July 8, 2024 Indonesia says US must invest amid critical minerals race Indonesia is in the market for a wide-ranging critical minerals pact to boost its economy as the US-China rivalry intensifies.
July 8, 2024 Canada’s resources not enough to ride energy transition wave: Ian London London argues that Canada urgently needs to establish commercialization hubs to produce finished products like batteries, permanent magnets, and cathodes.
July 6, 2024 Canada puts its big miners off limits just as M&A is heating up Foreign takeovers of mining companies have been a touchy topic ever since a wave of deals 18 years ago took out some of the country’s biggest players.
July 5, 2024 Beyond 2024, nickel prices to increase steadily to 2028: Fitch Analyst expects upside risks – including but not limited to potential supply disruptions and a weakening of the US dollar to place a floor under prices throughout the year.
July 5, 2024 Eramet and Huayou explore EV nickel partnership in Indonesia Eramet is in talks for an ore supply agreement to a high-pressure acid leach plant run by the Chinese firm.
July 4, 2024 Canada sets high bar for approving large M&A deals in critical minerals Some of the country's largest mining companies are copper producers, which means any foreign investment involving those miners would face intense scrutiny.
July 4, 2024 LME volumes hit 10-year high in second quarter, led by nickel Nickel volumes have rebounded this year after languishing since a March 2022 price spike that caused the LME to suspend trading.
July 3, 2024 Vale picks mining veteran Usmar to lead base metals turnaround The board of the Rio de Janeiro-based miner reportedly chose Shaun Usmar to head Vale Base Metals.
July 3, 2024 LME plans to suspend nickel brand of Nornickel’s Finnish plant from Oct 3 Deliveries of nickel cathodes and briquettes produced by Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy will not be accepted.
July 2, 2024 Australia’s Chalice Mining inks deal with Mitsubishi to develop PGE project The companies will develop the Gonneville PGE-nickel-copper-cobalt project in Western Australia.
US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths. December 24, 2025 | 07:45 am
