February 28, 2023

Iron ore prices diverge on mixed market outlook

Supply remained relatively tight and demand will be supported by the pick-up in downstream steel demand, analysts say.

February 28, 2023

Armenia approves restart of Amulsar gold mine

Lydian broke ground at Amulsar in 2016, but development was indefinitely halted two years later over pressure from environmental activists.

February 27, 2023

Lynas Rare Earths’ production disruption concerns persist

Company will focus on getting its Kalgoorlie plant operational amid concerns its Malaysian facility will have to be partly wound down.

February 27, 2023

Indonesia’s miner Amman Mineral Internasional seeks IPO

Indonesia's energy company Medco Energi Internasional owns a 23.1% stake in the company.

February 24, 2023

Nickel shows Indonesia how to escape the middle income trap

The value of Indonesia’s nickel exports surged tenfold in five years after it forced buyers to set up refineries in the country.

February 24, 2023

Chinese nickel workers file complaint to Indonesia’s rights body over work conditions

Workers at PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) said they "endured a lot of physical, psychological, financial damages to their reputation as human beings".

February 24, 2023

Black gold-nickel efficiently converts CO2 to useful chemicals

Researchers have shown that plasmonic black gold-nickel efficiently catalyzes CO2 hydrogenation using visible light.

February 23, 2023

LME nickel to trade in Asian hours for first time since crisis

The LME has been seeking to restart trading during Asian hours for several months.

February 22, 2023

Only rare earths miner in US to bypass China in supply deal with Sumitomo

MP Materials, owner of the Mountain Pass mine in California, will sell output from its separation unit directly to Sumitomo Corp. for distribution in Japan.

February 21, 2023

Nickel market oversupplied by 112,200 tonnes in 2022, INSG says

The global nickel market recorded a deficit of 166,600 tonnes in 2021.