April 11, 2023

Export restrictions may threaten the green transition, OECD says

The restrictions have increased more than five-fold in the last decade to a point where 10% of the global value of exports is subject to at least one measure, the…

April 10, 2023

OZ Minerals gets Vietnam’s nod for its $6.4bn buyout by BHP

The deal still remains subject to other conditions, including approval by OZ Minerals' shareholders, and by an Australian court.

April 10, 2023

Indonesia to propose limited free trade deal with US on critical minerals

The Southeast Asian country has been trying to leverage its nickel reserves to attract investment from battery and EV makers.

April 10, 2023

Sumitomo Metal Mining to produce lithium from 2028

The Japanese company will also enter discussions with a major overseas resource developer, the newspaper reported.

April 5, 2023

Saudi quest to become a nuclear player is coming up short

Saudi Arabia has spent more than $37 million since 2017 searching for deposits but only managed to identify reserves that would be “severely uneconomic” to mine.

April 4, 2023

Harita Nickel sets IPO price at $670 million

The pricing was set at the higher end of the initial indicative offering range.

April 4, 2023

Companies can vie to mine the deep sea starting in July

The Metals Company expect to file an application in H2 2023 and to receive a mining license in 2024.

April 3, 2023

FPX Nickel and Japan agree to explore globe for ‘disruptive’ awaruite  

JOGMEC is to cover as much as $483,000 annually for two years in the search for deposits of the nickel-iron alloy at the Klow project in British Columbia.

April 3, 2023

Copper price back below $9,000 on weak China industrial activity

Metal price was also impacted by the rise in oil prices and fears about inflation and higher interest rates in the US.

April 3, 2023

Sumitomo Metal plans 11% cut in full-year copper output

The decline comes as it plans to conduct two-month maintenance at its Toyo Smelter & Refinery in Ehime, western Japan.