FPX recoveries from Decar suggest battery market potential Based on nickel recoveries in excess of 98%, the company believes that the resulting solution could be an ideal feed for the production of nickel and cobalt sulphate. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 8, 2020 | 12:23 pm
Indonesia approves environmental study for battery-grade nickel plants There are at least five of these plants being built in Indonesia currently. Reuters | January 8, 2020 | 8:25 am
Li-Cycle marks first shipment of recycled battery material The shipment contained key energy metals used in lithium-ion batteries, such as cobalt, nickel and lithium, in a concentrate. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 7, 2020 | 1:19 pm
Base metals hope for manufacturing recovery in 2020 Most analysts are looking for something better this year but the early indications are that bulls will have to be patient. Reuters | January 7, 2020 | 10:24 am
Atlantic Nickel resumes production at Santa Rita mine in Brazil The operation, one the world’s largest open pit nickel sulphide mines, was halted in 2015 due to low nickel prices. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2020 | 3:48 am
Mineral supply for green tech should be part of climate negotiations – scientists Researchers recognize that mining, metals, and materials extraction is the hidden foundation of the low-carbon transition. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 5, 2020 | 7:30 am
Canada Cobalt Works discovers high-grade gold at Castle mine The unexpected finding was made on the western side of the property. MINING.com Staff Writer | January 3, 2020 | 8:54 am
Nobel prize winners sparked the lithium-ion battery revolution Some of the most important scientific discoveries take place almost without notice. Bloomberg Opinion | December 31, 2019 | 1:57 pm
Lithium-ion batteries could become self-healing A team of engineers in the US developed an electrolyte that addresses the dendrite issue. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 30, 2019 | 6:30 am