Nickel Top Stories

Terrafame to start mining uranium in Finland by mid-2024

The miner will extract uranium as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production and aims to produce 200 tonnes per year by 2026.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2022 | 6:13 am

Column: Commodity forecasts are absurd, but China is key as Ukraine fades

While 2022 has largely been a story of the necessity…

Reuters | December 20, 2022 | 9:01 am

Nornickel mulls cutting output by 10% next year

The war in Ukraine has impacted the miner by disrupting…

Bloomberg News | December 20, 2022 | 8:30 am

Canada Nickel acquires former Texmont nickel mine

The historic mine is situated between the company’s Deloro and…

Staff Writer | December 19, 2022 | 11:17 am

Tesla may announce $800m to $1bn investment in Mexico plant in coming days

Tesla could announce the construction of a "Gigafactory" in the…

Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 8:33 am

CATL seals $1.4 billion deal to develop Bolivia lithium

Lithium resources in Bolivia's iconic salt flats are estimated at 21 million metric tons, according to the USGS.

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 8:58 am

Lake Resources delays lithium carbonate output to 2027, hikes costs

The developer hiked spending estimates from $1.1 billion to $1.5 billion.

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 7:17 am

Costs at American Lithium’s Peru project up to $700m, CEO says

Construction could begin by late 2024 or late 2025.

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 7:06 am

Albemarle to buy Lithium Power’s Australian unit

Lithium Power has scrapped the planned demerger of its Australian assets in favour of the $21 million sale to the US giant.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2023 | 5:34 am

Material intensity in EV batteries going down —report

IDTechEx says there is a trend to reduce the number of materials that provide core functionality to the battery pack.

Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 7:53 am

Argentina’s growing lithium industry hits export records

Argentina’s growing lithium industry hit a record high with exports rising to $60m in May.

Bloomberg News | June 17, 2023 | 12:06 pm

The world’s most feared investor heads for showdown over nickel

Next week, Paul Singer is taking on the London Metal Exchange.

Bloomberg News | June 17, 2023 | 11:49 am

EV battery prices rise for the first time in 2023

Battery prices are particularly being impacted by lithium carbonate prices in China, which increased by 55% in May.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2023 | 11:31 am

Critical material prices are recovering but the outlook is mixed

New report says lithium, nickel sulphate and rare earth prices are set to recover sharply but graphite, magnesium and titanium markets are in for more pain.

Frik Els | June 16, 2023 | 11:24 am

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