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.

May 31, 2020

Australian miners join forces to explore Coates Ni-Cu-PGE project

Lithium Australia, Australian Vanadium and Mercator Metals were inspired by Chalice Gold Mines’ recent discoveries of Ni-Cu-PGE mineralization at its nearby Julimar project.

May 31, 2020

Indonesia processing requests for deep-sea mining waste disposal

The requests come as mining waste management is increasingly scrutinised.