April 13, 2021

Nornickel to boost output of nickel products in Finland for EV battery market

Harjavalta refinery will expand production of nickel sulphate solution, which is used for the manufacture of intermediate products for lithium-ion batteries.

April 12, 2021

Nickel price falls as China warns on raw material prices

Nickel’s attempt at a comeback from the Tsingshan-induced slump was knocked back on Monday after successive warnings from China’s top politicians about rising raw material prices.

April 12, 2021

Once ‘green’ plug-in hybrid cars suddenly look like dinosaurs in Europe

European automakers are dividing over whether to fight for PHEVs, or spend their financial and political capital accelerating the leap to fully electric vehicles.

April 12, 2021

Nornickel expects full output to resume at flooded mine this month

The Oktyabrsky mine will resume full production by the end of April and is already running at 60% capacity, the company said.

April 12, 2021

Environmentalists call on Norway to stop plans for deep-sea mining

Six environmental organisations, including the World Wildlife Fund and Greenpeace, on Monday called on Norway to stop plans to open ocean areas for deep-sea mining.

April 9, 2021

The need for a battery gold rush in US

US automakers are finally making bold commitments to electrify their fleets, but in the short-term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.

April 9, 2021

Nornickel to minimise 2020 final dividend, considers buyback

Company will minimise its final dividend for 2020 to fund planned investment in production growth and improving its environmental footprint.

April 8, 2021

China’s CNGR to make nickel matte in Indonesia as battery demand grows

The project with Singapore-based Rigqueza International will produce 30,000 tonnes of nickel matte a year, CNGR said.

April 8, 2021

Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

April 8, 2021

Canada Nickel, Taykwa Tagamou Nation ink MOU

The agreement is for financing the mine fleet for the Crawford nickel cobalt sulphide project in Ontario.