June 20, 2023

Northvolt gets $400 million from Ontario fund for green battery

Northvolt is currently in talks with the Canadian and Quebec governments on a potential multibillion-dollar plant near Montreal.

June 20, 2023

Column: Zinc price slide claims first victim as Irish mine closes

The closure of the Tara zinc mine in Ireland tells you how far the price of the galvanizing metal has fallen over the last year.

June 20, 2023

LME cancelled nickel trades to ‘save’ Tsingshan, London court told

Two financial firms are demanding a combined $472 million in damages.

June 20, 2023

Volkswagen in talks with JV partner on audit of Xinjiang plant

Investors are placing pressure on the carmaker to carry out an audit \ in Xinjiang, where  human rights abuses have been documented.

June 20, 2023

Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining

The country's government has outlined details of a plan to open its sea floor to commercial mineral exploration and extraction.

June 19, 2023

Fortescue expands battery and electric powertrain output in UK with new plant

The Banbury facility will open in 2024.

June 18, 2023

New study quantifies violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive industries

Ten universities joined forces to conduct the largest quantitative analysis to date of the violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive and industrial developments.

June 17, 2023

The world’s most feared investor heads for showdown over nickel

Next week, Paul Singer is taking on the London Metal Exchange.

June 16, 2023

Boliden’s Ronnskar smelter declares force majeure on copper deliveries after fire

The smelter produced 218,000 metric tons of copper in 2022.

June 16, 2023

Billionaire Reuben brothers sue Trafigura over nickel fraud

Trafigura found out that some cargoes it had bought didn't contain the nickel they were supposed to.