April 6, 2018 Sanctions on Russian tycoon Deripaska will create global ripples Deripaska is the main owner of the conglomerate EN+, which in turn is the co-owner of some of the world's biggest metals producers.
April 6, 2018 Electric vehicles do not need to be poisonous The rapid proliferation of poisons in a widening variety of applications requires better monitoring and control.
April 3, 2018 CHARTS: Mining rally running out of steam as copper price weighs Cobalt, nickel still on the boil, but gloomier outlook reflected in copper price and fall in market value of top mining companies during first quarter.
March 29, 2018 Of all things molybdenum could crash cobalt, nickel price party New lab discovery uses molybdenum to solve problems of lithium sulphur batteries, doing away with nickel and cobalt for cheaper, lighter, safer technology.
March 27, 2018 Nickel market eyes Philippines as mine review delayed yet again The review by the Mining Industry Coordinating Council is now set to take six months instead of three, according to the Department of Finance.
March 26, 2018 Canadian miner allowed to operate in Sweden Gungnir's drill campaign would begin in the second quarter of 2018 with 20 diamond drill holes testing six target areas over a strike length of more than 8 km.
March 22, 2018 RNC mulls selling Aussie mine to focus on massive cobalt-nickel project in Quebec The company's Dumont cobalt and nickel project in Quebec is the world’s largest undeveloped reserve of both metals, with over 1 billion tonnes of reserves and a 33-year mine life.
March 21, 2018 Indonesia’s Inalum expects to line up Freeport sale bank financing soon Indonesia's state mining holding company expects to reach an agreement soon on bank financing to buy a controlling stake in the local unit of Freeport McMoran Inc.
March 17, 2018 Cobalt drilling quadruples in Q4 "No drilling, no discoveries, no reserves, no mines."
March 15, 2018 New study rips into cobalt, lithium price bulls "Significant surpluses" from next year to decimate prices says second bearish report on electric vehicle battery materials.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am