February 4, 2025 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold expands lithium and nickel exploration to Namibia The company also plans to invest $2 billion in the Mingomba copper-cobalt mine in Zambia.
February 3, 2025 AME JV video: SRK developing tablet versions of HiveMap software The software can be used in operations, early-stage exploration and civil engineering applications.
February 3, 2025 Indonesia’s 2024 coal output hits record high Indonesia produced a record 836 million metric tons of coal in 2024, nearly 18% above its target of 710 million tons.
January 31, 2025 Video: Trump is the best news for deep sea mining – TMC CEO Gerard Barron told MINING.COM the new administration’s focus on domestic mineral production comes at the right time.
January 30, 2025 GRAPH: Cobalt price plunge and the EV market Inflation adjusted cobalt prices are the lowest in 100 years after a deluge of new supply. Stagnating demand from EVs only adds to the bear case.
January 30, 2025 Trafigura asks to subpoena banks in search for lost nickel funds Trafigura is still chasing down the funds almost two years after news broke that it was on the hook for almost $600 million.
January 30, 2025 Chinese firms to build $2 billion Tanzanian rail to nickel mine The new railway will link the port of Dar es Salaam to a nickel mine in neighboring Burundi.
January 30, 2025 Glencore reports lower metals production in 2024 The company produced 951,600 tonnes of copper in 2024, down 6% from 1.01 million tonnes in 2023.
January 29, 2025 China funnelled $57 billion to control critical mineral supply chain A network of at least 26 state-backed banks has helped Beijing tighten its grip on critical minerals over the past two decades.
January 28, 2025 GRAPH: Mining vs AI vs Deepseek Cheap and cheerful Chinese AI does little to unskew relative valuation of one chipmaker against the entire mining industry.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am