November 3, 2023

Mineral Resources ups stake in lithium miner Azure Minerals

Azure, which is developing the Andover lithium and nickel-copper-cobalt project in Western Australia, continues to attract investment.

November 2, 2023

Bears bet big that nickel can close the product gap

Fund players have lifted their bets on lower prices to levels last seen in 2019.

November 1, 2023

Ottawa outlines eligibility for companies seeking C$1.5bn in critical minerals infrastructure funding

Natural Resources Canada announced projects eligible to apply for the new Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund include clean energy and transportation projects that support critical minerals mines.

October 30, 2023

Alaska Energy Metals stock rises on drill results at Nikolai nickel project

Assay results from drill hole EZ-23-003 returned 324.6 metres at 0.34% NiEq.

October 30, 2023

Ottawa’s interim plan to regulate large resource projects causing confusion for Ring of Fire stakeholders

The Supreme Court said earlier this month that the federal government’s broad-based environmental reviews around large mines and major infrastructure associated are unconstitutional.

October 30, 2023

Glencore cuts 2023 nickel guidance as strikes hit production

The company has lowered its guidance for full-year nickel production by 9% to approximately 102,000 metric tons.

October 29, 2023

Traders and banks strike deals in Russian metals as taboo fades

A handful of Western banks and traders from Citigroup to Trafigura Group are increasingly willing to enter new deals for Russian metals.

October 28, 2023

US, UK make progress on critical minerals agreement, US says

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said "significant progress" was made on a US-UK critical minerals agreement in talks on Saturday in Japan.

October 27, 2023

LME says China’s Guangxi CNGR applies for new nickel listing

The exchange has so far approved one new Chinese brand and received an application from another Chinese producer.

October 27, 2023

Indonesia’s high-grade nickel ore reserves may be depleted in 6 years

Indonesia's high-grade 1.7% nickel ore is mainly used for the country's nickel pig iron (NPI) production.