Zimbabwe awards platinum concession to firm linked to Nigerian billionaire

The initiative leverages the real-time Ambient Noise Tomography survey capabilities of Fleet Space’s mineral exploration technology on a large scale geophysical survey in New South Wales.

Global inactivity reached 25.4% on May 8, with seasonal maintenance closures remaining a key feature, Earth-i said.

The riots sparked last month by electoral reform in the French-controlled territory has deepened a crisis for New Caledonia's loss-making nickel sector.

In April, TMC and SGS produced the world’s first nickel sulphate directly from seafloor polymetallic nodules.

The Tucumã open-pit mine is expected to produce 7,000 to 25,000 tonnes of copper concentrate this year.

By 2025, the global battery industry will be able to produce more than five times as many cells as the world will need, BNEF forecasts.

The country, which produced 698,000 tonnes of copper in 2023, is targeting 3 million tonnes in annual output within the next decade.

The company already listed nickel cathode from its Dingxing plant on the LME in the second quarter.

Stable supply of critical minerals is considered crucial, as South Korea lacks natural resources.