Nickel Top Stories

Wyloo Metals to build battery materials processing plant in Ontario

The facility will fill a critical gap in Canada’s electric vehicle battery supply chain.

Staff Writer | May 29, 2024 | 12:52 pm

Indonesia buying record amounts of Philippine nickel ore due to quota delays

Delays by Jakarta in issuing mining quotas and heavy rains…

Reuters | May 29, 2024 | 6:51 am

Vale moves closer to deal for Onca Puma nickel mine to resume operations

Onca Puma, which has an estimated annual nominal capacity of…

Reuters | May 28, 2024 | 10:21 am

EU, Australia sign critical minerals pact to diversify supply chains

Ministers in Canberra and Brussels signed an MOU on Tuesday,…

Bloomberg News | May 28, 2024 | 6:11 am

Electric mining vehicle industry’s value to reach $23 billion by 2044 – report

A new IDTechEx report notes that large EV batteries and…

Staff Writer | May 26, 2024 | 7:31 am

Portugal’s mining strategy may favour copper over lithium

Portugal already has the largest copper mine in the European Union, operated by Lundin Mining.

Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 8:41 am

US approaches Indonesia for multinational critical mineral partnership

Jakarta has asked Washington for a critical mineral trade deal similar to the US deal with Japan.

Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 7:03 am

Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group says

Oversupply and weak prices of materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths are dampening cash flows of Western start-ups.

Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 6:55 am

Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code

Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am

Liontown signs new deal to supply spodumene to China

The short-term deal is to ship 100,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to Beijing Sinomine over 10 months.

Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 3:37 pm

Indonesian onslaught wipes out Australia’s nickel industry

BHP’s Nickel West suspension could mark the death knell for Australia’s nickel sector and has widespread ramifications.

Kristie Batten | July 14, 2024 | 8:59 am

Column: After another boom and bust, where next for lithium?

There was a similar boom-bust cycle in 2016-2017 but the difference this time is that no-one seems to be expecting a speedy recovery.

Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 8:35 am

Congo offers own cobalt from joint ventures for first time

Gecamines has requested bids for the firm’s portion of cobalt output from CMOC Group’s giant Tenke Fungurume mine.

Bloomberg News | July 12, 2024 | 8:22 am

Weak market for critical minerals seen dampening Western efforts to counter China

Lithium price has tumbled by more than 80% since the beginning of 2023.

Reuters | July 12, 2024 | 7:15 am

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