January 17, 2024 Sumitomo participates in FPX Nickel financing to gain 9.9% stake FPX owns 100% of the Baptiste nickel project in the Decar nickel district of British Columbia.
January 16, 2024 Indonesia says ‘strong indication’ of safety procedure violation in nickel fire Fire at nickel smelter on Sulawesi island killed 21 workers.
January 15, 2024 Lundin Mining sees record copper production in 2023 Its 2023 output was at the guidance midpoint or above for all metals produced.
January 15, 2024 First Quantum to halt Ravensthorpe nickel mine The miner will sell nickel from the stockpiles for the next 18 months to two years, but would have to cut 30% of the workforce.
January 12, 2024 Samsung SDI invests in Canada Nickel, has right to buy 10% of Crawford project The South Korean battery maker can acquire a 10% equity interest in the Crawford project for $100.5 million.
January 11, 2024 Higher investment risk appetite boosts activity at LME by 11% in 2023 Lead got a boost from index trading after it was included in the Bloomberg Commodity Index for the first time last year.
January 11, 2024 Vale’s $10 billion spend on Canada targets existing potential Vale Base Metals chairman Mark Cutifani is undertaking a unit-wide asset review.
January 10, 2024 Vale BM says decision to merge Canada nickel ops with Glencore a priority Talks for a Sudbury tie-up have been on and off since 2006.
January 9, 2024 Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean The bill, voted 80-20 by lawmakers on Tuesday, allows commercial mineral exploration, but mining licences won't be issued just yet.
January 9, 2024 Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals Junior producers have been particularly hard hit.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
