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.

December 24, 2021

The world’s largest nickel mining companies

Using data from Mining Intelligence, this graphic shows the top 10 companies by nickel production along with their market cap.

December 22, 2021

US faces tough choices in 2022 on mines for electric vehicle metals

Biden in August issued an executive order aimed at making half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 electric.

December 21, 2021

Canada Nickel arranges $10 million loan with Auramet

The Canadian nickel explorer has expanded its footprint in Ontario by acquiring or earning into 13 additional projects.

December 21, 2021

A year of walking on the wild side for industrial metals

Turbulence is in the very nature of commodities markets, but this has been a year like no other, writes Andy Home.

December 21, 2021

Global nickel supply could increase by 20% in 2022 – report

The Global Palladium Fund expects the surplus to be concentrated in low-grade nickel pig iron (NPI) and to depend heavily on an expected increase in supply from Indonesia materializing.

December 21, 2021

Noront picks Wyloo’s latest offer, BHP won’t match

At stake is the takeover target’s early-stage Eagle’s Nest nickel and copper deposit in the ‘Ring of Fire’ in northern Ontario.