December 6, 2021

London nickel market tightens as China lifts imports

nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home.

December 3, 2021

BHP extends Noront bid deadline again amid Wyloo talks

Move buys BHP and Wyloo more time for discussions over the takeover of Noront Resources, owner of the Eagle’s Nest nickel and copper deposit in Ontario.

December 2, 2021

Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies searching for future mines

Mining companies are scouring the globe for new deposits.

December 2, 2021

China’s Chengtun to invest $245m in Indonesian nickel matte project

The venture, known as PT ChengMach Nickel, will produce 40,000 tonnes per year of nickel matte.

December 1, 2021

GM partners with POSCO to build NA battery materials plant

GM did not disclose the planned investment or size of the facility but said it could announce a location in early 2022.

December 1, 2021

Clean Air Metals’ PEA rates Thunder Bay North NPV at $303m, IRR at 29.8%

Payback from the start of commercial operation would take 2.4 years with the initial capital expenditure estimated at C$367 million.

December 1, 2021

Battery pack prices fall but commodity boom may drive them back up – report

BloombergNEF data show that lithium-ion battery pack prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021 but rising commodity prices are putting pressure on the industry.

December 1, 2021

Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA

Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency.

December 1, 2021

Huayou’s Indonesia nickel JV starts trial production

China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt becomes the second to commission nickel and cobalt HPAL plants in Indonesia this year.

November 30, 2021

Why OEMs are upping battery recycling capacity – report

According to IDTechEx, OEMs’ growing interest in battery recycling means that 12 million tonnes of li-ion batteries will be recycled by 2042.