The Oktyabrsky mine will resume full production by the end of April and is already running at 60% capacity, the company said.

Six environmental organisations, including the World Wildlife Fund and Greenpeace, on Monday called on Norway to stop plans to open ocean areas for deep-sea mining.

Roskill believes demand for silicon metal will continue the upward trend it has experienced in the past two decades.

The $2 trillion infrastructure bill would help create bull conditions in commodity markets, particularly in steel, cobalt, lithium and copper.

US automakers are finally making bold commitments to electrify their fleets, but in the short-term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.

Company will minimise its final dividend for 2020 to fund planned investment in production growth and improving its environmental footprint.

Doubts have risen over the future of the Kvanefjeld project as a left-wing party pledged on Wednesday its opposition after winning a parliamentary election.

The Danish firm is now a partner at the Copper Mark Assurance Framework.