August 2, 2023 World battles to loosen China’s grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition Refining rare earths for the green energy transition is hard. Just ask MP Materials and Lynas.
August 2, 2023 India passes law allowing auction and mining of lithium reserves Minerals that will now be open for mining and auction also include titanium, beryl, niobium and zirconium.
August 1, 2023 Barrick reiterates 2028 first production for Reko Diq project in Pakistan The project has been over a decade in the making and is said to boast world’s largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits.
July 31, 2023 Indonesia’s EV mission will be trickier than just mining nickel President Joko Widodo flew to China last week with his EV dreams high on the agenda.
July 31, 2023 One big gold seller among central banks has even more to offload Kazakhstan’s central bank is looking to cut the metal’s share to as low as half of its $34.5 billion reserves.
July 30, 2023 The mining world turns to Saudi cash for critical metal supply Saudi Arabia is seeking to take minority stakes in global mining assets that will over time help provide access to supplies of strategic minerals.
July 30, 2023 Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden to acquire 10% of Brazil base metals firm Ma'aden, has agreed to acquire a 10% stake in Vale Base Metals, as part of a strategy to invest in global mining assets.
July 28, 2023 Column: LME’s Russian aluminum dilemma set to become more acute The London Metal Exchange is coming under renewed pressure to exclude Russian aluminum from its warehouse system.
July 28, 2023 India house amends mining rules to open lithium to private firms The bill has to be approved by parliament’s upper house and India’s president before it becomes a law.
July 28, 2023 Laser pulses may help develop next-gen, high-capacity batteries Using laser pulses, researchers modified a promising alternative electrode material known as MXene.
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
