April 10, 2019 China’s Greatpower to start producing nickel sulphate by end-2019 – chairman The Chinese supplier of chemicals for lithium-ion batteries is also on the lookout for mine investment opportunities to guarantee supply.
April 8, 2019 Altiplano considers magnetic separation for Farellon ore The company says that copper recoveries from low grade mineralized material went up following magnetite separation.
April 8, 2019 Indonesia battery-grade nickel plant awaits environmental nod 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.
April 8, 2019 Mining students learn to develop feasibility studies using high-tech solution The Riivos-built mining financial technology software helps them spend less time building spreadsheet models and more time optimizing their mine project economics.
April 5, 2019 $6 billion private capital ready to invest in mining Fundraising by unlisted funds for investment in natural resource reached a record $93 billion last year.
April 5, 2019 Indonesia battery-grade nickel plant awaits environmental nod-developer Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals is on track to start operations by 2020.
April 5, 2019 Scientists figure out origin of cobalt-blue spinel in Canada’s Arctic Small spinel stones with good transparency and fine cobalt-blue colour can sell for about 10 times the price of a comparable sapphire.
April 4, 2019 How countries are getting tougher with mining companies A mix of political populism, higher commodity prices and the expectation electrification will spur demand for raw materials has led governments to change the rules for miners operating in their…
April 3, 2019 Production of battery grade cobalt blows up First Cobalt’s stock The restart of North America's only cobalt refinery is one step closer for Fisker-backed company.
April 3, 2019 Congo’s public revenues from mining sector nearly double in 2018 Democratic Republic of Congo's mining sector paid $1.57B in revenues to the government last year, up 91% on 2017.
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