March 25, 2025

EU selects 47 strategic projects to secure critical minerals access

The list supports the 2024 Critical Raw Material Act, which boosts the EU access to key metals and minerals.

March 24, 2025

CHART: Top 20 automakers by battery metal spending

BYD’s battery metals bill was $1 billion below Tesla despite selling 2 million more EVs while GM’s per EV costs are the highest in the industry.

March 24, 2025

Column: LME fined for failing to hit the brakes in nickel crisis

The venerable 148-year old London Metal Exchange has just made it into the history books for the wrong reasons.

March 24, 2025

Hedge fund Elliott says it may take further action on LME voided nickel trades

Elliott lost a lawsuit against the exchange for cancelling billions of dollars of nickel trades after the price hit a record above $100,000 a tonne in March 2022.

March 22, 2025

Gold dominates mining M&A again in 2024: S&P Global

Gold accounted for 70% of last year's transaction count and total value in precious and base metals, according to S&P.

March 20, 2025

UK watchdog fines London Metal Exchange over handling of 2022 nickel crisis

Britain's financial regulator fined the LME for allowing nickel prices to surge out of control three years ago.

March 19, 2025

Canadian opposition leader vows 6-month Ring of Fire OK in Ontario

The Ring of Fire area in the province's northwest lies in a remote swampy region where only one venture is considered advanced -- the Eagle’s Nest project.

March 19, 2025

Aurion, KoBold team up to explore critical minerals in Finland

Aurion will grant KoBold the right to earn a 75% interest in a portion of the Risti project area.

March 14, 2025

Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals

Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record jump in government control over resources in 47 countries since 2020.

March 13, 2025

Infographic: Tesla’s wild ride from surge to slump

Elon Musk’s political influence once boosted Tesla’s stock—but is it now weighing it down?