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.