November 17, 2023

Vale Canada, Sumitomo sign initial deal to sell 14% stake in Indonesian nickel miner

Share divestment is a condition required by Indonesia to extend Vale Indonesia's mining permit.

November 17, 2023

Trafigura and Korea Zinc agree to build nickel refinery in South Korea

The amount of nickel to be supplied by Trafigura will range from about 20,000-40,000 metric tons per annum.

November 17, 2023

EV metals demand drives Anglo American’s quest for lithium

The miner, which already produces key battery metals including copper and nickel, is actively looking for lithium off-take deals.

November 16, 2023

Indonesia to trace nickel in bid for US critical minerals deal

Each ton of nickel ore sales will be tracked using the SIMBARA portal starting next quarter.

November 16, 2023

Nickel crisis shows LME could learn from China, Minmetals says

The LME has drawn fire from all sides since a massive nickel short squeeze caused prices to quadruple in a few days in March 2022.

November 16, 2023

Panoramic Resources mulls sale of flagship nickel asset

Panoramic is open to the total or partial sale of its Savannah mine, as nickel prices have fallen about one-third this year.

November 16, 2023

Sumitomo Metal looks to boost battery materials output, possibly in US

The company is considering producing cathode battery materials in the United States among other options.

November 16, 2023

How liquid metals may help ‘green’ the chemical industry

Researchers have tested a new technique they hope can replace energy-intensive chemical engineering processes that rely on catalysts made from solid materials.

November 16, 2023

IGO stands by incoming CEO, despite Rio Tinto sacking him

The Australian battery metals producer expects Rio Tinto's former aluminum boss, Ivan Vella, to start as CEO in December, as planned.

November 15, 2023

The promise and risks of deep-sea mining

Composed of manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and other trace minerals, polymetallic nodules hold some of the key ingredients needed to fuel the energy transition.