July 7, 2023 Amman Mineral makes firm debut in Indonesia’s biggest IPO this year Amman Mineral's stock opened 2.9% higher than its IPO price.
July 7, 2023 LG Energy doubles lithium purchase from SQM Battery maker to buy over 100,000 tons of lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from SQM.
July 7, 2023 Deep-sea metal rush in doubt as regulatory body meets Environmental groups expect next week's meeting of the International Seabed Authority to rule out any immediate permission for mining to begin.
July 7, 2023 Indonesia probes possible illegal nickel ore exports to China Indonesia had stopped exports of the material since the beginning of 2020.
July 6, 2023 Freeport-McMoran faces potential halt of activities in Indonesia Without the awaited export permit, Freeport will have to suspend operations, resulting in significant implications for overall operations and sales of mining products.
July 5, 2023 Gold miner set to trade, marking Indonesia’s biggest IPO this year Amman Mineral owns the fifth-largest copper mine in the world.
July 5, 2023 Ardea Resources inks agreement with Japanese firms for nickel-cobalt project feasibility The consortium comprises Sumitomo Metal Mining, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui & Co Ltd.
July 4, 2023 Xi’s metal curbs risk backfiring as G-7 seeks China alternative The move underscores the dilemma facing President Xi Jinping as he seeks to counter US efforts to prevent China from accessing the chips needed to dominate technology.
July 4, 2023 Toyota aims to halve size, cost, and weight of EV batteries with new solid-state technology Toyota claims solid-state battery has a 745 mile range, with 10 minute charging time.
July 4, 2023 Lotte Energy moves to become copper foil leader by 2028 The South Korean firm aims in the to grab a 30% share of the global market for copper foil, a key component in EV batteries.
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Ganfeng Lithium says it may face insider-trading charges In a statement published in July 2024, Ganfeng said it had traded shares of Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. in 2020 using insider information. January 04, 2026 | 09:02 am