Getting to the bottom of who did what, when, and why, could take months or years.

The LME suspended nickel trading on March 8 after prices spiked by more than 50%.

The market has remained in near-paralysis, even on days when prices have been trading within the 15% daily limit.

In all, the 2021 drill program consisted of five holes and covered 716 metres. 

Global demand for nickel used in batteries is expected to rise more than 20% this year.

The move comes at a time when India is offering $2.4 billion of incentives for companies to build battery cells locally for electric vehicles.

The Manibridge project is thought to have numerous high-grade ore zones within a mineralized envelope.

The $825 million acquisition of Rincon gives Rio Tinto a large undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of South America's lithium triangle.