January 22, 2020

Palladium One samples Tyko

Sample assays include 0.74% nickel, 4.09% copper and 2.51 g/t PGEs.

January 22, 2020

Indonesia’s state miner agrees on price scheme to acquire Vale unit

Mining Industry Indonesia will use the average stock price for the past 12 months to acquire a 20% stake in Vale Indonesia.

January 17, 2020

LME stock surge grounds high-flying nickel, but for how long?

London Metal Exchange inventory has more than doubled in the space of little more than a month.

January 16, 2020

Battery nickel price regains premium over metal

Nickel sulphate is back to trading at a premium to the metal in China and should stay there on expected BHP Nickel West delays, says new report.

January 16, 2020

Mining companies threaten action against Tanzania over new law

Indiana Resources alleged breach of contract after the East African nation amended its mining law.

January 10, 2020

As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products

It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.

January 9, 2020

BMW becomes first carmaker to join responsible mining group

The luxury vehicle maker plans to ethically source the raw materials to make its electric cars.

January 9, 2020

First Quantum achieves record annual copper production

The company also said that it could increase its output by up to 25% this year.

January 8, 2020

FPX recoveries from Decar suggest battery market potential

Based on nickel recoveries in excess of 98%, the company believes that the resulting solution could be an ideal feed for the production of nickel and cobalt sulphate.

January 8, 2020

Indonesia approves environmental study for battery-grade nickel plants

There are at least five of these plants being built in Indonesia currently.