December 15, 2020

Fire breaks out at Vale mine amid protests in New Caledonia

Last week, Vale suspended operations in New Caledonia amid the unrest.

December 15, 2020

Canada Nickel, Ontario First Nations to advance Crawford

The parties have committed to engage in ongoing consultation and establish a mutually beneficial relationship.

December 14, 2020

Inobat to create ‘green battery ecosystem’ in Europe

It begins with discovering and developing better performing, and more environmentally friendly cell chemistries.

December 14, 2020

Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to check on investment in EV components

Minister told Reuters last month that "there is a really good chance" that companies will want to invest in Indonesian nickel processing to cut costs.

December 11, 2020

Vale suspends operations at New Caledonia after protests

Company has halted operations after pro-independence protests nearby, and that military forces are now guarding the evacuated plant.

December 10, 2020

EV Metal Index on course for record year

MINING.COM EV Metal Index, which tracks the value of battery metals in newly registered passenger EVs surge 80% year on year.

December 8, 2020

Palladium One reports successful discoveries at Tyko project in Ontario

The miner said that at less than 30 metres true-depth, a 4-metre and a 2-metre wide drill intercept of massive magmatic sulphide was discovered.

December 4, 2020

Vale postpones sale of operations in New Caledonia

The miner has lost billions of dollars with the operation, located next to the Goro deposit.

December 3, 2020

Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices

New research report has a warning for electric carmakers about the direction of battery prices without incentives to build new mines.

December 3, 2020

Not enough class 1 nickel in the pipeline – Sherritt CEO

Carmakers are coming to appreciate the difference between the mining industry and the automobile industry.