January 6, 2025 Trudeau to resign ahead of vote this year likely to elect conservative Poilievre Poilievre, the Conservative Party leader, has criticized current permitting delays in the Canadian minerals sector, which can range from five to 25 years.
January 3, 2025 Indonesia reviews nickel ore mining quota to steady prices Indonesia last year approved annual nickel ore mining quotas of 240 million metric tons each year until 2026.
January 2, 2025 LME nickel hits four-year low as 2025 opens with eyes on China Prices for nickel, used in stainless steel and batteries, dropped towards $15,000 a ton on the London Metal Exchange.
January 2, 2025 Cobalt miner Jervois in rescue deal after struggle to compete with China A collapse in the price of cobalt has forced the company to delist and reorganize.
December 29, 2024 Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey By 2030, McKinsey estimates that worldwide demand for passenger cars in the BEV segment will grow sixfold from 2021 through 2030.
December 27, 2024 JV Video: Renforth Resources plans to fund nickel exploration with gold asset Renforth is updating the resource with 28,000 metres of new drilling.
December 26, 2024 CHARTS: EV battery metals bill sets new low as lithium, nickel, cobalt price slump continues The raw materials bill for the average EV is now down to $510 compared to a peak of more than $1,900 at the beginning of last year.
December 26, 2024 Trade spats to curb industrial metals demand: BMO BMO Capital Markets has lowered its demand estimates for next year on the anticipation that higher tariffs and multilateral trade friction could tamp down industrial output.
December 24, 2024 CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load "While a large number of countries around the world continue to talk about securing raw material supply, China is actually doing something about it."
December 20, 2024 Column: Electric dreams turn into a nightmare for battery metals A sector that was once racing to build new supply has been closing mines and deferring projects as low prices bite into the cost curve.
AI boom set to turbocharge uranium demand in 2026 Investor surveys and asset managers point to AI-driven power demand tightening uranium supply and supporting higher prices into 2026. December 26, 2025 | 03:55 am
