September 29, 2024

The mavericks of metals are back, rocking a $15 trillion market

Despite its significance as the marketplace where global benchmarks for aluminum, copper and nickel are set, the LME and its warehouse system regularly turn into a playground for traders.

September 27, 2024

Vale considers listing base metals business in late 2026

Speaking at the FT Mining Summit, chairman Mark Cutifani said Vale Base Metals could be valued at $40 billion.

September 23, 2024

Canada to invest $42 million in Yukon, Northern British Columbia mining infrastructure

The C$60 million in funding will be divided between two key infrastructure projects for critical minerals mining,

September 23, 2024

Nornickel opens EV battery R&D centre

The R&D center in St. Petersburg will be used to study the use of nickel-containing cathode active materials in electric batteries.

September 19, 2024

CHART: Global mining and metals – a quick reality check

Demand for energy transition metals has injected optimism into mining, but it represents only a sliver of the $4 trillion global industry.  

September 18, 2024

EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices retreat

China’s EV market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift toward batteries with no nickel or cobalt.

September 18, 2024

Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling

The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario.

September 18, 2024

Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains

The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for investment in raw materials.

September 18, 2024

BHP’s Australian nickel stoppages spoil plans for LME alternative

Plans for two new nickel trading platforms to challenge the LME have been blown off course by BHP's planned suspension of its plants in Western Australia.

September 18, 2024

Indonesia, Britain sign collaboration agreement on critical minerals

Indonesia has rich deposits of tin, copper and bauxite, among others, and is the world's largest source of nickel ore.