Nickel Top Stories

Top 10 Canadian base metal and uranium explorers and developers

Demand for greener energy has put companies with uranium and base metal projects under the spotlight.

Northern Miner Staff | July 13, 2021 | 3:12 pm

Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling?

Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three…

Frik Els | July 13, 2021 | 1:47 pm

Russia considers measures to tap mining profits once export tax ends

Country is considering longer-term measures to grab a bigger slice…

Bloomberg News | July 12, 2021 | 7:35 am

Bigger than Voisey’s: Canada Nickel files PEA for Crawford mine in Ontario

Over 25-year life, mine expected to produce 842,000 tonnes of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2021 | 3:50 am

Giga Metals advances Turnagain nickel-cobalt project toward 2022 PFS

The Turnagain project in British Columbia is described as one…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 6, 2021 | 10:36 am

Canadian miners cheer Ottawa’s critical minerals budget plan

Canada's critical mineral deposits at current prices are valued at approximately C$340 billion, a senior official said.

Reuters | April 8, 2022 | 12:56 pm

Big Short keeps nickel market on edge one month after squeeze

The world’s main nickel market is broken and no one seems to know how to put it back together.

Bloomberg News | April 8, 2022 | 9:28 am

Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use

Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2022 | 5:46 am

LME risks more squeezes as metal stockpiles hit lowest in decades

“Copper is sleepwalking towards a stockout,” analysts say.

Bloomberg News | April 7, 2022 | 1:03 pm

New lithium technology can help the world go green — if it works

DLE technologies would challenge traditional miners such as Albemarle and prospective miners like Lithium Americas.

Reuters | April 7, 2022 | 12:14 pm

Analysts adjust higher metal price assumptions on Russia-Ukraine conflict

Russia's February invasion of Ukraine has triggered turmoil in commodity markets.

Henry Lazenby | April 7, 2022 | 10:50 am

How charge, discharge cycles make li-ion batteries bleed to death

There is a link between cracks that form in batteries’ structure during charge-discharge cycles and the depletion of vital liquids that carry charge.

Staff Writer | April 7, 2022 | 6:06 am

BHP’s Nickel West to be fully powered by renewables

The 12-year deal with Italy's Enel will supply BHP with 100% of the power needed at three of its major nickel mines in Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2022 | 3:54 am

Vulcan Energy inks 20-year geothermal energy supply deal with Germany’s MVV

Vulcan Energy will provide up to 350 gigawatt hours of energy per year - enough to supply around 25,000 households.

Reuters | April 5, 2022 | 9:38 am

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