October 11, 2021

International Nickel Study Group forecasts rising nickel demand in 2022

Exports of unprocessed nickel ore from Indonesia, the world’s top nickel miner, ceased in January 2020, due to a government-imposed ban.

October 11, 2021

Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-earth asteroids

Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth.

October 10, 2021

The hottest party in the metals world is back, but much smaller

LME Week resumes amid continued covid risk.

October 8, 2021

US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain – report

The United States has moved up on BloombergNEF's Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking.

October 8, 2021

Vale opens door to base metal merger once its house is in order

The world’s second-largest producer of iron ore continues to weigh up the pros and cons of forming a separate company with its copper and nickel mines in Canada, Brazil and…

October 8, 2021

BHP to expand into “tougher jurisdictions” in search of battery metals

CEO Mike Henry said the company is ready for a strategic shift out of its geographical, advanced-economies comfort zone.

October 7, 2021

Judge restores operating license at Vale’s Onça Puma mine

A state agency had suspended its operating license due to an alleged non-compliance with local regulations.

October 7, 2021

Vale sees no near-term spin-off of base metals unit

It said part of the problem was the value of the business, which brings in $3.5 billion in revenue a year.

October 7, 2021

Nickel: the mined commodity most exposed to biodiversity risks — report

According to Verisk Maplecroft, nickel is exposed to biodiversity risks because some of the largest nickel operations are located in Indonesia, New Caledonia and the Philippines.

October 6, 2021

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners amid a continuing rally in uranium, coal and lithium prices.