November 4, 2020

Norilsk Nickel board recommends 9-month 2020 dividend of $1.24bn

Vladimir Potanin said the company should keep its dividends to a minimum, as it contends with the pandemic and a potential $2 billion environmental damages bill.

November 4, 2020

China targets 20% share of new energy vehicle sales by 2025

The plan, which covers the period from 2021 to 2035, will also see battery-electric vehicles dominating new vehicle sales by 2035.

November 3, 2020

Québec unveils $68m plan to promote critical and strategic minerals sector growth

The province established a list of 22 minerals considered critical and strategic, and actions to encourage the expansion of CSM value chains.

November 1, 2020

The causes behind pyrite oxidation – and acid mine drainage

Researchers at Penn State University say that if fracturing and erosion at the surface, and thus oxidation, occur slowly, acid mine drainage can be avoided.

October 30, 2020

Prairies Snapshot: Eight companies with interesting properties to watch

Canada's Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces are among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration.

October 29, 2020

NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global economy

The heavy-metal object, called “16 Psyche”, is worth $10,000 quadrillion. That's 70,000 times the world's economy.

October 29, 2020

Election will decide fate of Alaska mine, electric cars

Oil drilling in the Arctic and the Pebble gold mine in Alaska aren’t actually on the ballot -- but they might as well be.

October 29, 2020

New coral species prized for mining potential

Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and…

October 27, 2020

Nickel Asia’s Hinatuan mine suspends operations after covid-19 outbreak

Work has been suspended from Tuesday until Nov. 10 as a containment measure after 19 employees tested positive.

October 27, 2020

Nickel surplus looms as electric vehicle buzz fades

Nickel bulls may have to defer their great EV expectations for a while yet and focus on what is happening in the currently far more significant stainless steel sector.