September 4, 2024 Column: West plugs defences as China cranks up aluminum output China's primary aluminum smelters are producing record amounts of metal and the domestic market surplus is spilling out of the country.
September 4, 2024 Critical Metals kicks off drilling at Tanbreez rare earth project The Greenland deposit is the largest known REE project in the world.
September 4, 2024 Orano selects Tennessee site to build uranium enrichment plant The project is also being supported Tennessee's Nuclear Energy Fund, which has about $60 million in approved funding.
September 4, 2024 Bolivia shortlists four companies to develop lithium pilot plants China's CBC, Italy's Protecno, France's Eramet and Australia's Eau Lithium have made it to the second round of the tender.
September 4, 2024 LME seeks to boost electronic trading, reassure physical users The measures attempt to navigate a recurring tension between traditional physical users and the financial community which prefers electronic trading.
September 3, 2024 Uranium market under pressure, but long-term outlook remains positive BMO expects uranium demand to grow by 2.9% yearly through 2035, driven by China’s push to build new reactors and the potential for reactor restarts in North America.
September 3, 2024 Poland seeks to rethink, not quash coal spin-offs, minister says The current government’s plans regarding the ownership of coal mines and polluting power plants aren’t clear.
September 3, 2024 Turkey seeks Chinese partnership on rare earth elements for EVs The country wants to attract Chinese electric vehicle and battery manufacturers.
September 3, 2024 Kodal Minerals to be West Africa’s first London-listed lithium miner The developer is on track to reach first production at its Bougouni lithium project in southern Mali before year-end.
August 30, 2024 Column: Zinc concentrates squeeze but there’s no shortage of metal Global zinc mine production continues to slide and the raw materials squeeze is now starting to bite, particularly in China.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am