May 22, 2025

Neo Performance Materials exits separation facilities in China

The exit concludes a strategic review it launched last year.

May 21, 2025

LME WEEK: Mercuria says copper deficits could push prices to records

Nicholas Snowdon, a high-profile copper bull at Geneva-based Mercuria, said he expects record prices for the metal sooner than later.

May 21, 2025

Greenland gives Danish-French group permit to mine rock with green potential

The permit was granted to Greenland Anorthosite Mining, backed by French, Danish and Greenlander investment funds.

May 21, 2025

Critical minerals still dominated by few despite diversification efforts: IEA

The average market share of the top three refined material suppliers rose from 82% to 86% between 2020 and 2024, says IEA.

May 21, 2025

Energy storage boom drives battery shift, leaving nickel, cobalt behind

LFP batteries are fuelling a boom in energy storage projects.

May 21, 2025

Rosneft acquires Russia’s largest rare earth deposit

The move by Russia’s state-run oil giant Rosneft mirrors a broader trend of oil majors diversifying into critical minerals.

May 20, 2025

LME approves three more warehouse facilities for Hong Kong

LME first approved Hong Kong warehouses in January, after more than a year of work.

May 20, 2025

LME WEEK: Trump’s copper tariff threat still a lucrative bet for traders

The premium for copper on COMEX has fallen to $600 a ton, a level traders say is still high enough to make a lucrative profit.

May 20, 2025

Dundee in talks to acquire Adriatic Metals for $935M

Under UK takeover rules, Dundee Precious Metals has until June 17 to make a formal offer for the UK-based miner or walk away.

May 19, 2025

CHARTS: EV battery metals bill ticks up as cobalt, nickel prices strengthen

The $1.73 billion worth of nickel contained in EVs sold this year for the first time exceeds battery lithium amounts, despite faster global adoption of nickel-free power packs.