BHP studies potential for using nickel mine waste to capture carbon
Waste from Nickel West operations is high in magnesium oxide, which can pull carbon out of the air to create magnesium carbonate, a stable compound in the form of a salt.
Waste from Nickel West operations is high in magnesium oxide, which can pull carbon out of the air to create magnesium carbonate, a stable compound in the form of a salt.
BloombergNEF expects the nickel price to remain elevated above $18,000, although it will continue to underperform copper and aluminum.
The US Forest Service on Wednesday proposed banning mining in Minnesota's Boundary Waters region for 20 years.
The first hole intersected 101 metres grading 0.21% total nickel, starting about 27 metres below surface.
According to a report from the NGO Finnwatch, Vale operations generated deforestation and polluted the Cateté river.
The contest will grant $350,000 in total to scientists or entrepreneurs able to come up with a sustainable way to boost demand for palladium.
The New Caledonian miner will provide the US carmaker with about 42,000 tonnes of the metal needed to produce batteries that power its EVs.
Exports of unprocessed nickel ore from Indonesia, the world’s top nickel miner, ceased in January 2020, due to a government-imposed ban.
Nornickel currently expects a deficit of 0.2 million-0.3 million ounces in 2021 and 0.3 million ounces in 2022.
Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth.