February 26, 2021 Musk says nickel price is ‘biggest concern’ for electric-car batteries Tesla CEO said that the company is shifting some cars to a type of battery that uses iron instead.
February 26, 2021 Indonesia says “ready to fight” EU at WTO over nickel export curbs Indonesia banned ore exports last year to incentivise foreign investors to help develop a full nickel supply chain in the country.
February 26, 2021 Vale books hefty dam disaster charges, but bullish about core earnings Company logged $4.9 billion in provisions related to the Brumadinho dam disaster in quarterly earnings.
February 26, 2021 Canada losing ground on new mining projects – report The Mining Association of Canada says the total 10-year projected value of $82 billion for new projects remains nearly 50% below the 2014 level of $160 billion.
February 25, 2021 Base and Battery Metals Snapshot: Eight companies pursuing critical minerals Base and battery metals exploration and development assets in North America that are on investors’ radar screens.
February 25, 2021 Tesla to cut Model 3 production in US for two weeks One person said a chip shortage may have affected the production cutback, which would last until March 7.
February 25, 2021 Hyundai’s $900m recall shows EV glory is no one-way road Company's recall of nearly 82,000 electric vehicles highlights how costly the shift to the industry’s new frontier can be for all the automakers piling in, both to their balance sheets…
February 24, 2021 Minnesota court hands victory to PolyMet copper-nickel project NorthMet project would be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine.
February 24, 2021 Anglo Pacific shares up on Voisey’s Bay deal The company has agreed to buy a share of cobalt production from Vale’s Voisey’s Bay mine in Canada, giving the mining royalty and streaming company exposure to the key battery…
February 24, 2021 Nornickel shares drop after partial suspension of operations at two mines Company partially suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia because it had detected an inflow of water underground.
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