BHP to keep Nickel West, Rio looks to Jadar lithium for battery boom
The biggest mining companies say they are well positioned to provide the metals needed for the shift to EV technology.
The biggest mining companies say they are well positioned to provide the metals needed for the shift to EV technology.
Near 17% decline in Chinese car sales in April – the 11th monthly drop in a row – compounds impact of Washington-Beijing trade salvoes.
The restart of operations follows a refurbishing process designed by new operator CNM back in 2014.
The first phase of a 40,000-tonne per year battery cathode material project in China's Fujian province has been put into production.
The outlook comes after China's Tsingshan Group surprised the market last year with a low-cost estimate and short time frame to launch a $700 million plant on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Electric car and battery maker BYD counts Warren Buffet among its investors and is also German automaker Daimler AG's partner in China.
The Chinese supplier of chemicals for lithium-ion batteries is also on the lookout for mine investment opportunities to guarantee supply.
Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel is on track to start operations by 2020, though the project still needs an environmental permit that could take up to eight months.
Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals is on track to start operations by 2020.
Anaconda Mining has boosted its management team with the appointment of Kevin Bullock as CEO.