Nickel

US Moves to Take Equity Stakes in More Critical Mineral Companies

📌 Key Takeaways The US government is preparing to acquire equity stakes in additional critical-minerals firms.  This move builds on recent fiscal support and funding rounds...

DOE Launches $355 Million Program to Expand US Critical Minerals Supply Chain

📌 Key Takeaways The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces $355 million in funding to expand domestic production of critical minerals and materials.  The funds are...

Canada Launches C$2 Billion Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund

📌 Key Takeaways Canada is establishing a C$2 billion (≈ US$1.4 billion) “Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund” over five years, aimed at equity stakes, loan guarantees...

Funds Move Into Nickel As Price At 5-Year-Low

Hedge funds and other speculative traders have amassed long positions equivalent to 272,000 tons on the nickel price, the most optimistic stance since the...

US eyes equity stakes in Australian critical minerals firms

📌 Key Takeaways The U.S. government has offered to buy direct equity stakes in Australian critical minerals firms, as part of a strategic push to...

Germany, Canada Fast-Track Critical Minerals Pact as Global Supply Chains Face New Risks

Canada and Germany have signed a declaration of intent to strengthen cooperation on critical minerals, with a focus on midstream technologies, including mineral processing,...

Indonesia Considers Major Nickel Mining Cuts in Bid to Lift Prices

Indonesia—the world’s nickel powerhouse, supplying over half of global output—is weighing a dramatic move: slashing mining quotas by nearly 40%, from 272 million tons...

Latest news

Diesel Squeeze Raises Stakes for Australian Mining

US diesel prices have hit a record US$6.51 a gallon, lawmakers are proposing export restrictions, and Australia has reported...

Copper Backwardation Tops US$500 as LME Supply Tightens

Copper advanced toward a record as competition for immediately available metal pushed a key London spread to its most...

Zinc Prices Rise as China Smelter Cuts Deepen Supply Squeeze

Zinc prices are being driven higher by a supply squeeze that has flipped the market from expected surplus to...

Must read

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you

US Department of Energy Unveils Nearly $1B for Critical Minerals Overhaul

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a sweeping...

Oil price spikes as U.S. sanctions Russian oil

📌 Key Takeaways The U.S. is mounting new sanctions targeting...

Tin Deficit Tightens — and 2026 Could See Price Volatility

📌 Key takeaways A new report from Fitch Solutions BMI...