Ecuador has plentiful mineral reserves, but has lagged far behind other Andean countries in developing large-scale mining.

Located in the Idaho Cobalt Belt, the project is considered one of the few primary cobalt deposits in the world.

The inclusion of zinc in China's sales of state metal reserves is testament to the market's continued surprising strength.

Companies will make stainless steel raw material nickel pig iron in Sulawesi.

For now, it’s probably best to view China’s announcement as an opening shot in what may be a longer battle.

The country is currently the biggest producer of the two crude metals, and a restriction on more smelters coming online could hit Chinese stainless steel producers.

While seabed mining remains technologically and commercially unproven, rising demand for metals crucial to decarbonization are already unleashing a gold rush to the bottom of the sea.