July 28, 2020 New Century, Vale delay nickel mine deal New Century now has until September to present a binding offer for the New Caledonia nickel-cobalt complex.
July 27, 2020 Canada Nickel aims for zero-carbon emissions at Crawford The company has announced that it is setting up NetZero Metals, a wholly-owned subsidiary that will use existing technologies to produce zero-carbon nickel, cobalt, and iron products.
July 24, 2020 Musk’s desire for more nickel could be a non-starter Elon Musk may want more nickel mines, but it's the stainless sector that will decide if he gets them.
July 24, 2020 Australia to curb ‘excessive’ wait times for project approvals The National Cabinet’s decision to adopt a new process for environmental approvals will cut waiting times for mining projects.
July 24, 2020 Ivanhoe expedites construction at Platreef mine Robert Friedland said Platreef is "among this planet’s largest precious metals deposits.”
July 23, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Massive Canadian mine gets green light, Pentagon resumes rare earth program, and more...
July 23, 2020 Tesla offers “giant contract” to responsible nickel miners Boss Elon Musk has a plea for mining companies: “Please mine more nickel.”
July 22, 2020 Map shows global mining “relatively unscathed” by pandemic "It’s likely that miners will need to boost investment in local communities for some time as the full impact of covid-19 continues to play out."
July 22, 2020 Karora Resources to sell 28% of Quebec nickel project The company is selling its interest in Dumont to two private funds advised by Waterton Global Resource Management, for a total of up to $48 million.
July 17, 2020 Cobalt price: BMW avoids the Congo conundrum – for now German firm's unique deal with world's only primary cobalt mine avoids DRC human rights problems entirely, something no cellphone or carmaker can claim.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm