January 2, 2025

LME nickel hits four-year low as 2025 opens with eyes on China

Prices for nickel, used in stainless steel and batteries, dropped towards $15,000 a ton on the London Metal Exchange.

December 31, 2024

De Beers sitting on largest diamond inventory since 2008, FT reports

The diamond giant has faced multiple headwinds in recent years.

December 31, 2024

New year’s resolutions for miners – 2025

Timothy Foden, co-head of the arbitration group at Boies Schiller Flexner, looks at legal challenges facing the mining industry.

December 31, 2024

Video: How innovation and accountability could help green gold portfolios

Mining executives argued for a sharper industry focus on economic solvency, environmental accountability and public perception at a London event this month.

December 29, 2024

Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey

By 2030, McKinsey estimates that worldwide demand for passenger cars in the BEV segment will grow sixfold from 2021 through 2030.

December 27, 2024

Eramet produces first lithium from Centenario plant in Argentina

Eramet becomes the first European company to produce lithium carbonate at an industrial scale.

December 27, 2024

Mongolia reaches deal for $1.6 billion uranium mine with Orano

The project, with an initial investment of $500 million, will start its preparatory phase from 2024 to 2027.

December 26, 2024

CHARTS: EV battery metals bill sets new low as lithium, nickel, cobalt price slump continues

The raw materials bill for the average EV is now down to $510 compared to a peak of more than $1,900 at the beginning of last year. 

December 26, 2024

Lithium market could see modest recovery in 2025

Global lithium demand to increase 26% to 1.46m tonnes in 2025, outpacing supply growth.

December 26, 2024

Trade spats to curb industrial metals demand: BMO

BMO Capital Markets has lowered its demand estimates for next year on the anticipation that higher tariffs and multilateral trade friction could tamp down industrial output.