March 29, 2023

Sweden takes serious look at pros and cons of electric road systems

ERS charge moving vehicles with either loops in or next to the road, or with wires suspended above vehicles, similar to trams and trains.

March 28, 2023

Nickel revolution has Indonesia chasing battery riches tinged with risk

The new HPAL projects, and the surge of inexpensive metal from a country whose deposits have long been unloved by major producers, could push the market into oversupply.

March 28, 2023

Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tripled on rampant lithium, nickel prices   

MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index surged to just under $27 billion in 2022 thanks to surging lithium and nickel prices, but January saw a 50% month-on-month drop.

March 28, 2023

Talon Metals, EnviCore team up to challenge mining waste conventions

EnviCore and Talon are testing samples from the Tamarack nickel-copper tailings for their suitability as supplementary cementation material.

March 28, 2023

Nickel price extends rebound on short-covering, low stocks

Prices jumped on Friday as inventories in warehouses linked to the Shanghai Futures Exchange slid to the lowest since July last year.

March 28, 2023

Merdeka Battery Materials plans $580 million IPO

It will be the second nickel firm in Indonesia to go public this year after PT Trimegah Bangun Persada of the Harita conglomerate group.

March 28, 2023

US, Japan strike deal on supply of minerals for EV batteries

EVs that use materials that have been collected or processed in Japan will be eligible for incentives under the IRA.

March 28, 2023

Biden tees up a supply chain rethink with challenge to China’s EVs

Ford confirmed last month that it will tap technology from CATL for a $3.5 billion plant it’s building in Michigan.

March 28, 2023

Bluejay Mining expands drilling at Finland nickel project

Decision follows "encouraging" results from the first exploration program of 2023 at Bluejay's Enonkoski nickel project.

March 27, 2023

Harita Nickel raises $659 million in Jakarta IPO priced at top

Glencore among investors as commodity producers lead record listing pipeline for south-east Asian economy.