July 1, 2019

Base metals performance to slow in short term, Moody’s predicts

Over the next year, Moody’s predicts prices will remain below 2018 levels while rising costs will put price margins under pressure.

June 27, 2019

Toyota to invest $2bn in developing electric vehicles in Indonesia

The Japanese carmaker said this month that it aimed for half its global sales to be from electric vehicles by 2025, five years ahead of schedule.

June 26, 2019

Why Goldman thinks nickel is trading like a biotech start-up — opinion

Nickel is defying both the general macroeconomic concerns weighing on other industrial metals and signs its own internal dynamics are weakening.

June 18, 2019

LME electronic pricing trial fails to boost volumes – sources

"The LME is saying very publicly that it's getting its house in order, and the electronic close is a part of that."

June 18, 2019

Vale halts Onça Puma nickel complex, to pay twice the amount of original fine

Court doubled the fine applied against the company to 200,000 Real ($52K) for each day it kept the nickel complex open, despite a February ruling that ordered the full suspension…

June 17, 2019

Elon Musk says Tesla “might get into mining”

Tesla CEO says product rollout is tied to battery production and "we have to look further down the supply chain."

June 14, 2019

EPA to probe permits issued to PolyMet’s copper-nickel project in Minnesota

According to documents released late Thursday, EPA staff scientists voiced their concerns about key permits for the NorthMet project issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in late 2018.

June 13, 2019

UEX releases results of winter resampling at West Bear

The company resampled 62 sonic drill holes and 12 historical diamond drill holes.

June 13, 2019

Thousands evacuated after floods hit Indonesia’s nickel region

Heavy rainfall may continue to lash Southeast Sulawesi and many other provinces until Saturday.

June 13, 2019

ALX acquires nickel, copper, cobalt claims in Saskatchewan

The claims are within the company's Falcon Nickel project.