A 60% slump in cobalt prices over the last two years has exposed the fragility in Washington’s efforts to bolster supplies of critical minerals.

Horizonte Minerals is warning that it needs a whole new financing package to restart its nickel project in northern Brazil.

Deep sea mining is likely just a matter of time, according to the head of the International Seabed Authority.

Australian lithium stocks rallied on speculation that CATL had closed its Jianxiawo mine.

The fire broke out on Saturday in a warehouse owned by French recycling group SNAM in Viviez, north of Toulouse.

Increasing funding for battery metal and uranium projects versus gold brings home the global energy transition but big financing deals for pre-production companies have almost disappeared.

The government has announced a nickel financial assistance program that would give a 50% royalty rebate for 18 months.

A challenge is that seafloor mining immediately starts off at a reputational disadvantage.