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.

May 19, 2021

Canada has “right ingredients” to be EV battery leader

Report shows that having most of the highly-demanded battery materials is not enough and outlines a set of immediate must-dos for Canada to get into the battery game.

May 18, 2021

Singapore Exchange eyes battery metals contracts to tap EV boom

The Singapore Exchange is eyeing introducing contracts for battery metals amid a surge in demand for raw materials for EVs.

May 18, 2021

EV Metal Index jumps 85% in a month despite nickel, cobalt price drop

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars sets new monthly record despite retreat in nickel, cobalt prices and declining per vehicle usage.

May 18, 2021

Canada Nickel drills new discovery at MacDiarmid project

This is a new discovery located 23 km southwest of the company’s Crawford nickel-cobalt project in Ontario’s Timmins-Cochrane camp.

May 18, 2021

Sherritt names industry veteran Leon Binedell as new CEO

Binedell will replace David Pathe, who had announced in November his decision to step down.

May 18, 2021

CATL beats LG, Panasonic in battery capacity deployment in Q1 2021

The Chinese battery manufacturer beat its closest competitors due to strong performance in January.