Nickel short seller could take $8 billion hit after price soars past $100,000 a tonneA massive squeeze pushed nickel prices up by as much as 250%, the most extraordinary surge in the 145-year history of the LME.MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2022 | 4:07 am
Palladium price hits record on concerns over Russian supply risksWith most of Europe’s airspace closed to flights from Russia,…Bloomberg News | March 6, 2022 | 5:07 pm
Gold price holds ground as Powell backs rate hikes to combat inflationMeanwhile, another precious metal, palladium, has been enjoying monstrous gains…MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2022 | 9:27 am
Palladium-infused ‘nano-chocolates’ a cheaper mechanism to store hydrogen German researchers have developed an alternative mechanism to store hydrogen in palladium nanoparticles. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2022 | 6:06 am
Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM. MINING.com Editor | December 31, 2021 | 12:21 pm
Generation Mining clinches C$240m stream with Wheaton for Marathon construction A March 2021 feasibility study outlined a 13-year open pit mine at Marathon. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 22, 2021 | 10:47 am
Palladium price poised for rebound after being 2021’s worst metal There are better days coming soon for palladium as Chinese purchases pick up and supply chain problems eventually ease. Bloomberg News | December 22, 2021 | 8:38 am
Amplats to sell Bokoni mine to Africa’s Rainbow Minerals Amplats holds a 49% stake in the platinum mine which has been on care and maintenance since 2017. Bloomberg News | December 20, 2021 | 7:54 am
Nornickel announces new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint Nornickel’s new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint is based on the from-cradle-to-gate principle. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 19, 2021 | 7:04 am
Battle for South African platinum miner comes to a boil South Africa’s Public Investment Corp., the continent’s largest money manager, is an interested observer. Bloomberg News | December 10, 2021 | 8:00 am
Ivanhoe Mines secures $300m in stream financing for Platreef Its subsidiary Ivanplats closed a $200 million gold and a $100 million palladium and platinum streaming facilities for Platreef. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2021 | 6:09 am
RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production. MINING.com Editor | December 7, 2021 | 11:09 am