Nickel Top Stories

After shaking up nickel, China’s Tsingshan sets sights on lithium

Predominantly a stainless steel maker, the company came out of nowhere to become the world's top nickel producer in 2018 thanks to its pioneering use of low-grade nickel pig iron.

Reuters | November 25, 2021 | 9:14 pm

China’s Weiming to invest in $400 million Indonesia nickel matte project

Weiming is based in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang province, the…

Reuters | November 25, 2021 | 7:39 am

BHP extends Noront bid deadline again amid talks with Wyloo

Norton shareholders now have until December 14 to accept or…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2021 | 10:50 am

Horizonte fully funds Araguaia nickel mine build

Transformational finance package places Horizonte at the forefront of new,…

Henry Lazenby | November 24, 2021 | 5:41 am

Can plants that suck metal from soil replace mining?

Agro-mining is the process of growing plants that absorb metal…

Bloomberg News | November 23, 2021 | 10:17 am

Ganfeng Lithium to buy Argentina-focused Lithea for $962 million

Privately owned Lithea owns rights to two lithium salt lakes in Argentina's mineral-rich Salta province.

Reuters | July 11, 2022 | 7:33 am

New Li-ion battery performs well in freezing cold, scorching hot temperatures

An outstanding new electrolyte gives Li-ion and lithium-sulphur batteries the ability to perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures while still packing a lot of energy.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2022 | 6:06 am

Giant Congo cobalt mine exports at risk as investors feud

An intensifying feud between shareholders of the Tenke Fungurume mine may lead a court-appointed administrator to block its exports of copper and cobalt.

Bloomberg News | July 9, 2022 | 12:12 pm

Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.

Frik Els | July 8, 2022 | 2:53 pm