June 16, 2023

EV battery prices rise for the first time in 2023

Battery prices are particularly being impacted by lithium carbonate prices in China, which increased by 55% in May.

June 16, 2023

Billionaire Reuben brothers sue Trafigura over nickel fraud

Trafigura found out that some cargoes it had bought didn't contain the nickel they were supposed to.

June 13, 2023

EV Nickel doubles Shaw Dome resource in Ontario

An updated resource adds more than 24 million tonnes of contained metal.

June 13, 2023

Indonesia’s Merdeka targets 2023 gold output of up to 140,000 oz

Copper output is estimated between 16,000 and 20,000 tonnes.

June 12, 2023

Glencore, carmakers lead $1bn acquisition of Appian nickel-copper mines in Brazil

Deal includes the gold royalty on Mineração Vale Verde, which will be sold to ACG for $65 million in cash.

June 11, 2023

Greenpeace Mexico launches campaign against deep-sea mining

The international NGO says article 20 of Mexico’s new Mining Law forbids deep-sea mining in Mexican waters and that the country should push for a global moratorium.

June 9, 2023

Mining’s changing ESG landscape

Dean Slocum and Chris Anderson of Acorn International on artisanal miners, China in Africa, the NGO-industrial complex, Juukan Gorge and mining’s changing guard.

June 9, 2023

Norway considers opening Germany-sized area to deep-sea mining

The country’s energy ministry plans to submit to parliament in the next two weeks a proposal to open an area close to Svalbard to applications for exploration and extraction.

June 9, 2023

LME gets first request to list new nickel brand since cutting waiting times

The exchange received an application to approve nickel produced by China's Quzhou Huayou Cobalt New Material Co.

June 8, 2023

Nickel Industries plans to raise $633 million through share placement

The Sydney-based miner has been working towards developing nickel for batteries.