Nickel Top Stories

EU metals industry urges aid to rival US green energy package

French President Emmanuel Macron called for an EU package amounting to 2% of its economic output to rival the $370 billion US plan.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2023 | 8:24 am

Indonesia’s FDI jumps in 2022, led by mineral processing

Indonesia's foreign direct investment surged 44.2% on a yearly basis…

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 7:52 am

Nornickel forecasts output drop in 2023 due to planned maintenance

Nickel and palladium production is expected to fall due to…

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 7:48 am

SPC Nickel enters agreement with Vale to consolidate deposits in Sudbury camp

SPC believes that the West Graham and Crean Hill 3…

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 6:09 am

Potanin says sanctions constrain Nornickel, force it to adjust strategy

Potanin was placed on a US sanctions list as part of…

Reuters | January 23, 2023 | 8:12 am

Rio Tinto grabs stake in graphite-focused Sovereign Metals

Rio Tinto's move marks its first public step into the graphite sector, as it continues to boost its exposure to battery minerals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2023 | 3:53 am

Families in the DRC increasingly rely on children working in cobalt mines — report

Children are increasingly being encouraged to work at cobalt mine sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a recent report states.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 16, 2023 | 8:29 am

Largo worker killed in chemical plant accident in Brazil

Largo said that an employee died due to an accident at the chemical plant in the Maracás Menchen vanadium mine.

Reuters | July 15, 2023 | 2:45 pm

Canada to speed up critical minerals permits in bid to erode China’s dominance

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government hopes to unveil a plan by the end of this year to streamline permitting for mining projects.

Bloomberg News | July 14, 2023 | 8:13 am

India’s Madhya Pradesh state invites tenders for 51 mineral blocks

The auction includes blocks of graphite and vanadium.

Reuters | July 14, 2023 | 7:23 am

Savannah Resources raises $8m for Portugal lithium project

Funding allows it to move forward with its Barroso lithium project, slated to be western Europe’s largest mine of the battery metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2023 | 3:58 am

Talon Metals discovers new semi-massive nickel sulphide formation at Tamarack

Hit was in part of the Tamarack intrusive complex never before explored.

Staff Writer | July 13, 2023 | 9:13 am

US bill aims to counter China control of Congo critical minerals

The DRC produces about 70% of the world’s cobalt and also has major deposits of copper, lithium, tantalum, and germanium.

Bloomberg News | July 13, 2023 | 7:38 am

Chart: Electrification rush spurs record Argentine investments

Flows into Argentina grew 123%, with the lithium and copper industries contributing billions of dollars.

Bloomberg News | July 13, 2023 | 7:29 am

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