July 5, 2023

Ardea Resources inks agreement with Japanese firms for nickel-cobalt project feasibility

The consortium comprises Sumitomo Metal Mining, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui & Co Ltd.

July 3, 2023

China set to boost state cobalt reserves after tumble in prices

The National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, the government stockpiling body, may buy about 2,000 tons of cobalt.

July 3, 2023

Glencore offers to buy rest of PolyMet for $71m

The move will give Glencore a direct ownership of NorthMet, poised to be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine.

June 30, 2023

Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China 

Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.

June 29, 2023

Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study

Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.

June 28, 2023

Miners tap waste for critical minerals

Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste could provide a key new source of the minerals needed for the energy transition.

June 23, 2023

Stillwater Critical Minerals welcomes Glencore as major investor, stock jumps

Glencore would hold a 9.99% equity interest in Stillwater upon completion of a private placement.

June 20, 2023

Bill Gates-backed KoBold Metals is the Silicon Valley’s newest unicorn

The company raised $200 million to dig for copper and lithium using AI.

June 20, 2023

Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining

The country's government has outlined details of a plan to open its sea floor to commercial mineral exploration and extraction.

June 18, 2023

Material intensity in EV batteries going down —report

IDTechEx says there is a trend to reduce the number of materials that provide core functionality to the battery pack.