September 12, 2019 Canadian economy won’t feel impact of battery metal mining A new study says global battery metals consumption will rise six-fold by the mid 2020s but impact in Canada will be minimal.
September 11, 2019 Miners welcome Indonesian export ore ban, plan smelting expansion Major industry players gathering at the Asian Nickel conference on Wednesday said the ban would further support the development of the nickel processing industry in the country.
September 11, 2019 Indonesia’s Antam to request extension of nickel ore export permit Antam may also propose a 10-year extension for its mining permit in the Pongkor gold mine.
September 11, 2019 Philippine nickel ore output may rise, but return to 2014 peak level unlikely — industry head Philippine nickel miners are likely to ramp up ore output by next year, but their production capacity is limited by a number of factors.
September 10, 2019 Philippine regulator recommends lifting suspension on nickel miner The Philippines was the world's second-largest producer of nickel ore in 2018, selling most of its output to top buyer China.
September 9, 2019 Glencore’s risk appetite dwindles, fueling focus on safer regions The company is quickly expanding into a part of the world that would have been improbable just a few years ago: Minnesota.
September 6, 2019 Colombia’s coal, gold, nickel output down year-on-year in Q2 Multinational mining companies looking to kick off large-scale underground gold projects have struggled in recent years.
September 6, 2019 Bad news for cobalt, nickel as EV sales forecasts cut — BMO BMO believes global cobalt consumption for the EV sector will hit 86,000 tonnes in 2015, down from the 97,000 tonnes previously anticipated.
September 6, 2019 Australia’s Poseidon Nickel to restart Black Swan project as nickel prices surge The miner is backed by billionaire Andrew Forrest.
September 5, 2019 Demand for battery metals, renewables fuelling rights violations — report An international watchdog's report shows that most of the world’s top battery metals and renewable energy firms have faced allegations of abuse including land rights infringements, corruption and violence over…
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