Nickel Top Stories

Nickel, cobalt allow for cheaper, more efficient green hydrogen production

A team at Curtin University found that poor-performing iron-sulfur becomes an efficient catalyst for green hydrogen production with added nickel and cobalt.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 29, 2021 | 6:06 am

COP26 will be a colossal mining cop-out

New report lays out how the green energy transition “starts…

Frik Els | October 28, 2021 | 3:18 pm

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO outlines strategy on green energy metals

"Core to our strategy is embedding ESG excellence as the…

Northern Miner Staff | October 28, 2021 | 12:07 pm

Vale to resume operations at Onça Puma nickel mine

Operations were first halted in early October because of alleged…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2021 | 7:44 am

Australia plans to boost mineral discovery with new drill core research lab

CSIRO together with the Science and Industry Endowment Fund, the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2021 | 5:17 am

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Insatiable lithium demand fuels investment boom in Australia

Globally, the industry will need as much as $42 billion of investment by the end of the decade in order to meet demand, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

Bloomberg News | August 4, 2022 | 12:46 pm

Column: Indonesian tax will shake up the nickel export mix again

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

Reuters | August 4, 2022 | 9:26 am

Albemarle studying ways to recycle lithium in North America

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

Reuters | August 4, 2022 | 6:32 am

Glencore profit more than doubles thanks to soaring coal price

The firm’s coal division generated earnings of $8.9 billion in the first six months of the year as prices for the fossil fuel have soared.

MINING.COM Editor | August 4, 2022 | 3:53 am

Albemarle’s lithium sales surge after supply contracts renegotiated

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

Reuters | August 3, 2022 | 1:42 pm

BHP to boost nickel exploration spending amid EV boom

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.

Reuters | August 3, 2022 | 10:20 am

Global copper and nickel smelting slides in July, satellite data shows

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

Reuters | August 3, 2022 | 7:58 am

Lynas to invest $345m in rare earths mine to tap demand

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.

Reuters | August 2, 2022 | 6:28 pm

Climate bill would put US back in global race for EV leadership

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

Bloomberg News | August 2, 2022 | 3:16 pm

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