February 1, 2024 South32 hits IGO with $80 million royalty lawsuit South32 claims it is owed royalties tied to IGO's former stake in the Tropicana gold mine in Western Australia.
January 31, 2024 Trafigura-backed nickel mine seeks new partner for bailout The trading giant declined to contribute more funds as part of a French government rescue package for the New Caledonian mining industry.
January 24, 2024 New Caledonia’s Prony Resources faces cash crunch on nickel slump Companies in other high-cost nickel-producing regions have announced restructurings and writedowns as prices have dropped.
January 23, 2024 Codelco secures first lithium asset with Australian firm buy The A$385 million ($254 million) acquisition of Lithium Power International hands Codelco the Maricunga lithium project.
January 22, 2024 Eramet’s New Caledonia nickel plant runs reduced output after power incident The production process at the company's Doniambo plant in New Caledonia was disrupted by the breaking of several furnace cathodes.
January 8, 2024 Lithium junior Kali Metals soars on ASX debut The Western Australia-based junior entered the ASX on the right foot, having raised A$15 million ($10m) on a heavily oversubscribed IPO.
January 5, 2024 Core Lithium halts mining on “tough” market conditions It also flagged a write-down on the value of its assets as the effect of weak prices for the battery material becomes evident among producers.
December 28, 2023 Analysis: Gold set for further record prices in 2024 and 2025 Gold prices have been setting annual records for the past three years.
December 21, 2023 Pinnacle Minerals expands Canadian lithium footprint It is acquiring a 75% stake in the Adina East lithium project in the battery metals-rich James Bay region of Quebec.
December 15, 2023 Namibia greenlights Bannerman Energy’s Etango uranium project Mining licence comes at a time when prices for the radioactive material have rallied to hit almost 16-year highs.
Bessent says Australia, India invited to G7 meeting on critical minerals Bessent said he had been pressing for a separate meeting on the issue since last summer's summit of G7 leaders. January 09, 2026 | 04:30 pm
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Japan seeks support as fears rise over China’s rare earth grip The impact of China’s latest move is still unclear, but existing export controls have already lengthened the time required to procure rare earth magnets. January 09, 2026 | 03:16 pm