RANKED: World’s top ten biggest nickel mines
The metal plays a key role in the global transition to clean energy and demand from the EV sector alone is expected to grow by 2.6Mt to 2040.
Russian billionaire Potanin will not join in Nornickel buyback
Potanin owns a 34.6% stake in Nornickel, which plans to buy up to 3.4% of its shares for $2-billion.
Nornickel fund launches first blockchain-tracked nickel and copper ETCs on LSE
The ETCs will use Blockchain technology for transparency and security of the metals backing them.
Members of Vale Sudbury nickel miners’ union reject new offer
Vale was obliged to halt the mine after the workers rejected its initial offer.
Home: A nickel refinery tops US battery metals wish list
The Department of Energy has identified Class 1 nickel, the type best suited to lithium-ion batteries, as both key vulnerability and key opportunity.
Waterton seeks up to $1 billion for Dumont nickel mine
The auction is expected to draw interest from other miners, automakers, battery makers and financial players.
FPX Nickel tests potential carbon neutral operation at Baptiste
Carbon sequestration rates at the project were 50% greater than the average rates of capture at BHP’s Mount Keith mine in Western Australia.
EPA says PolyMet’s copper-nickel mine in Minnesota may affect Wisconsin’s, Fond du Lac’s water quality
Toronto-based PolyMet Mining said it disagrees with the EPA’s new conclusion.
Nornickel resumes mining at Taimyrsky after flooding
The underground mine is currently running at 40% of its capacity and is on track to return to full capacity by the end of June.
Giga Metals’ Turnagain nickel project tests show potential for carbon neutrality
Preliminary testing carried out by the University of British Columbia shows the Turnagain nickel project has potential for significant mineral sequestration of CO2.
