December 30, 2022 Global Battery Metals to discontinue nickel-copper exploration in Michigan The Vancouver-based miner said exploration activities at Sawyer Camp have not generated enough encouragement to justify the continued allocation of budget and effort.
December 29, 2022 Barrick Gold eyeing mineral deposits in Indonesia, CEO says The company’s Asia-Pacific exploration team is searching for deposits along a vast mineral belt that stretches from Pakistan to Papua New Guinea.
December 28, 2022 How to give new life to lithium-ion anodes Researchers have figured out how to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from an anode in just a few seconds.
December 27, 2022 Three cathode chemistries to dominate $430bln-Li-ion market – report According to IDTechEx, NMC, NCA, and LFP will continue to be the dominant cathode materials at least until 2033.
December 26, 2022 Anglo American carries out water reclamation project in Brazil The water employed in the operation of the pipeline that transports iron ore from Minas Rio to São João da Barra is set to be reused.
December 23, 2022 Triple Flag acquires royalty on polymetallic Thunder Bay North project Triple Flag is acquiring up to a 2.5% NSR royalty for $15 million on the platinum, palladium, copper and nickel project.
December 23, 2022 Hedge funds lose court fight for LME disclosure of nickel crisis communications The firms are challenging moves by the LME, which cancelled about $3.9 billion worth of trades on March 8.
December 22, 2022 Premium Nickel aims to re-open Selebi mine in Botswana The Selebi south deposit has a resource of 11.28 million tonnes grading 0.98% nickel and 1.9% copper.
December 22, 2022 Electra Battery Materials launches demonstration plant in Temiskaming Shores Electra claims it will process up to 75 tonnes of black mass material in batches mode using its proprietary hydrometallurgical process in the demonstration plant.
December 21, 2022 Indonesia confirms bauxite export ban to proceed as scheduled The measure, which led to a dispute at the World Trade Organization, also helped boost the value of Indonesia's exports.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am