June 25, 2021

Russia prepares to hit metals firms with $2.3bn in export taxes

Moscow wants to protect its defence and construction industries from further growth in raw materials costs as prices for metals rise at a global level.

June 24, 2021

Baowu and Vale to invest in Indonesian nickel project

Companies will make stainless steel raw material nickel pig iron in Sulawesi.

June 24, 2021

Indonesia drawing plans to restrict nickel pig iron, ferronickel smelters

The country is currently the biggest producer of the two crude metals, and a restriction on more smelters coming online could hit Chinese stainless steel producers.

June 24, 2021

What Canada should do to secure its own supply of critical minerals — report

A report presented before the House of Commons states that it is time for the Canadian government to step up its critical minerals game.

June 23, 2021

A mining startup’s rush for underwater metals comes with deep risks

While seabed mining remains technologically and commercially unproven, rising demand for metals crucial to decarbonization are already unleashing a gold rush to the bottom of the sea.

June 23, 2021

Rusal to get $1.4bn from Nornickel share buyback

Nornickel said on Wednesday it is buying 3.4% of its shares for $2 billion to compensate for a smaller recent dividend.

June 23, 2021

Brazil to ease licencing of newly listed strategic minerals projects

The government has issued a list of specific metals which production aims to boost with its new policy for strategic minerals.

June 22, 2021

Copper supply needs to double by 2050, Glencore CEO says

The nickel and cobalt markets are facing similar supply deficits over the next few decades, Glasenberg says.

June 22, 2021

Resource estimate for Hautalampi Co-Ni-Cu project shoots up

Eurobattery Minerals and FinnCobalt said total resource tonnage has doubled and contained metal tonnes increased some 50%.

June 21, 2021

EV Metal Index jumps 375% year-on-year as lithium price rally continues

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, hitting third best month on record as lithium prices continue to rally.