This makes the graphite miner the first commercial-scale vertically integrated natural graphite AAM supplier outside China.

KoBold Metals said this week that its discovery at the Mingomba project far surpasses existing operations in Chile by copper grade.

Nornickel expects a further decline in its nickel and palladium output this year, due to geopolitical risks and postponed furnace repairs.

Macquarie says January's full set of PMIs looks like a potential turning point for the global industrial cycle.

The processing plant in Ontario is expected to begin production in 2027 and process 80,000 tonnes of nickel annually.

The Savannah mine was part of a wider probe last year by Portuguese prosecutors into alleged illegalities in lithium and "green" hydrogen deals.

The state-owned mineral-resources holding company plans to use the proceeds partly to repay existing debt.

Entreprise Generale du Cobalt will soon launch pilot sites around the town of Kolwezi.