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Column: Surging exchange stocks pile the pressure on nickel

Nickel was the worst performer among the London Metal Exchange's base metals last year.

Reuters | January 18, 2024 | 9:15 am

Foreign-backed nickel hub in Indonesia causing mass deforestation – report

Climate Rights International says the Weda Bay Industrial Park operators…

Reuters | January 17, 2024 | 5:31 pm

Serbia wants talks with Rio Tinto over Jadar lithium project

Belgrade revoked licences for Rio's $2.4 billion Jadar lithium project…

Reuters | January 17, 2024 | 9:44 am

Iron ore futures retreat amid weak China data

The benchmark February iron ore on the Singapore Exchange slid…

Reuters | January 17, 2024 | 8:44 am

Lithium venture in Chile in talks with EV firms to invest in mine project

A joint venture valued at $1.5 billion to $2 billion…

Bloomberg News | January 17, 2024 | 7:49 am

Namibia had no power to cancel Chinese miner’s licence, court rules

Lithium miner Xinfeng took Namibia's mines minister Tom Alweendo to court after he cancelled the company's mining licence in April.

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 9:06 am

Column: Court case shines a harsh light on London Metal Exchange

The first part of the LME courtroom drama is over after three days of legal argument at London's Royal Courts of Justice.

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 6:47 am

Column: BHP plans credible, financially viable but slow path to decarbonized mines

BHP said it expected electric trucks would ultimately cost more or less the same to operate as the current diesel fleet.

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 6:30 am

Commodity prices will need to jump to meet demand for energy transition – Anglo American

Prices will have to rise to attract investment from ever more complex locations to meet the urgency of the energy transition, said Duncan Wanblad.

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 5:38 am

Biden energy subsidies risk distorting critical metals market, UK minister warns

The IRA is “a challenge to other countries to put down their versions of this also."

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 12:08 pm

Friedland warns of a copper ‘train wreck’ as supply stalls

Copper is poised to follow other commodities upended by recent price surges.

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 10:20 am

Renewables growth did not dent fossil fuel dominance in 2022, report says

Fossil fuels still account for 82% of supply.

Reuters | June 26, 2023 | 9:29 am

Nerves on edge as exchanges, funds await ruling in LME nickel case

Exchanges are in an uncomfortable wait for the outcome of a lawsuit by two financial firms against the London Metal Exchange.

Reuters | June 26, 2023 | 8:33 am

Heavy rains in Chile cause floods, shut down some copper mines

Work at the company’s Andina mine is currently suspended, Codelco said.

Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 12:05 pm

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