October 6, 2021

Group Ten Metals close to initial resource for Stillwater West project in Montana

Group Ten is bringing PGM bulk mining to North America for the first time, CEO says.

October 4, 2021

Voisey’s Bay mine takes unconventional approach to fire suppression

Vale will utilize Rosenbauer’s 6x6 Panther to in the remote, northern location.

October 4, 2021

Vale halts Onça Puma mine as operating license suspended

The impact of the measure on production is still under evaluation.

October 4, 2021

BHP inks nickel supply deal with Toyota-Panasonic battery venture

The collaboration with Japan’s Prime Planet Energy & Solutions seeks the creation of "a green electric vehicle ecosystem."

October 3, 2021

NMC to remain the dominant EV battery cathode type until 2030 – report

Fitch expects the NMC chemistry to remain dominant, owing to the superior energy density of high-nickel variations, which improve vehicle range and charging speeds.

October 3, 2021

Mixed hydroxide precipitate — the new class one nickel

The push for de-carbonization is the primary driver for the battery mega-factory boom. All of these factories need nickel and cobalt for their products, but mostly they need nickel.

October 1, 2021

BHP opens Australia’s first nickel sulphate plant

The world’s no. 1 miner has produced the first nickel sulphate crystals from its plant in Kwinana, outside Perth.

September 29, 2021

With miners freed, Vale turns back to rescuing ESG credentials

Sunday’s accident at the Sudbury mine is particularly jarring for a company still trying to reinvent itself as a responsible corporate citizen.

September 29, 2021

Jakarta to jolt sliding nickel price – report

Indonesia’s EV ambitions, growing nickel mining dominance (echoes of Congo-cobalt) and new export rules are as disruptive as its 2014 ore ban – and good news for producers elsewhere.

September 29, 2021

Botswana sells troubled state-owned mine to Canada’s Premium Nickel Resources

PNR was awarded an exclusive right to undertake six months of due diligence on BCL, placed under liquidation in 2016.