August 21, 2023 Nickel firm eyes Texas for $400 million EV battery metal plant Wave Nickel seeks to tap US government incentives to build a refinery that will produce nickel sulfate for EV batteries.
August 21, 2023 Australia eyes three lost years of commodities sales to China China is the biggest buyer of Australian commodities, which has allowed Beijing to use trade as a tool to amplify its diplomatic efforts.
August 21, 2023 Short positions in lead worth $182m set to drive Shanghai price surge Thousands of tonnes have been sold on the Shanghai Futures Exchange for delivery next month, which is expected to trigger a price surge of the battery metal.
August 21, 2023 GRAPHIC: Robust equities erode gold’s safe-haven allure as ETF holdings fall Overall holdings in over 100 gold ETFs tracked by the WGC fell to their lowest level since April 2020.
August 21, 2023 Tsingshan starts 50,000t nickel plant in Indonesia Tsingshan plans to apply for the nickel produced at this plant to be listed as a deliverable brand on the LME.
August 21, 2023 Ecuadorians opt to restrict oil and mining ahead of run-off vote Citizens voted to shut a major oil field in the Amazon region and ban new mining concessions near Quito.
August 21, 2023 Race for moon resources has begun, says Russia’s space chief after failed lunar mission Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon on Saturday after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit.
August 21, 2023 Global nickel market in 27,400t surplus in June – INSG Study Group registered a surplus of 17,100 metric tons in May 2023.
August 21, 2023 Russian miners, Chinese investors interested in Polymetal’s Russian assets – FT CEO said that the company intends to sell assets within six to nine months.
August 21, 2023 Hecla says production impacted at Idaho mine after fire incident The largest silver miner in the US says production will be impacted.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
