April 27, 2021 Vale mulls base metals spinoff to tap EV market The move could help the nickel and iron ore giant take advantage of an increasing demand from electric car manufacturers.
April 26, 2021 More metallurgical tests begin for FPX Nickel’s Baptiste project A concentrate grading 63% nickel and 1% cobalt was produced.
April 26, 2021 Eramet says sales buoyed by mining unit, passes on A&D offer Group sales reached $1.01 billion in Q1 2021, up 8% compared with the same period a year earlier.
April 25, 2021 Battery metal rush pits miners against marine biologists New regulations are expected from the International Seabed Authority.
April 23, 2021 White House touts EVs, but not backing gasoline-powered phase-out date Biden’s plan calls for 500,000 new EV charging stations and $100 billion in new consumer rebates for electric vehicles.
April 23, 2021 FX investors see metals as a way to get in on Biden’s trillions Currency investors are already picking the winners of the infrastructure spending boom that the plan is likely to unleash.
April 22, 2021 Canada Nickel consolidates, expands Ontario landholding Canada Nickel will own six additional properties located near its flagship Crawford property.
April 20, 2021 Cobalt, nickel battery use rises as electric sports cars gain popularity EV Metal Index jumps 245% YTD, boosted by rising sales of cars like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Audi e-tron Quattro with high-nickel, cobalt batteries.
April 20, 2021 Trafigura bets on green-nickel squeeze in defiance of China cure The world’s worries over sourcing cheap, clean supplies of the metal are far from over.
April 20, 2021 Vale buys Mitsui’s stake in Moatize amid plan to exit coal Vale is buying the 15% interest in the Mozambican mine held by Japanese trading company for a token fee of $1.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
