May 26, 2021 Nissan said to be in talks to build battery plant in UK The gigafactory, which would be built on the existing Sunderland site, is expected to support the production of 200,000 batteries a year.
May 25, 2021 Forrest’s Wyloo Metals plans takeover offer for Noront Resources, stock surges Noront is developing nickel, copper, chrome and platinum projects in Ontario's Ring of Fire region.
May 25, 2021 Biden looks abroad for electric vehicle metals, in blow to US miners The approach would see the US rely on Canada, Australia, and Brazil - among others - to produce most of the critical raw materials needed.
May 25, 2021 Nornickel hires new production chief Company has hired Sergey Stepanov, former CEO at titanium producer VSMPO, as senior vice president in charge of production.
May 25, 2021 Global Mining Symposium: Manitoba’s vast under-explored mineral wealth has much to offer, panel says There are large areas that are under-explored and these are areas that have a huge amount of potential for Tier-One discoveries, TNM's recent Global Mining Symposium has heard.
May 24, 2021 Huayou, EVE Energy to start $2bn nickel-cobalt smelter in Indonesia Several other Chinese-backed nickel plants are under construction in Indonesia.
May 21, 2021 Magna Mining set to achieve carbon neutrality in 2021 The Canadian company said it is poised to become one of the first carbon-neutral nickel exploration companies in the world.
May 20, 2021 Visualizing the freefall in electric vehicle battery prices With rising production and technological improvements, batteries are becoming cheaper to produce, making EVs increasingly competitive with gas-powered cars.
May 19, 2021 First Quantum sells 30% of Ravensthorpe mine for $240m Company agreed to sell stake in its nickel mine in Western Australia to South Korean steelmaker POSCO.
May 19, 2021 China’s Lygend starts milestone nickel project in Indonesia Company and its Indonesian partner Harita Group plan to build other projects on Obi island to make nickel sulphate.
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
