September 26, 2023 Philippines’ lower house passes bill overhauling mining tax system Under the bill, large-scale metallic mining operations within mineral reservations shall be subject to a royalty rate of 4% of the gross output.
September 25, 2023 Nickel fraud: Same paper in, same paper out As these cases show, fraudsters went to great lengths to dupe their counterparties with considerable success for some 18 months while they pocketed more than $326m.
September 25, 2023 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals to build copper mine in Zambia within 10 years The California-based firm is spending about $150 million to speed up additional exploration at its Mingomba project.
September 25, 2023 Sumitomo Metal bets on Canadian battery materials firm Nano One Through a C$16.9 million ($12.5m) investment, the Japanese giant will own 5% of Nano One, which has piqued the interest of global majors.
September 24, 2023 Asian Battery Minerals enrolls hi-tech mineral resource locator to explore nickel deposit in Mongolia Asian Battery Minerals and Getech just completed a successful round of nickel exploration in Mongolia.
September 22, 2023 Drill down on the economics of the Turnagain nickel mine in British Columbia With a total capital cost of $3.6 billion over the life of the mine, Giga Metals will need other investors on board to develop the mine.
September 22, 2023 Giga’s Turnagain nickel project in BC may depend on batteries boosting metal price The 30-year open-pit mine would cost $1.9 billion to build.
September 22, 2023 FPX Nickel signs battery supply chain MOU with Japanese groups The MOU lays the groundwork for FPX and PPES to collaborate on vertically integrated nickel production through the Baptiste project.
September 22, 2023 Philippines hopes to boost cooperation with US in mining and batteries Philippines see the March agreement between the United States and Japan on critical minerals as a model.
September 22, 2023 Norway’s Storebrand raises seabed mining concerns with Kongsberg Norway could become the first country to start commercial deep sea mining if a government plan is approved by its parliament.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
