Some lithium operations in Yichun, Jiangxi province, have been halted as Beijing officials investigate alleged violations at the mines.

The probe comes amid a "shutdown and rectification" of lithium producers in Yichun, known by some as Asia's lithium capital.

The value of Indonesia’s nickel exports surged tenfold in five years after it forced buyers to set up refineries in the country.

Car companies are making inroads into the mining industry to lock in supplies of much-needed materials, putting them in direct competition with large, deal-hungry metals producers.

Arca was named as one of Canada’s most investable cleantech ventures and won a $1 million award from XPRIZE and the Musk Foundation in a carbon removal competition.

Workers at PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) said they "endured a lot of physical, psychological, financial damages to their reputation as human beings".

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt plans to discuss an application to register the company’s nickel for delivery on the exchange.