LME nickel hits four-year low as 2025 opens with eyes on China Prices for nickel, used in stainless steel and batteries, dropped towards $15,000 a ton on the London Metal Exchange. Bloomberg News | January 2, 2025 | 9:09 am
Manganese X secures $1.4m investment from Sprott Manganese X said it will use the proceeds to advance the Battery Hill project in New Brunswick. Staff Writer | January 2, 2025 | 8:56 am
Cameco suspends uranium production at Inkai JV in Kazakhstan over bureaucratic holdup The in-situ recovery JV with Kazatomprom didn’t get an extension to submit its project paperwork. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | January 2, 2025 | 8:56 am
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals raises $537 million in race for critical minerals The funding round valued KoBold at $2.96 billion. Staff Writer | January 2, 2025 | 8:41 am
Oman makes first copper export in 30 years Approximately 900 tonnes of copper concentrates were shipped from the Lasail mine in Sohar. Staff Writer | January 2, 2025 | 8:34 am
ACG to raise $200m in bonds to finance Turkey copper mine The funds will be used to transition the Gediktepe mine to copper and zinc concentrate production from gold and silver. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | January 2, 2025 | 7:42 am
Copper price holds near 9-month low as 2025 opens with eyes on China Chinese President Xi Jinping acknowledged new challenges from the external environment in a speech on Tuesday Bloomberg News | January 2, 2025 | 7:29 am
Brazilian miner boosts rare earths output in challenge to China’s grip Serra Verde started commercially producing concentrate in Brazil’s Goias state about a year ago. Bloomberg News | January 2, 2025 | 7:23 am
Rio Tinto says crew member missing from ship en route to Australia A deck fitter on board of a bulk carrier travelling from China to Western Australia was reported missing last week Reuters | January 2, 2025 | 7:18 am