August 30, 2023 India to start critical mineral blocks auction process this year The blocks are for minerals including nickel, lithium, cobalt and platinum, along with rare earths.
August 30, 2023 Indonesian nickel smelters turn to Philippines for ore as local supply tightens Jakarta recently delayed the issuing of mining quotas and suspended operations at a key site of state miner Aneka Tambang.
August 29, 2023 China zooms in on Latin America, Africa in critical minerals race — report China is expected to continue building its influence over key minerals such as lithium and cobalt across the developing world, according to S&P Global.
August 28, 2023 Hyperdrive: Why the EV industry is talking about ‘black mass’ Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Fastmarkets and S&P Global have launched regular price assessments of the material.
August 28, 2023 Posco Future M targets $32.6 billion sales by 2030 Company plans to set up a battery material joint venture with Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt in South Korea.
August 28, 2023 Indonesia nickel mining quota delays due to switch back to old system – official Prices of nickel ore in Indonesia have surged about 10% in recent weeks.
August 27, 2023 Mining boom across the tropics degrading river systems Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries.
August 27, 2023 How cracked cathodes help reduce Li-ion batteries’ charging time New research shows that cracks in the positive electrode of lithium-ion batteries reduce battery charge time.
August 24, 2023 Trafigura metal executive Grenfell exits as unit pressure grows Trafigura’s metals business has been struggling over the past eighteen months.
August 24, 2023 Another metals trader says it has been hit by nickel fraud Kataman Metals alleges it paid $3.3 million for nickel from New Alloys Trading only to discover that there was no nickel inside the containers.
Canada Nickel’s Crawford project gets fast-tracked With the 1P1P fast tracking, the province hopes construction can start on Crawford by the end of the year. January 13, 2026 | 11:31 am