September 18, 2018 Nickel’s “electric premium” crushed by trade tensions Nickel has finally succumbed to the base metals price rout.
September 18, 2018 Indonesia issues new rules for commodity exporters as rupiah slides Indonesia has laid out new rules for commodities exporters to guarantee funding for shipments through Indonesian banks or branches of foreign banks in the country.
September 17, 2018 Base metals drop as trade war angst spurs concern about demand The U.S.-led trade war fans concern that the showdown will derail otherwise-strong economic growth in the world’s two largest economies.
September 14, 2018 Royal Gold resolves Voisey’s Bay royalty dispute Altius entered into an agreement with Vale Canada Limited and certain of its subsidiaries to comprehensively settle their long-standing litigation.
September 14, 2018 Nickel producers eye Indonesia to plug into EV battery market SMM said that it and nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia are conducting a feasibility study to build a nickel processing project in Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi.
September 13, 2018 Top cobalt mines ranked by production in 2017 Top four mines are all located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
September 13, 2018 Don’t underestimate lithium-ion battery demand for nickel The focus on lithium-ion batteries seems to reflect supply and demand of lithium and cobalt but it would be very wrong not to include nickel.
September 13, 2018 US private equity firm Black Mountain to buy Australia nickel project A unit of the company, Black Mountain Metals LLP, will buy the Lanfranchi nickel project in the state of Western Australia for $15.1 million from Panoramic Resources.
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