Oversupply and weak prices of materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths are dampening cash flows of Western start-ups.

Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 6:55 am

Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code

Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am

The short-term deal is to ship 100,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to Beijing Sinomine over 10 months.

Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 3:37 pm

BHP’s Nickel West suspension could mark the death knell for Australia’s nickel sector and has widespread ramifications.

Kristie Batten | July 14, 2024 | 8:59 am

There was a similar boom-bust cycle in 2016-2017 but the difference this time is that no-one seems to be expecting a speedy recovery.

Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 8:35 am

Gecamines has requested bids for the firm’s portion of cobalt output from CMOC Group’s giant Tenke Fungurume mine.

Bloomberg News | July 12, 2024 | 8:22 am

Lithium price has tumbled by more than 80% since the beginning of 2023.

Reuters | July 12, 2024 | 7:15 am

Zinnwald lithium project is now Europe’s 3rd largest

Zinnwald now expects to churn out 16,000tpa to 18,000tpa of battery grade lithium at the project in Germany — a 50% increase.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2024 | 6:41 am

The IRA requires a certain percentage of the critical metals in the battery come from the US or a country with which it has a free trade agreement.

Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 2:38 pm