Nickel Top Stories

BHP to decide on future of nickel business by August, trims met coal estimates

The world's largest listed miner said iron ore production from mines it operates in Western Australia on a 100% basis was 68.1 million tonnes during the three months ended March 31.

Reuters | April 17, 2024 | 4:18 pm

Traders are already gaming the new Russian metal sanctions

The opportunity lies in massive piles of Russian metal already…

Bloomberg News | April 17, 2024 | 6:06 am

Vale’s iron ore output up 6% in first quarter, sales jump

Vale's iron ore output in the first three months of…

Reuters | April 16, 2024 | 4:52 pm

Aston Minerals ups nickel resource estimate at Boomerang in Ontario

Contained metals are estimated to be 7.4 billion lb. nickel…

Staff Writer | April 16, 2024 | 9:22 am

Nornickel says new Western sanctions raise risk of metals market disruption

Nornickel intends to remain a "reliable supplier of products" and…

Reuters | April 16, 2024 | 5:40 am

US lithium clay projects secure backing despite extraction hurdles

The United States’ great hope for domestic lithium supply could lie in the massive-scale, long-life sediment-hosted deposits in its southwestern region.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 8:00 am

SQM and Talga team up on Aero lithium project in Sweden

The Chilean lithium miner can earn up to a 70% interest in Aero, which will grant it a foothold in the European market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2024 | 3:53 am

Pilbara Minerals eyes $800 million road to double lithium output

A pre-feasibility study by the company determined production at Pilgangoora could increase to more than 2 million tpa.

Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 5:28 pm

Vale unveils $3.3 billion plan to boost copper and nickel output

The mining giant sees the potential to expand production capacity to about 500,000 tons of copper by 2028 mainly through improvements to its Salobo and Sossego mines in Brazil.

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2024 | 4:16 pm