December 15, 2023 TechMet urges UK gov’t to “catch up” on race for critical minerals The UK is "way behind" where it should be to ensure sufficient supplies of critical metals for EVs and renewable energy storage sectors, report says.
December 14, 2023 US miners miss out on tax credit granted to processors Companies that mine critical minerals cannot receive a 10% production tax credit.
December 14, 2023 NORI says environmental impact of seafloor mining less than feared The Metals Company is planning to begin deep sea mining by late-2025.
December 14, 2023 South32 yet to invoke force majeure in Colombia At Cerro Matoso, members of two communities have blocked access roads since Sunday.
December 14, 2023 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals in four-continent quest for lithium The start-up is deploying AI-based technology to search for lithium in South Korea, Canada, the US, Australia and Africa.
December 11, 2023 Boart Longyear spins out geological data services division, Veracio New company represents a graduation of AI sensor technology being developed for almost a decade and which has now reached commercial viability.
December 11, 2023 China likely to beat Europe, US in meeting battery metals demand through recycling – study China is the most likely candidate to first meet its entire demand for lithium, cobalt and nickel through recycling
December 8, 2023 This is why commodities will be the defining sector over the next decade Unpacking the poorly understood world of commodity inventories.
December 8, 2023 Bribery case snares man who held Trafigura’s secrets and purse strings For years, one of the most powerful people in commodity trading has been a quietly accountant who is barely known outside his own company.
December 8, 2023 New Abaxx exchange to launch nickel sulphate futures in Q1 2024 A new Singapore-based commodities exchange plans to launch trading in the next few months.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
