September 18, 2024 EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices retreat China’s EV market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift toward batteries with no nickel or cobalt.
September 18, 2024 Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario.
September 18, 2024 Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for investment in raw materials.
September 18, 2024 BHP’s Australian nickel stoppages spoil plans for LME alternative Plans for two new nickel trading platforms to challenge the LME have been blown off course by BHP's planned suspension of its plants in Western Australia.
September 18, 2024 Indonesia, Britain sign collaboration agreement on critical minerals Indonesia has rich deposits of tin, copper and bauxite, among others, and is the world's largest source of nickel ore.
September 17, 2024 Magna Mining PEA update hikes return five-fold for Crean Hill nickel project The PEA gives the underground mine a base case post-tax net present value (at an 8% discount) of C$194.1 million.
September 17, 2024 Column: Nickel market no longer afraid of losing Russian supply With so much metal washing around the globe, who's going to miss Russian supply?
September 17, 2024 Sibanye considers sourcing nickel for French plant from New Caledonia’s Prony Sibanye-Stillwater said it is studying New Caledonia's Prony Resources as a potential source for nickel.
September 16, 2024 Asian trader spars with broker over nixed London nickel trades The suit also centers on the LME’s unprecedented decision to suspend the nickel market and cancel billions of dollars in trades.
September 16, 2024 Antofagasta to invest $3.5 billion in 2025 amid portfolio expansion The miner is actively looking for copper projects in Peru that can yield at least 50,000 tonnes of the red metal for 10 years or more.
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