The approval process for the quotas has been delayed this year, raising concerns from nickel smelters who are facing depleting ore stock.

Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest said recently the LME should classify its nickel contracts into "clean" and "dirty" to give customers more choice.

The facility is expected to recycle up to 9,000 tonnes of agricultural waste to produce up to 3,000 tonnes of graphite per year.

Cheap Indonesian nickel, controlled by China and dumped on the market, has collapsed nickel prices and forced global mine closures.

The partnership will help finance Frontier's PAK Lithium Project mine in Ontario and a planned lithium chemicals conversion facility.

Across the US and allied countries, owners of left-for-dead uranium mines are restarting operations.

David McCall is one of the most crucial voices that can help decide the fate of Nippon Steel’s proposed takeover of the storied United States Steel Corp.