Nickel price extends slump on Indonesian glut as metals hit by Fed Prices of nickel on the London Metal Exchange have almost halved over the past year. Bloomberg News | February 5, 2024 | 3:08 pm
France extends New Caledonia nickel rescue talks High costs and political tensions in the French-controlled Pacific territory have left its three processing plants on the verge of collapse. Reuters | February 5, 2024 | 10:04 am
NextSource to reach full production at Molo graphite mine by July The Madagascar mine is expected to achieve nameplate capacity of 17,000 tonnes of graphite concentrate per year. Staff Writer | February 5, 2024 | 7:59 am
Sumitomo cuts nickel output forecast in Madagascar due to system glitches Japanese trading house slashed its output estimate of nickel at the Ambatovy project. Reuters | February 5, 2024 | 7:07 am
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals says Zambia copper find largest in a century It estimates the Mingomba project, in the northern Copperbelt province, will become one of the world’s highest-grade copper mines. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2024 | 4:03 am
Argentinian, German officials meet to discuss critical minerals An Argentinian delegation travelled to Germany to promote the country’s critical mineral resources. Staff Writer | February 4, 2024 | 7:06 am
From green hype to bailouts, the nickel industry has imploded The nickel market has been thrown into chaos after a flood of new supplies from Indonesia — the result of huge Chinese investment and major technological breakthroughs. Bloomberg News | February 3, 2024 | 4:20 pm
Lithium lowdown: Week 5, 2024 roundup and analysis A review of current developments in the global lithium industry from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2. Chris Williams – Adamas Intelligence | February 2, 2024 | 11:13 am
Western miners lag as oil powers enter race for Africa’s critical metals Risk aversion is likely to leave major Western miners lagging in a race to tap Africa's reserves of critical raw materials. Reuters | February 2, 2024 | 9:52 am