March 16, 2020

LME may have a paper-filing problem if UK goes on lockdown

Every day, agents print ownership certificates for metal in warehouses as far away as South Korea.

March 15, 2020

Exploration expenditure flattens in BC – survey

Investors are broadening their focus from gold toward copper, silver and nickel.

March 13, 2020

Philippines to dethrone Indonesia as largest global nickel ore producer

After a drop this year, Fitch analysts expect by 2029, global annual nickel production to reach 2.8mnt.

March 12, 2020

China’s No.3 battery maker says auto recovery needed by May

China’s purchases of new energy vehicles collapsed 78% in February.

March 12, 2020

Indonesia targets 11% increase in processed nickel output in 2020

Indonesia targets to produce this year 2.02 million tonnes of processed nickel, such as nickel pig iron and ferronickel.

March 12, 2020

Disruption: The new normal

What was surprising about PDAC 2020 was how many people actually showed up, even with Covid-19 ripping around the world.

March 11, 2020

JPMorgan reaps benefits of China’s nickel market squeeze

JPMorgan made about $100 million trading nickel last year.

March 8, 2020

More women working in mining in Colombia – report

Participation numbers have gone up but experts say there’s still work to do to promote gender balance in leadership positions.

March 5, 2020

Ring of Fire: Ontario to move ahead with north-south road

Ontario announces agreement with two First Nations to develop a north-south road into the region.

March 5, 2020

Talon updates Tamarack PEA, increases NPV

Economic assessment suggests a net value estimate of $291 million for project in Minnesota.