Nickel chaos resounds from stainless steel to electric vehicles
Chinese producers of nickel sulfate used in EV batteries stopped offering product due to the lack of price visibility.
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LME defends nickel suspension after ‘disorderly’ trade
The LME said the market had become disorderly, with prices not reflecting the physical market.
As EV demand rises, Biden officials warm to new mines
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other officials speaking at this week's CERAWeek conference said the need to domestically produce more metals is rising.
Wheaton Precious shares drop on earnings miss
Wheaton Precious expands reserve base as it aims toward 900,000-plus per year GEO production.
GRAPH: Copper price has far to fall as Chinese growth tumbles
Copper prices near records can't stay aloft as growth in China slumps to just 2.5% in 2022, argues new report.
Gold likes recessions – could high interest rates lead to one?
The possibility that the Fed’s tightening cycle will lead to a recession is good news for the yellow metal.
MAG Silver acquires Gatling Exploration in all-share deal
Shares in Gatling shot up 37% following news of its acquisition by MAG.
Gold price retreats as Putin sees “positive shifts” in Ukraine talks
Also limiting gold was the anticipation of a rate hike by the US Federal Reserve next week.
This 36-year-old is leading Latin America to a green revolution
Gabriel Boric is in the vanguard of a new awareness across Latin America of climate change and its link to inequality.