The Philippines and Indonesia are the world’s biggest suppliers of nickel.

Australia is throwing a lifeline to its under pressure nickel mining sector, but the solution on offer is more of a band aid than the needed major surgery, the carving of the global nickel industry into green and dirty.

A 60% slump in cobalt prices over the last two years has exposed the fragility in Washington’s efforts to bolster supplies of critical minerals.

BHP's strong revenue growth of 6% was underpinned by higher iron ore and copper prices.

Horizonte Minerals is warning that it needs a whole new financing package to restart its nickel project in northern Brazil.

The world's largest miner has also visited lithium mines in Australia and is in preliminary talks about operating them.

Deep sea mining is likely just a matter of time, according to the head of the International Seabed Authority.

Australian lithium stocks rallied on speculation that CATL had closed its Jianxiawo mine.