Government is planning to tax exports of nickel pig ore and ferronickel to stimulate more investment in domestic stainless steel capacity.

The world's largest lithium producer is evaluating just how it can partner, invest and develop a battery recycling business.

Second-quarter lithium sales nearly tripled due to rising prices of the electric vehicle battery metal.

e miner said it has the second largest nickel sulphide resource base globally, based on its land holding in the Agnew-Wiluna belt in Western Australia.

Smelting activity was hit by weakness in China and the biggest mining region South America.

The Mt Weld mine has deposits of rare earths elements neodymium and praseodymium, which are in high demand for making magnets used in electric vehicles and wind energy generation.

The bill is a potential boon to many sectors of the green economy, including electric vehicles.

Both companies had announced the broad brushstrokes of the deal last week.