Toronto Exchange to launch battery metals index
The S&P/TSX Battery Metals Index will track Canadian-listed companies producing or exploring for copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium.
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Hedge fund Elliott sues LME for $456m over nickel trading halt
The legal action piles more pressure on the exchange, which is being probed by regulators and is struggling to restore trust and volumes in its nickel market.
Ganfeng kicks off construction of Mariana lithium project in Argentina
The Mariana project hosts one of the biggest lithium deposits in the world.
Explosion at Colombian coal mine kills nine workers, traps six
Nine miners have died and six remain trapped following an explosion at the La Mestiza coal mine in Colombia’s northeastern El Zulia municipality.
Russian mine in Arctic evacuated after smoke reported, Nornickel says
Nornickel said no one had been injured in the incident.
Picasso pigment may be key to recovering gold from e-waste
Japanese researchers discovered that Prussian blue may be the key to recovering precious metals from of nuclear and electronic waste.
Argentine mining companies condemn lithium export price set by government
Argentina's customs agency set a reference price of $53 per kilo for lithium carbonate exports.
BHP tests world-first automated shiploaders in the Pilbara
The project is expected to enable an increase in production of more than one million tonnes each year.
Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies hunting for precious metals, uranium and more
As known resources are depleted and projected demand for key minerals increases, finding the next new deposits has become more urgent.