Nickel Top Stories

Surge in M&As compels dealmakers to harness tools for compliance

Concerns around the supply and demand of critical metals and other challenges can make mining M&A deals riskier and harder to complete.

Mark Williams - Datasite | August 12, 2024 | 4:32 am

Australia’s fledgling batteries downstream sector at a crossroads

Albemarle’s recent call on Kemerton the latest hit to Australia’s…

Kristie Batten | August 11, 2024 | 7:12 am

Graphic: Investment needed to meet battery demand by 2040

Investment in batteries is expected to surpass $1.6 trillion by…

Elements - Visual Capitalist | August 9, 2024 | 8:12 am

Canada Nickel reports best results at Reid property in Ontario

The Reid property is situated 16 km southwest of the…

Staff Writer | August 8, 2024 | 9:30 am

US Strategic Metals tapped for $400 million EXIM Bank loan

The company plans to mine what it considers to be…

Staff Writer | August 8, 2024 | 9:01 am

Lithium miner stocks soar as CATL adjusts output at key mine

The unconfirmed suspensions could cut some 8%, or around 5,000-6,000 metric tons, of China's monthly LCE production.

Bloomberg News | September 11, 2024 | 5:15 am

SLB launches lithium filtration system after Nevada tests

The Houston-based oilfield services giant, formerly known as Schlumberger, is the latest to make a major push into the fast-growing DLE sector.

Reuters | September 10, 2024 | 12:17 pm

Net zero needs more metals, but less extraction from the Earth

All the refined metals needed to reach net zero by 2050 will add up to less than the amount of coal mined in 2023 alone, according to Energy Transitions Commission.

Bloomberg News | September 10, 2024 | 11:09 am

Electra receives $20 million funding proposal for Ontario cobalt refinery

Once fully commissioned, Electra’s facility could produce up to 6,500 tonnes of cobalt per year.

Staff Writer | September 10, 2024 | 8:20 am

Hybrid cars throw lifeline to platinum metals

PGMs - principally platinum and palladium - face a long-term structural decline in demand as their main use has been to clean auto exhausts.

Reuters | September 10, 2024 | 7:04 am

Canada mulls surtax on Chinese critical mineral products, batteries, solar products

Canada said is launching a 30-day public consultation period on whether to slap a potential surtax on Chinese critical mineral products.

Reuters | September 10, 2024 | 7:03 am

Northvolt to cut staff, halt some output as EV demand falls

Northvolt vowed last year to invest $5.7 billion (C$7bn) in Canada's Quebec province to set up a battery plant.

Bloomberg News | September 10, 2024 | 3:08 am

Anglo American hired advisers to sell two nickel mines in Brazil

The two assets produce together about 38,000 tons of nickel per year.

Reuters | September 9, 2024 | 1:05 pm

Green funds with $14 billion eye first mining bets after slump

Leading miners have seen their valuations decline as slowing growth for electric cars and a weaker economy in China curtail demand for some commodities.

Bloomberg News | September 9, 2024 | 11:25 am

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