Nickel

The Perth-based junior says drilling has shown widespread uranium and rare earth elements at its 100% owned uranium project in Botswana.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the region’s trade chief said it was determined to secure supplies of the metals […]

RUSAL, the world’s top aluminium producer, expects a new offer from Norilsk Nickel for its 25 percent stake in the nickel giant, […]

Chinese officials say the country will continue with rare earth exports and are still pondering 2011 rare earth export quotas, but promise […]

European Nickel  said its chairman and deputy chairman will step down, a month after the UK-based miner suspended work at its flagship […]

ETFdb reports that Toyota may find substitute for some of the rare earths it consumes: Toyota is sinking vast sums into research […]

The world’s top aluminum producer RusAl has filed three law suits against Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest nickel producer, over its deals […]

Don't look now, but vanadium demand is ramping up, according to Jon Hykawy, head of global research with Toronto-based Byron Capital Markets. Vanadium is mostly used to strengthen steel, but the metal could see its demand dramatically increase if battery manufacturers start using it to boost power output in lithium-vanadium cells. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Jon talks about some potential demand drivers for vanadium and some companies looking to capitalize on the impending boost in vanadium use.

Xinjiang Xinxin to pull out all the stops to meet environmental regulations and get government go-ahead to build copper smelter.