Copper price retreats after hitting all-time high

Meanwhile, nickel and other metals surged as Western sanctions against Russia disrupted supply from the major producer.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 9:58 am

UK retail traders buy the dip in Russian mining stocks

Precious metals miner Polymetal and steel firm Evraz are the two most-bought shares on AJ Bell’s platform over the past week.

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2022 | 9:49 am

Potential Russian oil ban pushes gold price above $2,000

Gold extended its biggest weekly advance since July 2020 amid reports of the US and its allies contemplating an embargo of Russian oil.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 9:30 am

Ukraine invasion sets back Musk’s dream for cheaper EVs, for now

Rising prices of nickel, lithium and other materials threaten to slow and even temporarily reverse the long-term trend of falling costs of batteries.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 8:03 am

Rock Tech Lithium could build €400m plant in Romania

The plant would produce enough to supply 500,000 cars with lithium-ion batteries per year.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 7:51 am

Nickel price jumps 30% to 15-year high

Metal price jumped as fears of major disruptions to supplies due to financial sanctions on Russia fuelled a buying frenzy.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 7:36 am

Boeing suspends buying titanium from Russia, assures of ‘sufficient supply’

Airbus did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the status of its titanium supplies.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 7:19 am

Palladium price hits record on concerns over Russian supply risks

With most of Europe’s airspace closed to flights from Russia, buyers are worried about securing supplies of the precious metal.

Bloomberg News | March 6, 2022 | 5:07 pm

How much could battery recycling actually aid cobalt, lithium supply shortages?

IDTechEx estimates that a combined total of 180,000 tonnes of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese could be recovered by 2030 through Li-ion recycling.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 6, 2022 | 10:24 am

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