April 11, 2019 Worried about nickel supply, China battery maker BYD welcomes JV discussions Electric car and battery maker BYD counts Warren Buffet among its investors and is also German automaker Daimler AG's partner in China.
April 11, 2019 Australia to host battery research centre The centre will investigate opportunities for greater efficiencies in the extraction and refinement of battery minerals.
April 10, 2019 China’s Greatpower to start producing nickel sulphate by end-2019 – chairman The Chinese supplier of chemicals for lithium-ion batteries is also on the lookout for mine investment opportunities to guarantee supply.
April 8, 2019 Indonesia battery-grade nickel plant awaits environmental nod Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel is on track to start operations by 2020, though the project still needs an environmental permit that could take up to eight months.
April 5, 2019 $6 billion private capital ready to invest in mining Fundraising by unlisted funds for investment in natural resource reached a record $93 billion last year.
April 5, 2019 Indonesia battery-grade nickel plant awaits environmental nod-developer Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals is on track to start operations by 2020.
April 2, 2019 Vale Indonesia targets 74,000 T nickel in matte output in 2019 Lower production this year is due to a 10-week shutdown started in mid-February to the third week of April.
April 1, 2019 UEX shares latest West Bear results The company said that 14 of the 20 assays exceeded the cobalt equivalent grade of 0.023% or more.
March 29, 2019 Told-you-so rout hammers palladium in worst week since 2016 The metal hit an all-time high on March 21 after a massive rally that spurred predictions a reversal was inevitable.
March 29, 2019 American Manganese to help US government recover lithium-ion battery materials The miner is the only private sector company taking part in the project to recover critical materials.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
