April 25, 2024

More Chinese nickel seen flowing overseas after LME’s Russia ban

Overseas sales jumped more than 200% in March from the previous month.

April 25, 2024

Mining stoppage adds to Eramet’s New Caledonia woes

Mining at the SLN unit has now been suspended since mid-April.

April 24, 2024

Lower iron, nickel and copper prices weigh on Vale’s quarterly earnings

One of the largest iron ore producers in the world, posted a $1.7 billion net profit for the quarter ended in March, while analysts polled by LSEG were expecting a…

April 24, 2024

BHP targets Anglo American in bid valued at $39 billion

Takeover would represent the first mega deal among the world’s biggest diversified miners in over a decade. 

April 24, 2024

Power Nickel earns 80% of Nisk project in Quebec, adds polymetallic zone

The filing of a resource estimate in November qualified Power Nickel for 30% more in the project to conclude the earn-in agreement.

April 24, 2024

Battery recycling shatters the myth of electric-vehicle waste

Though still in its infancy, EV recycling is already profitable and capable of recovering more than 95% of the key minerals.

April 24, 2024

E-haul trucks could result in major savings for miners but adoption is slow – report

A new report by IDTechEx states that even though investing in e-haul trucks could result in major savings for miners, adoption is still in its nascent stages.

April 23, 2024

TMC, SGS produce world’s first nickel sulphate from seafloor polymetallic nodules

Following the successful nickel sulphate production, SGS continues testing to produce what TMC believes will be the world’s first cobalt sulphate from polymetallic nodules.

April 22, 2024

Chinese nickel billionaire boosts Australian miner in Indonesia

In under a decade, Nickel Industries Ltd. has gone from a relatively small miner to the world’s sixth-biggest producer of the metal.

April 22, 2024

Canada Nickel exercises option for 80% of Noble’s Mann property

The nickel-cobalt project near Timmins, Ontario, includes the Mann Northwest, Central and Southeast properties.