Nickel Top Stories

Biden’s electric car sales plan to strain critical mineral supplies – automakers

Stellantis and Toyota Motor blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of EVs.

Bloomberg News | July 11, 2023 | 7:28 am

IEA says critical minerals supply could pull close to demand by 2030

Investment in critical mineral mining surged 30% in 2022.

Reuters | July 11, 2023 | 7:17 am

Deep-sea mining could hurt $5.5bn tuna industry, study claims

Scientists say climate change would likely change tuna's migration patterns,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2023 | 5:44 am

European firms look for footing in China-US spat, French execs say

Eramet's CEO said China's show of force over the supply…

Reuters | July 9, 2023 | 1:37 pm

Deep-sea metal rush in doubt as regulatory body meets

Environmental groups expect next week's meeting of the International Seabed…

Reuters | July 7, 2023 | 7:17 am

Australian miner signs deal with science agency to recover vanadium

The agreement gives Tivan Ltd. an exclusive 20-year worldwide licence, except in India, for use of the CSIRO’s intellectual property.

Bloomberg News | November 14, 2023 | 3:17 pm

As Exxon eyes lithium, crucial decision looms on filtration technology

Exxon's expansion into the sector will rely on one or more of a so-far unproven fleet of direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies.

Reuters | November 14, 2023 | 3:05 pm

Allkem-Livent merger gets regulatory approvals before shareholder vote

The new company, to be called Arcadium Lithium, will be the world's third-biggest producer.

Reuters | November 14, 2023 | 1:26 pm

Britain’s leading geothermal power developer to produce lithium

Geothermal Engineering is raising $737 million to produce low-carbon lithium.

Staff Writer | November 14, 2023 | 10:38 am

Recycling can ease critical minerals scarcity, not solve it

The global energy transition may be eclipsed by a critical minerals supply-demand imbalance — unless alternatives are found, experts say.

MINING.COM Editor | November 14, 2023 | 10:12 am

Lithium mine project hurdles will drive prices higher – Sibanye CEO

Sibanye is currently awaiting a decision on appeals against an environmental permit it received for the Rapasaari mine and concentrator, part of the Keliber lithium project.

Reuters | November 14, 2023 | 9:54 am