November 16, 2023 IGO stands by incoming CEO, despite Rio Tinto sacking him The Australian battery metals producer expects Rio Tinto's former aluminum boss, Ivan Vella, to start as CEO in December, as planned.
November 15, 2023 The promise and risks of deep-sea mining Composed of manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and other trace minerals, polymetallic nodules hold some of the key ingredients needed to fuel the energy transition.
November 15, 2023 EU makes deal to boost domestic supply of key raw materials The deal includes regulations covering 34 critical raw materials vital to the clean-tech transition.
November 14, 2023 Horizonte Minerals stock plummets over nickel project’s funding uncertainty The company has only sufficient working capital to around mid-December 2023.
November 14, 2023 Glencore ready to spin-off coal unit after sealing Teck buy Glencore will merge Teck’s steelmaking coal business with its own coal assets before spinning off the combined unit.
November 14, 2023 Mineral Resources boosts stake in lithium miner Azure Minerals Both MinRes and Hancock Prospecting have upped their stakes in Azure to block a takeover of the Aussie junior by Chile's SQM.
November 13, 2023 US, Indonesia to explore mineral pact as Biden and Jokowi meet Both sides are expected to announce a joint initiative when Presidents Joe Biden and Joko Widodo meet on Monday.
November 13, 2023 EU agrees mineral supply targets to cut reliance on China The agreed rules set targets for the region to mine 10% of the critical raw materials it consumes, such as lithium, and for the first time copper and nickel.
November 13, 2023 Eramet bets on lithium as it invests more in large mines Company will go ahead with plans to add more capacity in Argentina.
November 12, 2023 Trafigura’s copper uber-bull departs as metals drama drags on Kostas Bintas was demoted in a management reshuffle in September.
Bessent says Australia, India invited to G7 meeting on critical minerals Bessent said he had been pressing for a separate meeting on the issue since last summer's summit of G7 leaders. January 09, 2026 | 04:30 pm
Rio-Glencore deal closer than ever with premium and CEO in focus Glencore boss Gary Nagle has called it the most obvious deal in mining. January 09, 2026 | 03:39 pm
Japan seeks support as fears rise over China’s rare earth grip The impact of China’s latest move is still unclear, but existing export controls have already lengthened the time required to procure rare earth magnets. January 09, 2026 | 03:16 pm