July 8, 2019 That giant asteroid of gold won’t make us richer The 16 Psyche and other asteroids will probably be mined for their metals. But once they start hitting the market in large quantities, they’re unlikely to be precious for much…
July 5, 2019 UN deep sea mining body rejects Greenpeace criticism The ISA says it has the right to set the rules as it is a transparent public forum of consensus-building by the international community and in compliance with international law.
July 5, 2019 Tsingshan, partners face cost hike at Indonesia battery chemicals plant – sources Sources say the price tag may be $1 billion or more.
July 3, 2019 Pancontinental explores recently acquired project in Ontario The Toronto-based miner acquired the 4,170-hectare St. Laurent project in March.
July 1, 2019 Base metals performance to slow in short term, Moody’s predicts Over the next year, Moody’s predicts prices will remain below 2018 levels while rising costs will put price margins under pressure.
June 27, 2019 Toyota to invest $2bn in developing electric vehicles in Indonesia The Japanese carmaker said this month that it aimed for half its global sales to be from electric vehicles by 2025, five years ahead of schedule.
June 26, 2019 Why Goldman thinks nickel is trading like a biotech start-up — opinion Nickel is defying both the general macroeconomic concerns weighing on other industrial metals and signs its own internal dynamics are weakening.
June 18, 2019 LME electronic pricing trial fails to boost volumes – sources "The LME is saying very publicly that it's getting its house in order, and the electronic close is a part of that."
June 18, 2019 Vale halts Onça Puma nickel complex, to pay twice the amount of original fine Court doubled the fine applied against the company to 200,000 Real ($52K) for each day it kept the nickel complex open, despite a February ruling that ordered the full suspension…
June 17, 2019 Elon Musk says Tesla “might get into mining” Tesla CEO says product rollout is tied to battery production and "we have to look further down the supply chain."
Polish recycler bets millions on Europe’s critical metals push Elemental Group plans to build a copper smelting and refining facility, taking up two-thirds of an $800 million investment. January 14, 2026 | 07:15 am
