Nickel Top Stories

LME says it saved nickel market from $20 billion ‘death spiral’

The world's oldest metals forum provided its most detailed account yet of the historic short squeeze this year when prices soared 250% in little over 24 hours.

Bloomberg News | November 28, 2022 | 9:50 am

Tesla and South Korea might not be the dream pairing it seems

Musk might want to read up on Kaher Kazem, the…

Bloomberg News | November 28, 2022 | 7:14 am

Sibanye-Stillwater to spend $616m advancing Finnish lithium project

The Keliber mine is expected to be Europe's first fully…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 28, 2022 | 7:13 am

Vale Indonesia expects to complete nickel HPAL plant by 2025

Company expects to complete construction by 2025 of a high-pressure…

Reuters | November 28, 2022 | 6:43 am

European consortium gets €12.3m to develop mine management system

The DINAMINE consortium will develop technology to digitize and modernize…

Staff Writer | November 25, 2022 | 6:55 am

Indonesia’s Merdeka targets 2023 gold output of up to 140,000 oz

Copper output is estimated between 16,000 and 20,000 tonnes.

Reuters | June 13, 2023 | 10:36 am

Billionaire Forrest calls Musk a ‘muppet’ over fuel cell doubts

Andrew Forrest, founder of Fortescue Metals, said doubters of hydrogen fuel-cell technology, including Elon, are “muppets.”

Bloomberg News | June 13, 2023 | 4:03 am

Lithium Americas produces first carbonate at Caucharí-Olaroz

The output quality was lower than battery-standard lithium carbonate, but is part of the Argentinean mine commissioning process.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2023 | 3:45 am

Hastings Technology Metals to supply rare earths to Neo Performance

Deal is to negotiate the supply of rare earth concentrate from Hasting’s Yangibana project in Western Australia.

Reuters | June 12, 2023 | 4:21 pm

Visualizing the world’s largest lithium producers

The global lithium-ion battery market was valued at $52 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach $194 billion in 2030.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | June 12, 2023 | 11:29 am

Cobalt price has fallen nearly 30% this year

Goldman Sachs is forecasting softness for battery metals including cobalt, lithium and nickel in the second half of 2023 amid an oversupply.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 12, 2023 | 9:40 am

LKAB raises deposit estimate at Europe’s biggest rare earth find

The European Commission wants to speed up the development of new mines like Per Geijer to end its dependence.

Reuters | June 12, 2023 | 7:49 am

Glencore, carmakers lead $1bn acquisition of Appian nickel-copper mines in Brazil

Deal includes the gold royalty on Mineração Vale Verde, which will be sold to ACG for $65 million in cash.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 12, 2023 | 5:59 am

Greenpeace Mexico launches campaign against deep-sea mining

The international NGO says article 20 of Mexico’s new Mining Law forbids deep-sea mining in Mexican waters and that the country should push for a global moratorium.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 11, 2023 | 8:30 am

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