A handful of Western banks and traders from Citigroup to Trafigura Group are increasingly willing to enter new deals for Russian metals.

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said "significant progress" was made on a US-UK critical minerals agreement in talks on Saturday in Japan.

The $250 million project is a response to the Nigerian government’s efforts to diversify the economy away from oil.

The exchange has so far approved one new Chinese brand and received an application from another Chinese producer.

Indonesia's high-grade 1.7% nickel ore is mainly used for the country's nickel pig iron (NPI) production.

Vietnam's government is planning to auction new mining concessions for rare earths later this year.

South Korean battery manufacturers are heavily reliant on graphite imports.