July 12, 2022

CSIRO contracted to plan environmental monitoring for deep-sea nodule collection

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation to create a framework for the development of an ecosystem-based management and monitoring plan.

July 12, 2022

Tartisan releases positive PEA for Kenbridge underground nickel mine

Its after-tax net present value, using a 5% discount rate, is estimated at C$109 million, with an internal rate of return of 20%.

July 12, 2022

VW of America teams with Redwood on EV battery recycling

VW is the latest carmaker to partner with Redwood, which has forged similar alliances with Toyota, Ford and Volvo Cars.

July 12, 2022

Cost reductions for renewables may stall in Australia – report

Inflation and supply chain disruptions are to blame for the stall of cost reductions for renewable energy in Australia, according to the 2022 GenCost report.

July 8, 2022

Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.     

July 7, 2022

Volkswagen’s CEO talks batteries, supply chains and the Porsche 911

The carmaker broke ground on a new cell factory in Salzgitter, Germany, one of five such facilities in Europe under its PowerCo unit.

July 7, 2022

Column: LME nickel chaos chills metals trading activity

Fears of a recession are currently generating a much broader investor exodus from the commodity sector, writes Andy Home.

July 6, 2022

Tycoon whose bet broke the nickel market walks away a billionaire

The man nicknamed ‘Big Shot’ is poised to walk away from the 2022 nickel fiasco with his company, Tsingshan Holding Group, intact and even expanding.

July 6, 2022

Tesla pulled levers on pricing and cost during a tough quarter

It began with a bang but Tesla’s second quarter didn’t stay ebullient.

July 6, 2022

Potanin a major obstacle to $60 billion Rusal, Nornickel merger

Potanin has said a tie-up could strengthen the companies' defences against any sanctions the West might impose on them.