September 15, 2023

Mining M&A activity tracking towards decade high this year — report

According to Fitch Ratings, the financial profiles of miners will remain resilient in the short to medium term as commodity prices remain above mid-cycle levels.

September 14, 2023

Tesla supplier weighs Indonesia battery metal unit IPO

Chinese battery metals producer CNGR is weighing an initial public offering of Indonesian assets as soon as the end of 2024.

September 14, 2023

Explainer: Why does Norway want to mine the seabed?

Some Norwegian companies that provide technology and services to the oil industry are looking at deep sea mining as well.

September 13, 2023

Canada will take 20 years to recoup Stellantis, Volkswagen subsidies – watchdog

In April, Prime Minister Trudeau said the economic impact of one of the projects would be equal to the value of government investment in less than five years.

September 12, 2023

Pentagon awards $110 million more to Albemarle, Talon Metals

Albemarle will receive $90 million for its forthcoming reopening of the Kings Mountain lithium mine.

September 12, 2023

US committee recommends royalties on minerals for EVs in sweeping reform proposal

In addition to recommending royalties of 4% to 8%, it advocated for moving to a system of leasing federal lands for mining.

September 10, 2023

US lags behind China, India, EU when it comes to battery recycling – report

The US still needs to deploy the necessary infrastructure to match the recycling pace of those regions, a recent report by IDTechEx shows.

September 8, 2023

Nornickel says cash flow not yet stable enough to resume dividends

Nornickel this year failed to pay dividends on its 2022 results for the first time in 14 years.

September 7, 2023

Antofagasta loses bid to revive Minnesota copper-nickel project

The project would have been one of the biggest US sources of metals needed to build electric vehicle batteries and other clean energy technologies.

September 7, 2023

Indonesia proposes critical minerals trade deal with US

The request was made when Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with US Vice President Kamala Harris this week.