June 10, 2020 Mining billionaires who made their fortunes the fastest The richest in the sector took 16 years on average to make a billion dollars.
June 9, 2020 BloombergNEF forecasts 18% drop in electric vehicle sales The group projects global EV sales to reach 26 million vehicles by 2030, 9% below its 2019 forecast.
June 8, 2020 Europe jumpstarts faltering electric vehicle revolution Global new electric passenger sales are forecast to fall by 18% to 1.7 million this year.
June 7, 2020 US offers help with Nornickel’s Arctic fuel spill, Russia thankful Since late May, Russian officials have been working to contain the spill of 21,000 cubic meters of diesel at Nornickel’s facility in Norilsk.
June 7, 2020 Ice Favorability Index promises to increase prospectors’ chances of striking gold on the moon Researchers at the University of Central Florida created a geological model to give prospectors looking to mine the moon better odds of […]
June 5, 2020 Boliden sees $22m earnings hit from Kevitsa fire Production at the Kevitsa concentrating plant had been restarted.
June 4, 2020 Russia declares state of emergency over Nornickel’s Arctic fuel spill Cause of the spill is likely a combination of both climate change and infrastructure-related factors.
June 4, 2020 Indonesia nickel ore export ban to remain Country will keep decision even as it relaxes exports of some other minerals, the director of minerals at ministry says.
June 2, 2020 Atlantic Nickel’s Santa Rita marks Q1 milestones The mine is on track to ramp up to 105,000 tonnes by the end of 2020.
June 1, 2020 Metal inventories pile up in factories, smelters Aluminum inventories have already climbed and are forecast to surge by 5 million tonnes by the end of 2020 to 16 million.
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