December 15, 2024 Australia’s CEFC invests $75m in homegrown critical minerals The CEFC was established in 2012 by the Australian government to help achieve its national goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
December 14, 2024 Nornickel will return to positive free cash flow in 2025, CEO says However, CEO Vladimir Potanin said the company will not distribute dividends before then.
December 13, 2024 Copper price: What’s in store for 2025 The bellwether metal had a rollercoaster 2024, will next year bring more wild swings?
December 13, 2024 Canada Nickel secures $14m investment from Taykwa Tagamou Nation The project, on the Indigenous group’s traditional lands, holds one of the world’s largest reserves.
December 13, 2024 Norilsk Nickel plans to sell all it produces in 2025 The miner reported a 22% fall in first-half profit in August.
December 12, 2024 Talon Metals receives $2.47m funding for nickel extraction research The research will focus on the company's Tamarack project, which comprises an underground nickel-copper mine in central Minnesota and a battery mineral processing facility in North Dakota.
December 12, 2024 Grid Metals, Teck Resources team up to explore nickel sulphide project in Manitoba Teck can acquire up to a 70% interest in the project by spending C$15.7 million on the project and making staged cash payments totalling C$1.6 million.
December 12, 2024 Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism Protectionism is rising across 72 nations as governments vie for critical minerals, Verisk Maplecroft research shows.
December 11, 2024 Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling Europe could recycle enough battery materials to supply two million EVs in 2030, but energy costs and a lack of financial support mean it is unlikely to do so.
December 11, 2024 Ontario pension backs $100m funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space Private firm Fleet Space uses satellite technology, AI and real-time 3-D imaging to speed up critical mineral searches.
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
