September 16, 2022 LME faces suit from funds including AQR over nickel crisis The LME is already facing lawsuits from Jane Street and Paul Singer’s Elliott Investment Management over its handling of the March nickel crisis.
September 15, 2022 Column: Can Europe save its industrial metals production sector? The European Commission's focus on future-looking metals seems to have blind-sided it to the older metals that are also required to decarbonize, writes Andy Home.
September 15, 2022 Shallow-water mining in direct conflict with sustainability goals – study Finnish researchers say that mineral mining alters habitats and causes local biodiversity loss in shallow-water species communities.
September 15, 2022 Tertiary Minerals, FQM team up to boost copper exploration in Zambia The miners will work together to advance Tertiary’s Mukai and Mushima North project, in the country's north-west.
September 14, 2022 South Korea, US will step up efforts to resolve electric vehicle spat The two sides will begin talks Friday as part of an engagement channel agreed earlier this month in Washington.
September 14, 2022 Russia is getting frozen out as traders negotiate metals contracts For aluminum, in particular, Europe is usually a key market.
September 13, 2022 Vale Indonesia signs HPAL deal with China’s Huayou Vale and Huayou plan to build a $1.8 billion HPAL plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, to produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel.
September 12, 2022 Column: Shanghai’s nickel twist risks more market fracture LME nickel volumes have unsurprisingly slumped since March with activity in August down 47% on the same month last year.
September 12, 2022 Colombia to require environmental permits for exploration Companies operating in Colombia currently need environmental permission only for the extraction and production phases of projects.
September 9, 2022 Vale posts best week in 20 months on metals rebound, nickel plans Shares in the world’s No. 2 iron ore producer and major nickel supplier surged 11% this week, outpacing peers.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am