sea nodules The Canadian miner has exclusive access to the Nori Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean.
Lundin Gold to invest $100 million in 2026 Ecuador exploration Lundin wants to increase its existing reserves totaling 5.54 million ounces, and identify new deposits through a three-year project. February 12, 2026 | 10:29 am
