London nickel market tightens as China lifts importsnickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home.Reuters | December 6, 2021 | 6:57 am
BHP extends Noront bid deadline again amid Wyloo talksMove buys BHP and Wyloo more time for discussions over…Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2021 | 9:35 am
China’s Chengtun to invest $245m in Indonesian nickel matte projectThe venture, known as PT ChengMach Nickel, will produce 40,000…Reuters | December 2, 2021 | 8:58 am
Column: Can Europe save its industrial metals production sector? The European Commission's focus on future-looking metals seems to have blind-sided it to the older metals that are also required to decarbonize, writes Andy Home. Reuters | September 15, 2022 | 8:10 am
Shallow-water mining in direct conflict with sustainability goals – study Finnish researchers say that mineral mining alters habitats and causes local biodiversity loss in shallow-water species communities. Staff Writer | September 15, 2022 | 6:06 am
Tertiary Minerals, FQM team up to boost copper exploration in Zambia The miners will work together to advance Tertiary’s Mukai and Mushima North project, in the country's north-west. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 15, 2022 | 3:52 am
Compass Minerals picks lithium extraction technology to supply Ford, others Compass chose EnergySource's direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology over four rivals. Reuters | September 14, 2022 | 1:25 pm
SQM says brine reduction plan to cost $1.5 billion In 2020, SQM committed to a 50% reduction in the brine it pumps to mine lithium in the vast Atacama salt flat. Reuters | September 14, 2022 | 9:51 am
South Korea, US will step up efforts to resolve electric vehicle spat The two sides will begin talks Friday as part of an engagement channel agreed earlier this month in Washington. Bloomberg News | September 14, 2022 | 7:30 am
Russia is getting frozen out as traders negotiate metals contracts For aluminum, in particular, Europe is usually a key market. Bloomberg News | September 14, 2022 | 7:09 am
Vale Indonesia signs HPAL deal with China’s Huayou Vale and Huayou plan to build a $1.8 billion HPAL plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, to produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel. Reuters | September 13, 2022 | 6:36 am
Column: Shanghai’s nickel twist risks more market fracture LME nickel volumes have unsurprisingly slumped since March with activity in August down 47% on the same month last year. Reuters | September 12, 2022 | 7:25 am