January 10, 2022 Nickel price hits highest in a month with inventories close to record lows Refined nickel inventories in ShFE warehouses were last at 4,859 tonnes, close to a record low of 4,455 tonnes in August 2021.
January 7, 2022 Rushing headlong into electrification, the West is replacing one energy master with another The US and its allies, such as Canada, the UK, the European Union, Australia, Japan and South Korea, face a dilemma when it comes to the global electrification of the…
January 6, 2022 Deep-sea research campaign aims to tap world’s largest known source of EV battery metals Mining international waters is in the spotlight as companies and countries are looking at minerals concentrated on the ocean floor that can be used in batteries for smart phones and…
January 5, 2022 Magna wraps 2021 drilling at Shakespeare with long, strong nickel and copper Magna notes that the Shakespeare project is permitted, and that the feasibility study will be released in the first quarter this year.
January 3, 2022 EV battery costs set to rise in 2022 as lithium price extends gains Prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China jumped this year to a record high.
December 31, 2021 Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.
December 31, 2021 Base metals shine in 2021 on robust China demand, supply concerns Both London and Shanghai copper benchmarks have gained more than 20% this year so far.
December 28, 2021 CNGR to buy nickel, cobalt from Xiamen Xiangyu Chinese battery materials producer said it would buy over a five-year period as part of a broad strategic cooperation agreement.
December 27, 2021 Indonesia president launches $2.7 billion China-backed ferronickel plant The plant will be able to process 13 million tonnes of nickel ore annually.
December 24, 2021 BHP and Noront terminate support agreement BHP and Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals had been engaged in a tug of war with competing offers for Noront since July.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
