April 6, 2023 Musk puts $14 trillion price tag on sticking by fossil fuels At peak levels, the world would need to dig up 3.3 gigatons of earth every year to obtain the necessary metals.
April 5, 2023 Chalice in talks with automakers on minority stake The company owns the Julimar nickel project, one of the biggest nickel sulphide finds in recent years.
April 5, 2023 Ancient enzyme may play key role in producing hydrogen for green economy Researchers are studying nature's nickel-iron hydrogenase enzyme, which produces hydrogen by employing the earth-abundant metals in its core.
April 5, 2023 BHP’s exploration accelerator to open to uranium, lithium finds BHP's Xplor accelerator program is currently supporting seven copper and nickel projects for the six months to June.
April 4, 2023 Harita Nickel sets IPO price at $670 million The pricing was set at the higher end of the initial indicative offering range.
April 4, 2023 Shanghai Futures Exchange lowers margin requirements for metals trading Margin requirements for copper and aluminum will be lowered from 12% to 9%.
April 4, 2023 Companies can vie to mine the deep sea starting in July The Metals Company expect to file an application in H2 2023 and to receive a mining license in 2024.
April 3, 2023 FPX Nickel and Japan agree to explore globe for ‘disruptive’ awaruite JOGMEC is to cover as much as $483,000 annually for two years in the search for deposits of the nickel-iron alloy at the Klow project in British Columbia.
April 3, 2023 Wyloo says offer for Mincor is ‘best and final’ after nickel miner withdraws guidance Wyloo has determined that the current offer price of $1.40 per share will not be increased, in the absence of a competing proposal.
April 3, 2023 Factbox: Automakers accelerate the drive to secure battery raw materials Rising demand for EVs is encouraging automakers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and Stellantis to step up efforts to secure raw materials.
Codelco to produce 1.344mt of copper in 2026, chairman says The company's lithium joint venture with SQM is expected to produce 250,000 tons in 2026, chairman Maximo Pacheco also said. January 12, 2026 | 07:13 am
Gecamines to buy 100,000t of copper from Tenke Fungurume mine The purchase represents 20% of TFM’s output, in line with Gecamines’ 20% shareholding. January 12, 2026 | 07:07 am
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies. January 12, 2026 | 05:13 am