June 29, 2021 Strike at Vale’s Sudbury operation strains battery nickel supply Since the Vale strike began, the premium on briquette has risen 24%.
June 29, 2021 CHARTS: China’s overseas copper mining scramble Chinese state and private investors have spent more than $16 billion over the last decade buying copper mines and projects including nearly 50 in Africa.
June 29, 2021 Vale commits $122 million to extend Manitoba nickel mines life The investment, Vale's largest single one made at its Thompson operations, will extend current mining activities by 10 years.
June 29, 2021 Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel demand for battery use to rise 18% in 2021 Company said demand of nickel used in rechargeable batteries will increase to 228,000 tonnes in 2021 from 193,000 tonnes in 2020.
June 28, 2021 UEX extends Michael Lake nickel-cobalt zone with widest intersection to date The company has received the final drill assays from last winter’s program at West Bear nickel-copper project in Saskatchewan.
June 28, 2021 Nornickel sees $500m hit from new export duties – RIA Russia has introduced temporary new export taxes for steel products, nickel, aluminum and copper.
June 25, 2021 Russia prepares to hit metals firms with $2.3bn in export taxes Moscow wants to protect its defence and construction industries from further growth in raw materials costs as prices for metals rise at a global level.
June 24, 2021 Baowu and Vale to invest in Indonesian nickel project Companies will make stainless steel raw material nickel pig iron in Sulawesi.
June 24, 2021 Indonesia drawing plans to restrict nickel pig iron, ferronickel smelters The country is currently the biggest producer of the two crude metals, and a restriction on more smelters coming online could hit Chinese stainless steel producers.
June 24, 2021 What Canada should do to secure its own supply of critical minerals — report A report presented before the House of Commons states that it is time for the Canadian government to step up its critical minerals game.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
