June 28, 2023

Bluebell Capital Partners asks Glencore board to replace CEO

Bluebell, which has not disclosed the size of its shareholding, started an activist campaign at Glencore in 2021, urging it to separate its thermal coal business and sell its agricultural…

June 28, 2023

Swiss Federal Council wants moratorium on deep sea mining

The Swiss government stated that commercial exploitation should be postponed until more scientific knowledge is obtained.

June 28, 2023

US sanctions gold firms suspected of funding Wagner Group

The country slapped sanctions on four companies located in the United Arab Emirates, Central African Republic and Russia.

June 28, 2023

Mining the Moon to lift off within ten years — NASA

The US space agency is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its planned Artemis missions.

June 28, 2023

French minister to push €1 billion uranium deal on trip to Mongolia

President Emmanuel Macron has said Japan and France will work together to boost French energy sovereignty through the supply of critical metals from Mongolia.

June 27, 2023

Column: Global exchange copper stocks sink to 15-year lows

Either inventory rebuilds over the seasonal summer soft spot for northern hemisphere demand, or the market is going to have to rethink just how much copper is really out there,…

June 27, 2023

Column: Court case shines a harsh light on London Metal Exchange

The first part of the LME courtroom drama is over after three days of legal argument at London's Royal Courts of Justice.

June 27, 2023

Cornish Lithium seeks $13m in last-ditch effort to avoid collapse

The UK-based start-up, which aims to produce lithium in Cornwall, warned it could go bust if it fails to secure the needed cash by July.

June 26, 2023

Biden energy subsidies risk distorting critical metals market, UK minister warns

The IRA is “a challenge to other countries to put down their versions of this also."

June 26, 2023

Germany eyes critical materials fund of as much as $1.1 billion

The amount is around half that previously being considered, however, reflecting new spending constraints.