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.

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.