Western miners lag as oil powers enter race for Africa’s critical metals

The new code will allow the state and local investors to take stakes as high as 35% in mining projects.

The one commodity that should be getting hammered by China’s worsening property crisis is actually doing rather well.

Inflationary pressure is coming from lower ore quality, which means more rock has to be crushed to extract the same amount of metal.

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Fastmarkets and S&P Global have launched regular price assessments of the material.

Prices of nickel ore in Indonesia have surged about 10% in recent weeks.

Another setback for an agency that’s expended years prosecuting suspected corruption across the commodities industry.

The Chilean government is “close” to specifying what salt flats will be protected under its new national lithium strategy.

The probe will focus in particular on project delays and planning, as well as Codelco's corporate structure, according to a congressional statement.

By 2025, deficit is projected to spike to 217,000 tonnes and could further intensify to a staggering 2.2 million tonnes by 2032.