May 21, 2025

China’s CMOC calls on Congo to lift cobalt export ban

Congo has kept the market guessing on its next steps when the ban ends on June 22.

May 21, 2025

Critical minerals still dominated by few despite diversification efforts: IEA

The average market share of the top three refined material suppliers rose from 82% to 86% between 2020 and 2024, says IEA.

May 21, 2025

Energy storage boom drives battery shift, leaving nickel, cobalt behind

LFP batteries are fuelling a boom in energy storage projects.

May 19, 2025

CHARTS: EV battery metals bill ticks up as cobalt, nickel prices strengthen

The $1.73 billion worth of nickel contained in EVs sold this year for the first time exceeds battery lithium amounts, despite faster global adoption of nickel-free power packs.

May 14, 2025

Cobalt demand to outpace supply by early 2030s, says Cobalt Institute

Cobalt demand is set to hit 400,000 tonnes by the early 2030s, up from 222,000 in 2024.

May 14, 2025

Congo may impose more cobalt curbs after four-month export ban

The country imposed the export ban in February to try to revive prices for the metal.

May 12, 2025

Talon Metals shares surge on ‘historic’ massive sulphide discovery

The discovery is highlighted by a massive sulphide intercept with a cumulative length of 34.9 metres -- the longest ever recorded on the property.

May 12, 2025

The Metals Company to raise $37M for seabed exploration

Proceeds are expected to be sufficient to fund operations until a commercial recovery permit has been issued, the company said.

May 12, 2025

Op-Ed: Africa’s mining boom is an opportunity to get it right

Historically, extractive industries in Africa have often left a legacy of inequality, displacement and unrest.

May 12, 2025

Ukraine’s mineral dreams: US deal faces Soviet-era hurdles

The US-Ukraine mineral cooperation agreement may be bold in vision — but its execution is already proving to be a bureaucratic and logistical quagmire.