December 11, 2024 Mexico to review bill to ban open pit mining The controversial bill, approved by the lower chamber of Congress in August, would also prohibit fracking and restrict water usage.
December 10, 2024 Nornickel says sees global nickel surplus of 150,000t in 2024-2025 The company said it expects the palladium market to reach balance in 2025.
December 9, 2024 Brazilian Nickel advances project financing with LOI for $550m The funding represents 40% of the Piauí nickel project’s overall financing package.
December 8, 2024 New Caledonia nickel miner flags ‘fragile’ outlook after restart Prony Resources warned that its Goro mine is economically vulnerable after a recent suspension due to unrest.
December 6, 2024 Canada Nickel hits high grades at Bannockburn site south of main Crawford project Bannockburn, located about 20 km west of Matachewan in Ontario, is just north of Canada Nickel’s Midlothian and Sothman properties.
December 5, 2024 Vale Base Metals to make dozens of job cuts in management cull The move marks the first major overhaul since Shaun Usmar joined Vale Base Metals as chief executive officer.
December 5, 2024 Nornickel’s largest investor Interros objects to Rusal lawsuit over dividends Rusal first filed the lawsuit in 2022, alleging that Nornickel CEO Vladimir Potanin had violated their shareholder agreement.
December 3, 2024 Vale Base Metals completes Voisey’s Bay underground mine in Labrador What began life as open pit in 2005 is now two underground mines – Reid Brook and Eastern Deeps.
December 3, 2024 Steel industry will take more time to decarbonize, says Vale CEO The miner reported an output of about 328 million tonnes this year.
December 2, 2024 Norway forced to pause Arctic seabed mining plans A small left-wing environmentalist party secured an agreement to delay the initiative in exchange for supporting the national budget.
EU said to allow telecoms copper switch-off delay to 2035 The move would give national governments discretion to set their own copper phase-out timelines based on local market conditions, network readiness and consumer impact. January 15, 2026 | 10:54 am
