Tesla inks secret multi-year nickel supply deal with Vale
The deal is one of several the electric vehicles giant has forged over the last year to secure supply of battery metals.
The deal is one of several the electric vehicles giant has forged over the last year to secure supply of battery metals.
Global demand for nickel used in batteries is expected to rise more than 20% this year.
Patricio Vergara, VP of mining resources and development, said the hived-off assets could become eventual partnerships.
Car buyers may be delaying any EV purchase at their peril.
Battery metals investment vehicle Vision Blue will own about 25% of Cornish Metals and will have a seat on its board.
Researchers have asked for the new species of glass frogs to be listed as ‘endangered.’
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. is scouting sites for a new $5 billion battery plant in North America.
Margins are way above historical norms, and such a drastic divergence of price and production cost cannot last indefinitely, says WoodMac.
Beijing has embraced the Taliban’s return to rule in Afghanistan, a diplomatic approach that could allow it to tap into the nation’s vast mineral resources.
Serbia's only copper smelting complex in the eastern town of Bor will be halted from April 20 until the end of July.