Higher investment risk appetite boosts activity at LME by 11% in 2023Lead got a boost from index trading after it was included in the Bloomberg Commodity Index for the first time last year.Reuters | January 11, 2024 | 9:38 am
Vale’s $10 billion spend on Canada targets existing potentialVale Base Metals chairman Mark Cutifani is undertaking a unit-wide…Colin McClelland | January 11, 2024 | 7:55 am
Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic OceanThe bill, voted 80-20 by lawmakers on Tuesday, allows commercial…Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2024 | 9:35 am
Chile opens 26 lithium salt flats to private companies Tender process for the lithium-rich flats, excluding Atacama and Maricunga, will start in April and is expected to conclude in July. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2024 | 3:33 am
Tsingshan unit plans Indonesian battery plant as trade frictions mount The plant will be housed alongside Tsingshan’s existing operations in Weda Bay and could begin operating as soon as next year. Bloomberg News | March 26, 2024 | 7:37 pm
Li-Cycle to cut 17% of staff amid battery recycling growing pains The company has struggled with construction cost overruns at its Rochester, New York, battery processing facility. Reuters | March 26, 2024 | 2:39 pm
Fortune Minerals gets federal funding for Northwest Territories project, Alberta refinery $526,200 funding for the production of cobalt sulphate and bismuth ingot products. Staff Writer | March 26, 2024 | 11:35 am
Kodal Minerals on track to produce lithium at Bougouni in Q4 Kodal is in competition with Leo Lithium to develop Mali’s first lithium mine. Staff Writer | March 26, 2024 | 10:16 am
Kenorland receives Manitoba gov’t funding for nickel project The C$300,000 funding will be used to support a large-scale aerial electromagnetic survey on the property. Staff Writer | March 26, 2024 | 8:46 am
Chinese miners eye overseas deals after battery metals slump Zijin and CMOC Group set sights on overseas expansion amid a Western pullback. Bloomberg News | March 26, 2024 | 7:39 am
How science may assist green metals exploration efforts A recent paper in the journal Science Advances reveals new information that may inform future metal prospecting. Staff Writer | March 26, 2024 | 6:02 am
Indonesia’s Antam to start building new nickel smelter, HPAL plant in 2025 The projects are part of Antam's deal with China's Ningbo Contemporary Brunp Lygend to develop an "ecosystem" to produce EV raw materials. Reuters | March 25, 2024 | 6:47 pm