June 18, 2021 As copper plunges, Appian bets on shortages from electrification The private equity fund is ramping up a new mine in Brazil’s northeastern region.
June 18, 2021 Home: Metals boom sees the return of physically-backed funds Nornickel, through its Global Palladium Fund (GPF) arm, has just launched physically-backed copper and nickel investment products on the London Stock Exchange.
June 18, 2021 Giga Metals may produce mixed hydroxide precipitate for li-ion batteries MHP is a chemical form of nickel and cobalt that is experiencing rapid demand increase for its role in the supply chain for lithium-ion batteries.
June 17, 2021 Nornickel fund launches first blockchain-tracked nickel and copper ETCs on LSE The ETCs will use Blockchain technology for transparency and security of the metals backing them.
June 17, 2021 Canada, Australia may have to help America achieve the electrification dream Adamas Intelligence suggests the top destinations where US president Joe Biden would look for battery metals for his recently announced EV plan.
June 16, 2021 Weak emission standards may lead Europe to risk €27bn in battery investments — report According to the European Federation for Transport and Environment, weak CO2 standards give carmakers little incentive to increase the sales of electric cars until 2030.
June 15, 2021 Canada, EU in raw materials pact to cut China reliance “We as Europeans want to diversify our imports away from producers like China because we want more sustainability, less environmental damage and we want transparency on raw materials.”
June 15, 2021 Volkswagen seeks partners for battery metals race Volkswagen aims to overtake Tesla as the global EV leader by the middle of the decade.
June 14, 2021 Members of Vale Sudbury nickel miners’ union reject new offer Vale was obliged to halt the mine after the workers rejected its initial offer.
June 14, 2021 Voisey’s Bay underground expansion delivers first ore Mine in Northern Labrador has started the production at its Reid Brook deposit.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
