April 4, 2022 Centerra Gold hands Kumtor mine to Kyrgyzstan, ending dispute Out-of-court settlement calls for Centerra to yield control of the vast gold mine to state-owned refiner Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC, which will return its 26% stake in the company.
April 1, 2022 Panasonic to spend $5 billion on EV batteries, software The Osaka-based manufacturer will invest 400 billion yen in growth segments including electric-vehicle cells.
March 31, 2022 Miners need to invest over $100 billion to meet copper demand The global copper industry needs to build mines that close what could be an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, says CRU.
March 30, 2022 Hindalco Industries to spend $7.2 billion on aluminum demand bet The company owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla will invest the amount mainly across its businesses in India and North America.
March 30, 2022 South Korea pushes for recycling of rare metals South Korea wants to strengthen its domestic supply chain in the semiconductor and battery sectors.
March 29, 2022 Mitsubishi expands copper trading business as Peru mine ramps up Mitsubishi has hired Branko Buhavac, formerly at Trafigura Group, as head trader for base metals in Europe.
March 29, 2022 Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel demand for battery use at 410,000t in 2022 Global demand for nickel used in batteries is expected to rise more than 20% this year.
March 29, 2022 India to invest in exploring lithium, cobalt mines in Australia The move comes at a time when India is offering $2.4 billion of incentives for companies to build battery cells locally for electric vehicles.
March 29, 2022 Japan to ban Russia-bound exports of gold, may adopt more sanctions The ban reflects Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's resolve to impose further sanctions against the country, pledged at last week's G7 meeting.
March 28, 2022 Centerra Gold, Kyrgyzstan closer to solving dispute over Kumtor The Kyrgyz state in 2021 took over the largest gold mine in the country, alleging its operations posed a danger to human lives and the environment.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
