March 28, 2021

Canada needs to work toward gaining leadership in the EV revolution – report

Roskill states that Canada’s access to key battery raw materials gives the country an advantage when it comes to cell and module production.

March 25, 2021

Canada tightens takeover rules for critical minerals

The move comes as the US government works with Canada to boost regional supply chains to counter China's dominance in the sector.

March 25, 2021

Home: Volkswagen powers up for the EV revolution

Its roadmap has major implications for battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese.

March 25, 2021

Massive battery recycling facility opens in Singapore

TES’s multi-million-dollar facility has the capacity to recycle up to 14 tonnes or the equivalent of 280,000 lithium-ion smartphone batteries a day.

March 24, 2021

Shareholder proposes Nornickel dividend policy changes, Interfax says

Group also proposed minimizing Nornickel's final dividend payment for 2020.

March 23, 2021

Top 14 UBS battery metals forecasts after VW teardown

UBS says ID.3 is the “most significant bet on EVs made by any legacy carmaker to date” prompting a super bullish upgrade to demand for lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth…

March 23, 2021

Nornickel to cut emissions in Russia’s border region with Norway, Finland

Company has shut down a metallurgical processing facility in Russia’s border region which had been the area’s main source of sulphur dioxide emissions.

March 23, 2021

Singapore probes nickel trading fraud, Envy Global director charged

Ng Yu Zhi, a director of Envy Global Trading Pte Ltd and Envy Asset Management Pte Ltd, was charged with two counts of cheating and two of fraudulent trading.

March 23, 2021

Indonesia eases mining export rules, nickel excluded

Indonesia will now grant miners export permit for unrefined mineral ores, even if construction of their refining facilities is delayed.

March 22, 2021

Arctic mines face thawing permafrost disaster

As the big thaw continues, more and more mines are likely to see water inundation and issues with their tailing’s dams.