March 7, 2024 Deep-sea mining could cost $500 billion in value destruction, study says The report "How to lose half a trillion" says that mining the seafloor could cost the industry $30 to $132 billion in value destruction.
March 6, 2024 Jervois Global blames Chinese overproduction for job cuts The cobalt and nickel producer has axed or made part-time 30% of its senior corporate management roles.
March 6, 2024 Canada plans scrutiny of Chinese offtake deals, minister says at PDAC Government says it’s considering how to handle offtake agreements that function as loans or investments by China in Canadian mining companies as it continues to clamp down on critical mineral…
March 6, 2024 LME partner Metalshub plans for ‘green’ nickel price Calls for a nickel price that reflects strong environmental and governance standards have grown from high-cost producers such as Australia.
March 6, 2024 Column: Nickel producers fear growing Indonesian pricing power An Indonesian producer has for the first time ever applied to have its metal listed as a good delivery brand on the LME.
March 5, 2024 Indonesia aims to finish mining output quotas approval by end-March The approval process for the quotas has been delayed this year, raising concerns from nickel smelters who are facing depleting ore stock.
March 5, 2024 LME does not plan to launch green nickel contract Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest said recently the LME should classify its nickel contracts into "clean" and "dirty" to give customers more choice.
March 5, 2024 Sibanye falls to $2 billion loss, weighs capital raise if metal prices worsen CEO Neal Froneman said Sibanye may consider a capital raise if the lower metal prices persist for longer.
March 4, 2024 Indonesia and China killed the nickel market Cheap Indonesian nickel, controlled by China and dumped on the market, has collapsed nickel prices and forced global mine closures.
March 4, 2024 Eramet reaches deal to convert debt of New Caledonia nickel unit Several hundred million euros of debt will be removed from its loss-making nickel subsidiary SLN.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
