October 30, 2023

Glencore cuts 2023 nickel guidance as strikes hit production

The company has lowered its guidance for full-year nickel production by 9% to approximately 102,000 metric tons.

October 29, 2023

Traders and banks strike deals in Russian metals as taboo fades

A handful of Western banks and traders from Citigroup to Trafigura Group are increasingly willing to enter new deals for Russian metals.

October 28, 2023

US, UK make progress on critical minerals agreement, US says

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said "significant progress" was made on a US-UK critical minerals agreement in talks on Saturday in Japan.

October 27, 2023

LME says China’s Guangxi CNGR applies for new nickel listing

The exchange has so far approved one new Chinese brand and received an application from another Chinese producer.

October 27, 2023

Indonesia’s high-grade nickel ore reserves may be depleted in 6 years

Indonesia's high-grade 1.7% nickel ore is mainly used for the country's nickel pig iron (NPI) production.

October 26, 2023

Eramet cuts Indonesia nickel ore target on permit delay

Eramet expects Weda Bay to produce 30 million wet metric tons in 2023, down 5 million tons from its previous outlook.

October 25, 2023

Trafigura denies knowing that nickel deals with Gupta were fake

One of the world’s largest commodity traders revealed it had lost more than half a billion dollars after buying cargoes of nickel from Gupta’s companies, only to discover that they…

October 25, 2023

Nornickel starts sulphur dioxide capture in Russia’s most polluted city

The miner launched a multi-billion dollar project aimed at reducing sulphur dioxide emissions by 45% in Norilsk.

October 24, 2023

Australia boosts critical minerals fund by over $1 billion to attract international investors

The $1.3 billion boost will increase the capacity of Australia’s Critical Minerals Facility to finance mining and processing projects for materials.

October 23, 2023

Bravo Mining shares surge on initial resource estimate for Luanga project in Brazil

The MRE showed a substantial increase in tonnes and contained metals over historical estimates provided by Vale.