Nickel Top Stories

Copper supply needs to double by 2050, Glencore CEO says

The nickel and cobalt markets are facing similar supply deficits over the next few decades, Glasenberg says.

Reuters | June 22, 2021 | 12:05 pm

Resource estimate for Hautalampi Co-Ni-Cu project shoots up

Eurobattery Minerals and FinnCobalt said total resource tonnage has doubled…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2021 | 6:06 am

EV Metal Index jumps 375% year-on-year as lithium price rally continues

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly…

MINING.com Editor | June 21, 2021 | 12:30 pm

RANKED: World’s top ten biggest nickel mines

The metal plays a key role in the global transition…

MINING.com Editor | June 21, 2021 | 12:06 pm

GRAPHICS: What’s the plan? Corporate polluters lag on setting climate goals

More than 40 of the world's 250 biggest corporate emitters…

Reuters | June 21, 2021 | 9:10 am

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Rare earths developer Arafura to raise $30m for Australian project

The United States earlier this month said it would work with allies to secure the minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries and process them domestically.

Reuters | June 22, 2021 | 9:47 pm

Sayona continues to pursue North American Lithium

Sayona says it has the support of NAL’s secured creditors.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 22, 2021 | 1:53 pm

Daimler plans to produce its own battery cells, report says

The BI report comes a week after reports of the Mercedes-Benz maker phasing out conventional powertrains in its cars.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2021 | 11:07 am

EXPLAINER: What’s happening with Tesla’s $7 billion German ‘gigafactory’?

Tesla has already pushed back the expected opening to late 2021.

Reuters | June 22, 2021 | 10:30 am

Korean scientists develop cheap, high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology created a sodium high-capacity material that can store 1.5 times more electricity than the graphite anode.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2021 | 6:11 am

Glencore to reopen one of world’s biggest cobalt mines

Glencore said in August 2019 that it would close the mine for two years to carry out care and maintenance.

Bloomberg News | June 21, 2021 | 2:42 pm

Varta to supply high-performance battery cells to Porsche

European carmakers are hoping to cut dependence on Asian cell suppliers as they roll out all-electric models to meet stricter emissions targets in the EU.

Reuters | June 21, 2021 | 1:42 pm

Ganfeng to invest in solar-powered lithium project in Argentina

Company will use a 120-MW photovoltaic system to generate electricity for a lithium extraction plant in Salta province's Salar de Llullaillaco.

Reuters | June 21, 2021 | 7:55 am

Russian billionaire Potanin will not join in Nornickel buyback

Potanin owns a 34.6% stake in Nornickel, which plans to buy up to 3.4% of its shares for $2-billion.

Reuters | June 21, 2021 | 7:49 am

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