December 4, 2025

US plans more stakes in minerals companies, Trump official says

Executive director of the National Energy Dominance Council says the move is necessary to counter China’s dominance in raw materials.

December 3, 2025

Norway halts deep sea mining

No deep sea licences will be issued in Norway’s territorial waters until 2029, in line with an agreement made with the opposition Socialist Left Party on Tuesday.

December 2, 2025

Trump pressure fuels Latin America’s critical minerals push

IDB president Ilan Goldfajn said Latin America aims to refine lithium, copper and other minerals instead of exporting raw materials to Asia.

December 2, 2025

UK has no immediate plans for critical minerals price floor, minister says

So far Britain is attracting adequate investment in the critical minerals sector to develop home-grown supply, Industry Minister Chris McDonald said.

December 2, 2025

Vale expects iron ore output to rise by up to 3% in 2026

Company forecast its iron ore output to range between 335 million and 345 million metric tons next year.

December 2, 2025

Column: China built Indonesia’s nickel boom but could yet bust it

China financed and built Indonesia's nickel industry, transforming the country into the world's largest producer in the space of a decade.

November 26, 2025

Trader accused by Trafigura says there was ‘no deception’

Prateek Gupta continues to allege that Trafigura’s executives knew that what they were buying was not LME brand nickel.

November 24, 2025

Value of EV battery nickel second highest on record, cobalt at 30-month high

Low LFP-penetration markets, Europe is off to the races in 2025 and US buyers pull forward purchases before subsidies end.

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.