LME plans to suspend nickel brand of Nornickel’s Finnish plant from Oct 3Deliveries of nickel cathodes and briquettes produced by Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy will not be accepted.Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 9:18 am
Australia’s Chalice Mining inks deal with Mitsubishi to develop PGE projectThe companies will develop the Gonneville PGE-nickel-copper-cobalt project in Western…Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 3:59 pm
Trump re-election may lead to commodity market fragmentation: HSBCCommodity markets, already contending with high prices driven by structural…Reuters | June 28, 2024 | 3:45 am
Qatar invests $180m in US-backed fund to reduce China’s dominance in critical minerals Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has so far invested more than $450 million into projects across North and South America, Europe and Africa. Staff Writer | August 7, 2024 | 8:29 am
Australia’s lithium industry seen bearing brunt of supply cuts Goldman Sachs sees lithium prices falling further in 2025. Reuters | August 7, 2024 | 7:10 am
Glencore ceases to stockpile cobalt Large surpluses of cobalt have pushed prices to around $12 per lb, the lowest since 2016. Reuters | August 7, 2024 | 7:01 am
Arcadium Lithium pauses expansion plans on prices, supply glut The company posted second-quarter net income of $85.7 million. Bloomberg News | August 6, 2024 | 1:29 pm
Eramet seeks more nickel mines in Indonesia The company wants to mine the battery metal on the island of Sulawesi, according to local newspaper. Bloomberg News | August 6, 2024 | 7:10 am
EnergyX makes $150 million bid for Galan Lithium’s Argentina assets The bid comes as prices for lithium have tumbled in the past year. Reuters | August 5, 2024 | 1:11 pm
Australian spodumene producers staying the course amid low prices Australia’s small group of hard rock lithium producers are still expanding output amid continued price optimism Kristie Batten | August 4, 2024 | 3:00 pm
Arcadium acquires Li-Metal’s technology, pilot plant in $11 million deal Arcadium will also provide lithium to Li-Metal as part of a long-term offtake agreement. Staff Writer | August 3, 2024 | 9:13 pm
A fraught election just reshaped the next steps for deep sea mining Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has been elected the next secretary-general of the ISA, a leadership change that could slow the rush to strip-mine deep sea ecosystems. Bloomberg News | August 2, 2024 | 4:28 pm