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.

February 24, 2021

Brazilian Nickel gets green light for small-scale Piauí project

It has received an installation licence for PNP1000, the initial, small-scale production phase of its Piauí nickel-cobalt project, in Brazil’s north-east.