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The Metals Company advances commercial-scale processing of deep-sea nodules

TMC and its partner PAMCO have produced approximately 500 tonnes of calcine during the first phase of a commercial-scale campaign.

Staff Writer | September 9, 2024 | 9:38 am

US Steel assets face chopping block without Japan deal

United States Steel Corp. faces the prospect of being broken…

Bloomberg News | September 6, 2024 | 10:00 am

Nippon Steel seeks to address concerns on US Steel deal

Nippon also disclosed it had hired former US House majority…

Reuters | September 5, 2024 | 2:02 pm

Indonesia sees nickel price holding near current levels on new plants

An additional 928,000 tons a year of capacity is set…

Bloomberg News | September 5, 2024 | 7:54 am

Biden close to blocking Nippon Steel deal to buy US Steel

US Steel warned earlier that a failure to merge with…

Reuters | September 4, 2024 | 11:04 am

South Korean, African leaders pledge deeper ties, critical mineral development

South Korea is planning to increase development aid for Africa to $10 billion over the next six years.

Reuters | June 4, 2024 | 7:33 am

China to build $1.5 billion copper smelter in Kazakhstan

Copper smelter is projected to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes.

Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 11:11 am

Freeport Indonesia raises output target, awaits new export permit

Indonesia banned shipments of all raw minerals from June 2023, but Freeport was given a year-long dispensation.

Reuters | June 3, 2024 | 7:18 am

Nippon Steel’s Mori returns to US this week for talks on US Steel takeover

The deal would give Nippon Steel greater access to the profitable U.S. market and further its long-term financial goals.

Reuters | June 2, 2024 | 12:11 pm

India’s Altmin in talks with Australia for lithium supplies

Altmin, India's only cathode active materials producer, currently sources lithium carbonate from Brazil and Bolivia.

Reuters | May 31, 2024 | 8:42 am

High-capacity iron-based cathodes for EV batteries are now a reality

Researchers at Canada’s McGill University unlocked the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly materials.

Staff Writer | May 31, 2024 | 6:06 am

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The Metals Company advances commercial-scale processing of deep-sea nodules

US Steel assets face chopping block without Japan deal

Nippon Steel seeks to address concerns on US Steel deal

Indonesia sees nickel price holding near current levels on new plants

Biden close to blocking Nippon Steel deal to buy US Steel

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South Korean, African leaders pledge deeper ties, critical mineral development

China to build $1.5 billion copper smelter in Kazakhstan

Freeport Indonesia raises output target, awaits new export permit

Nippon Steel’s Mori returns to US this week for talks on US Steel takeover

India’s Altmin in talks with Australia for lithium supplies

High-capacity iron-based cathodes for EV batteries are now a reality

Indonesia to issue copper export permits for Freeport, Amman

India’s Jindal to join Venezuelan state oil venture

Column: LME brand approval cements Indonesian nickel ascendancy