Vale bullish on metal prices, seeks to accelerate copper projects The iron ore miner is confident in the trajectory of copper in 2021. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 11:08 am
Musk says nickel price is ‘biggest concern’ for electric-car batteries Tesla CEO said that the company is shifting some cars to a type of battery that uses iron instead. Bloomberg News | February 26, 2021 | 8:24 am
Orocobre forecasts higher lithium prices as market outlook brightens The lithium and borax miner said net loss after tax widened to $29.1 million for the half-year ended Dec. 31, from $18.9 million last year. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 8:13 am
Indonesia says “ready to fight” EU at WTO over nickel export curbs Indonesia banned ore exports last year to incentivise foreign investors to help develop a full nickel supply chain in the country. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 8:07 am
Vale books hefty dam disaster charges, but bullish about core earnings Company logged $4.9 billion in provisions related to the Brumadinho dam disaster in quarterly earnings. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 7:42 am
Canada losing ground on new mining projects – report The Mining Association of Canada says the total 10-year projected value of $82 billion for new projects remains nearly 50% below the 2014 level of $160 billion. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 26, 2021 | 6:06 am
Base and Battery Metals Snapshot: Eight companies pursuing critical minerals Base and battery metals exploration and development assets in North America that are on investors’ radar screens. Magda Gardner - The Northern Miner | February 25, 2021 | 3:03 pm
China says Biden bid to shift US supply chains unrealistic Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the measures “will not help solve domestic problems” and only harm global trade. Bloomberg News | February 25, 2021 | 2:51 pm
Tesla to cut Model 3 production in US for two weeks One person said a chip shortage may have affected the production cutback, which would last until March 7. Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 2:34 pm