After court victory, LME bids to reboot confidence "The much bigger question is rebooting confidence," said a senior executive at an LME member broker. Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 7:09 am
Saudi Arabia studies graphite, rare earths trading platform – minister The Kingdom has been studying setting up the trading platform for the past three months and it does not expect a decision to be made before the next six. Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 6:52 am
Lithium price slump has room to run as bearish bets mount in Guangzhou Prices on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange have more than halved since the bourse debuted lithium trading in July. Bloomberg News | November 29, 2023 | 4:34 pm
Exxaro widens critical metals search to greenfield assets The South African coal miner plans to acquire manganese and copper assets. Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 9:58 am
Electric car makers can stop worrying so much about lithium Lithium’s price slump over the past year has been as dramatic as its climb — and it’s probably not finished yet. Bloomberg News | November 29, 2023 | 7:54 am
LME triumphs in lawsuit over cancelled nickel trades Hedge fund Elliott Associates and market maker Jane Street Global Trading brought the case after LME cancelled $12 billion in trades in 2022. Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 7:43 am
India launches first part of critical minerals auction worth $5.4 billion India will also announce the acquisition of lithium blocks in Australia and Argentina in a month or two. Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 7:38 am
Rio Tinto sells stake in Canadian diamond project, ups interest in copper Rio Tinto sold its 75% interest in the Fort à la Corne diamond project in Saskatchewan, and is increasing its stake in a Yukon copper firm. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2023 | 4:09 am
Deep sea mining company sues Greenpeace amid standoff at sea The Metals Company said the protest was costing it $1 million a day. Bloomberg News | November 28, 2023 | 3:22 pm