December 21, 2022 Terrafame to start mining uranium in Finland by mid-2024 The miner will extract uranium as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production and aims to produce 200 tonnes per year by 2026.
December 20, 2022 Column: Commodity forecasts are absurd, but China is key as Ukraine fades While 2022 has largely been a story of the necessity of fossil fuels, it's likely that the surging prices accelerate the drive to renewable energies.
December 20, 2022 Nornickel mulls cutting output by 10% next year The war in Ukraine has impacted the miner by disrupting logistics, insurance and shipping.
December 19, 2022 Canada Nickel acquires former Texmont nickel mine The historic mine is situated between the company’s Deloro and Sothman properties south of Timmins, Ontario.
December 19, 2022 Tesla may announce $800m to $1bn investment in Mexico plant in coming days Tesla could announce the construction of a "Gigafactory" in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon as soon as Friday.
December 19, 2022 Nickel tycoon plans new plant to avoid future LME short squeezes Tsingshan is building a plant in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to produce 50,000 tonnes of refined nickel a year.
December 16, 2022 Hedge funds say they lost $95 million in LME nickel crisis A group of hedge funds led by AQR Capital Management on Friday applied to force LME to hand over information relating to two key phone calls.
December 15, 2022 US sanctions Russia’s richest tycoon, Nornickel boss Potanin The action against Potanin was part of a broader sanctions package the Treasury Department rolled out Thursday.
December 14, 2022 US ‘battery belt’ widens with $3.5 billion Redwood Materials plant Redwood said it will build a $3.5 billion battery materials campus in Ridgefield.
December 14, 2022 Global nickel market surplus dips to 15,200 tonnes in Oct – INSG During the first 10 months of the year, the global market was in a surplus of 78,300 tonnes compared with a deficit of 163,600 tonnes in the same period of…
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