Nickel Top Stories

Cobalt, nickel battery use rises as electric sports cars gain popularity

EV Metal Index jumps 245% YTD, boosted by rising sales of cars like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Audi e-tron Quattro with high-nickel, cobalt batteries.

MINING.com Editor | April 20, 2021 | 11:44 am

Trafigura bets on green-nickel squeeze in defiance of China cure

The world’s worries over sourcing cheap, clean supplies of the…

Bloomberg News | April 20, 2021 | 9:59 am

Vale buys Mitsui’s stake in Moatize amid plan to exit coal

Vale is buying the 15% interest in the Mozambican mine…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2021 | 5:58 am

Vale production disappoints again, adding fuel to iron ore price rally

Vale’s iron ore output totaled 68 million tonnes in 1Q21,…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 19, 2021 | 5:25 pm

Nornickel improves 2021 production outlook

Its Oktyabrsky mine will resume full production this month after…

Reuters | April 19, 2021 | 11:59 am

Lithium: Spot prices soar on Lunar New Year

Fastmarkets spot lithium prices surge on lower production.

Henry Lazenby | February 11, 2022 | 10:03 am

Boliden sets extra dividend as metal price rise buoys profits

Company contended with increased maintenance and production disruptions at Harjavalta plant in Finland in 2021.

Reuters | February 11, 2022 | 7:22 am

Serbians stage tent protest in push for nationwide lithium mining ban

Activists have pledged to camp outside the presidential building until a permanent halt to lithium exploration and mining is ordered.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 11, 2022 | 4:05 am

Indonesia suspends operations of more than 1,000 miners

President Joko Widodo last month revoked the permits of more than 2,000 companies due to poor compliance.

Reuters | February 10, 2022 | 10:00 pm

Republican US senator presses Energy Department on seabed mining

Seabed mining is a new industry that backers say can supply many of the metals including nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese.

Reuters | February 10, 2022 | 3:38 pm

Nornickel’s core earnings jumped 37% in 2021

Nornickel's 2021 net profit stood at $6.97 billion, a 92% increase from 2020.

Reuters | February 10, 2022 | 7:23 am

Renault says it backs moratorium on deep-sea mining

In October, French President Emmanuel Macron identified deep seabed exploration as an investment priority for France.

Reuters | February 10, 2022 | 7:17 am

Gates, Bezos-backed firm gets cash injection to find battery metals

KoBold Metals, which uses AI to create a “Google Maps” of the Earth’s crust, raised $192.5 million in its latest financing round.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2022 | 6:48 am

Tesla production in Berlin to start mid-March at earliest

Tesla is still awaiting final approval from local authorities to begin production.

Reuters | February 9, 2022 | 11:07 am

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