July 10, 2025 Chinese tycoons are turning Indonesia into an aluminum giant This year alone, three new alumina refineries, a key part of the aluminum production process, will begin working.
July 10, 2025 Fatalities rise for second year in global mining sector The ICMM, representing one-third of global mining, reported 42 worker deaths last year, an increase from 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022.
July 10, 2025 Share of Russian aluminum in LME warehouses falls in June as Indian metal rises For copper, the share of Russia-made metal in LME available stocks also slipped.
July 8, 2025 Column: London Metal Exchange reaps the rewards of tariff turmoil The London Metal Exchange has recorded its highest quarterly volumes since 2014.
July 7, 2025 China’s mining investment sets new record There were 10 deals worth more than $100 million in 2024, the most since 2013, data from S&P and Mergermarket shows.
July 7, 2025 CHART: Nickel overtakes lithium as most valuable EV battery metal as prices slump And that is despite the significant move towards nickel-free batteries such as lithium iron phosphate or LPF and the significant cooling of nickel prices at the same time.
July 6, 2025 South32 sells Cerro Matoso nickel mine as it looks to copper and zinc Australian miner sells Colombian operation to refocus on copper and zinc.
July 6, 2025 Column: Metals smelting is the West’s next critical minerals crisis China's rapid expansion of processing capacity is crushing margins across the metallic spectrum.
July 4, 2025 ‘Big, beautiful’ US bill would end tax credit for critical minerals The credit provides a 10% tax incentive for the domestic extraction, processing and recycling of key battery and industrial minerals.
July 4, 2025 Researchers from Scotland and Canada partner to clean up contaminated mine water They plan to develop a low-cost system combining microalgae and calcium silicate to remove and recover cobalt, nickel and copper for reuse.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
