Nickel Top Stories

Nickel: the mined commodity most exposed to biodiversity risks — report

According to Verisk Maplecroft, nickel is exposed to biodiversity risks because some of the largest nickel operations are located in Indonesia, New Caledonia and the Philippines.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 7, 2021 | 5:54 am

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the…

MINING.com Editor | October 6, 2021 | 1:03 pm

Friedland-backed Ivanhoe Electric funds South Voisey’s Bay survey

A high-tech approach could potentially prove another Voisey's discovery at…

Henry Lazenby | October 6, 2021 | 11:46 am

Group Ten Metals close to initial resource for Stillwater West project in Montana

Group Ten is bringing PGM bulk mining to North America…

Henry Lazenby | October 6, 2021 | 9:59 am

Voisey’s Bay mine takes unconventional approach to fire suppression

Vale will utilize Rosenbauer’s 6x6 Panther to in the remote,…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 4, 2021 | 9:58 am

Longer-lasting sodium-ion batteries closer to becoming a reality

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a sodium-ion battery with greatly extended longevity in laboratory tests.

Staff Writer | July 14, 2022 | 5:15 am

Wallbridge spins out nickel assets to focus on gold

Canadian company said it wants to focus on its core gold projects Fenelon and Martiniere, and is selling its Grasset and RUM projects in Quebec and its Sudbury and NW projects in Ontario.

Naimul Karim | July 13, 2022 | 2:12 pm

US says it will back miners to stop China’s weaponization of battery metals

Developers of battery metals projects can win support from the US government as it seeks to counter the dominance of China in clean-technology supply chains.

Bloomberg News | July 13, 2022 | 12:20 pm

Umicore plans $1.2 billion battery materials plant in Ontario

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed a deal with Belgium's Umicore to build a new battery facility in Ontario.

Reuters | July 13, 2022 | 8:36 am

Tianqi Lithium ends flat in biggest Hong Kong debut of 2022

The performance suggests investors remain wary of putting money into newly listed stocks in Hong Kong.

Bloomberg News | July 13, 2022 | 7:51 am

How to accurately determine the impact of lithium mining on water sources

In a paper published in the journal Earth's Future, scientists point out that previous studies have not addressed two important factors which has led to misguided estimations and assumptions.

Staff Writer | July 13, 2022 | 6:06 am