June 26, 2023

Nerves on edge as exchanges, funds await ruling in LME nickel case

Exchanges are in an uncomfortable wait for the outcome of a lawsuit by two financial firms against the London Metal Exchange.

June 25, 2023

Power group EDF signs 10-year contract with aluminum firm Trimet France

EDF, the power company that has been fully taken over by the French state, has signed a 10-year contract with aluminum company Trimet France.

June 25, 2023

Copying-pasting shallow mine designs increases risks in mass underground mines – expert

University of Queensland cave mining expert Andre van As says rushing the development of super-deep mines may lead to massive financial losses.

June 25, 2023

Big oil’s pullback from clean energy matters less than you might think

Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP, Shell and TotalEnergies “choose cash over climate.”

June 23, 2023

TIMELINE – LME’s nickel crisis: major developments since trading halt

Exchanges are in an uncomfortable wait for the outcome of a lawsuit by two financial firms against the LME.

June 23, 2023

Palladium price in retreat on EV prospects, growth risks

Palladium could extend this year's near 30% price decline as the rapid rise of electric vehicles threatens to hammer demand for the autocatalyst metal.

June 23, 2023

GRAPHIC: More zinc mine suspensions loom if prices stay below $2,400/t

Weak demand from the construction industry has pushed zinc prices to levels which leave some miners with little or no profit.

June 23, 2023

Unusual financing model to back Sweden’s largest solar park

The Hallstaviks solar park, Sweden’s largest, will be the country’s first solar asset financed with a dedicated non-recourse debt facility.

June 22, 2023

UK regulator was missing in action at start of nickel crisis, filings show

As nickel prices surged and for hours after a large Chinese bank missed a margin call, the Financial Conduct Authority was largely passive in its interactions with the LME.

June 22, 2023

$1 billion SPAC deal shows how mining supply chains are breaking up

INTERVIEW: Artem Volynets of ACG Electric Metals wants to roll up critical metals industry one mine at a time.