November 24, 2025

Trafigura staff raised nickel concerns years before fraud claim

Trafigura’s lawyers last week described the situation as “a sort of Ponzi scheme,” with the trading house as the sole victim.

November 24, 2025

Major Indonesia nickel plant cuts output as waste piles up

The rapid expansion of the nickel industry is facing greater local scrutiny in Indonesia, partly due to waste-related concerns.

November 24, 2025

MMG’s deal to buy Anglo’s Brazil nickel assets faces EU regulatory delay

The extension underscores regulatory caution and heightened scrutiny of resource deals with China.

November 22, 2025

Britain unveils critical minerals strategy to cut reliance on foreign supply

The strategy seeks to ensure no more than 60% of the UK's supply of any one critical mineral comes from a single country by 2035.

November 21, 2025

Africa G20 hosts bid to become mineral powerhouse

Africa is home to 30% of the world's critical minerals needed for the transition away from fossil fuels to clean technology.

November 20, 2025

CEO Tristan Pascall on the future of First Quantum Minerals

“We will always be a growth company” – we talk to the copper miner about Panama, Zambia and beyond.

November 19, 2025

Friedland opens $2B Platreef mine in South Africa

The opening caps a 37-year effort at what Friedland calls “the world’s largest undeveloped precious-metals mine.”

November 18, 2025

Column: China deal buys US time to build critical minerals supply chain

The Trump administration has sought to diversify the critical minerals supply chain with a multi-pronged strategy.

November 17, 2025

Businessman accused in Trafigura nickel nightmare goes on trial

Trafigura took legal action against Prateek Gupta and several firms connected to him after saying it spent months uncovering what it believed was a systematic fraud against it.

November 14, 2025

Climate talks turn to risks of extracting critical minerals

For the first time, countries have included language on critical minerals — and the risks associated with their extraction and processing — in a draft decision.