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.

July 3, 2025

Nornickel lowers forecast for 2025 nickel surplus

Nornickel expects this year's nickel surplus to be 120,000 tons, which is 30,000 tons lower than it previously thought.

July 2, 2025

Column: Copper’s tariff high fails to lift other LME metals

Doctor Copper hasn't been quite the same since President Trump announced an investigation into US imports.