Aluminum Dunkerque signs deal to buy alumina feedstock from Glencore The smelting firm has also signed a new deal to sell aluminum to Glencore, already a customer for its metal. Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 7:49 am
Wild nickel market may get relief from Indonesia’s higher output The country is set to add 393,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes of nickel in metal output capacity this year. Bloomberg News | March 9, 2022 | 7:43 am
Lithium Americas CEO says mining reform needed for EV metals supply The United States should not expect to rely solely on recycling of old batteries for supply, said Jon Evans. Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 7:11 am
South Africa’s Solidarity to challenge Sibanye lock-out Sibanye said it issued lock-out notices to all union members as it had been negotiating with a coalition of unions. Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 7:06 am
Contracts shield Asia’s EV battery makers from nickel surge, for now Nickel prices doubled on Tuesday to more than $100,000 per tonne. Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 7:01 am
Women in Mining: Breaking barriers to boardrooms Online event March 15 opens up the dialogue. Amanda Stutt | March 9, 2022 | 7:00 am
Madagascar’s Ambatovy mine on track to deliver ‘no net loss’ of surrounding forest Ambatovy has strived to conserve the surrounding forest by slowing deforestation driven by small-scale agriculture elsewhere. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 9, 2022 | 6:06 am
De Beers latest sale shows diamond demand remains strong The world’s top diamond producer by value sold $650 million worth of roughs in the second cycle, 18% more than in the same period last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2022 | 4:04 am
US senators seek to bar Russia selling gold to dodge sanctions Bill would impose secondary sanctions to anyone buying or selling Russian gold, in an effort to further weaken the ruble. Bloomberg News | March 9, 2022 | 3:50 am
