Chinese businesses continue to establish dominant foothold in fast-growing sector for battery supply chain
Demand for emissions-free power and energy security mark a turnaround for the resource-rich
KoBold Metals aims to lead race for critical minerals needed for energy transition
Authorities have resorted to siege tactics to ‘smoke out’ thousands of miners trapped underground
Chinese demand has slumped as competition from lab-grown alternatives has increased
President Nayib Bukele had called prohibition ‘absurd’ despite pushback from environmental and social groups
Washington needs to move fast if it wants to find other sources
Mike Henry says shifting US policies risk slowing allocation of capital to projects essential to renewables switch
Investor cites ‘irrefutable’ case to abandon miner’s dual-listed structure
Miner says representative class action has been filed in Australian federal court
Dispute over revenues has led to detention of 4 employees and issue of arrest warrant for chief executive
Treasury cuts $5.4bn from budget estimates over next four years, citing ‘significant impact’ of softer commodities demand
Mining major is betting on metal’s future because of its key role in electric vehicle batteries despite global glut
Michael Wainwright accused of being ‘linchpin’ of scheme to bribe Angolan official
Denial by chair of Canadian miner comes as veteran commodities banker claims he engineered $6bn deal but was not paid
The changing landscape for responsible investment, from Donald Trump’s victory amid a US ‘anti-woke’ backlash to the trouble with ESG data. Plus the global green subsidy race; backing biodiversity; minerals critical to the energy transition; and avoiding modern slavery risk
Geopolitics and human rights concerns make lucrative opportunities difficult to access
Prominent M&A banker claims his firm was not paid despite its ‘extensive’ work on arranging the 2018 merger
Activist fund Palliser Capital has described the miner’s complex approach as an ‘unmitigated failure’
Government increases backing for Iluka Resources to build country’s first processing facility for rare earths
Northern Star to acquire rival De Grey in all-share transaction as gold price surge continues to drive consolidation
Duncan Wanblad’s work may make Anglo more attractive to a potential suitor — investors are better off, regardless
The six-month dealmaking standstill since rejection of the last takeover offer ends today
Russian state company’s 41% stake was sold to an Omani-backed investment fund Maaden
London court hears mining group had reviewed generic risk of such an event in 2011 — four years before Brazilian dam burst
