February 15, 2024 BHP considers closing Western Australia nickel operations amid price decline Nickel prices fell 40% in the last year as Indonesian supply jumped.
February 14, 2024 BHP flags $5.7 billion impairments on Samarco dam failure, nickel operations Last month, a Brazil judge ruled that BHP, Vale and their joint venture Samarco must pay up to 47.6 $9.67 billion in damages.
February 14, 2024 Tycoon Birla’s Hindalco bids for Indian critical minerals leases The government will sell rights to about 20 blocks of land to explore for critical metals.
February 14, 2024 Column: LME back in the dock, this time over ‘dirty metals’ The metal in question is copper produced at the giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
February 13, 2024 Electra given Canadian federal grant to support EV supply chain Electra’s refinery recycles spent batteries, creating black mass from which critical minerals can be recovered.
February 13, 2024 Canada to accelerate critical mineral mining – energy minister Canada plans to reduce the time to approve mining permits by better funding the regulatory agency to get rid of paperwork backlogs.
February 13, 2024 IEA to launch security program for minerals critical to energy sector The IEA's move comes as countries escalate efforts to cut emissions.
February 12, 2024 Indonesia names two Chinese nationals as suspects in nickel fire One was a furnace supervisor at a different smelter in the park who had been seconded to Tsingshan’s facility, while the other was also employed by a different firm.
February 12, 2024 Near-term view on commodities rosier than reality, reports say Macquarie Group’s analysis of January's purchasing managers' index data suggests the global industrial cycle may be at a turning point.
February 12, 2024 Alaska Energy boosts contained nickel at Nikolai project to 8 billion lb. The new resource includes 813 million tonnes of indicated material grading 0.29% nickel equivalent.
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
