BASF picks Canada to expand supplies for booming EV battery market BASF, in partnership with Japan's Toda Kogyo, already produces cathode active materials at two locations in North America - Ohio and Michigan. Reuters | March 4, 2022 | 11:05 am
Nickel price tops $30,000 for first time since 2008 amid short squeeze The latest spike comes as clients with short positions have been stopped out of the trades, a nickel trader involved in the transactions said. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 10:50 am
Metals traders hit with margin-call snafu in chaotic week A stressful week in markets got even worse for some metals traders when the main exchange’s software misfired by generating erroneous margin calls. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 10:33 am
Fertilizer turmoil bolsters Brazil’s case for mining the Amazon The potential of potash production in the Amazon Basin is similar to the Urals region, in Russia, and Saskatchewan, in Canada, according to the state geological survey. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 10:08 am
Greatland Gold grows Havieron resources by nearly 50%, reserves by 70% The mineral resource update shows that Havieron's total endowment (including ore reserves) has increased to 5.5moz gold and 218,000t copper. Jackson Chen | March 4, 2022 | 9:43 am
Congo to sell Gertler’s oil, gold, iron ore permits Gertler will retain some of his richest assets in Congo, among them royalty streams from two copper and cobalt mines owned by Glencore. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 8:53 am
Chile copper production seen recovering from January’s slump The world’s biggest supplier saw output slide 7.5% from January 2021, with lower ore quality and water scarcity among the reasons. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2022 | 8:46 am
Tesla’s German gigafactory gets conditional green light The $5.5 billion plant, located outside Berlin, is expected to boost the carmaker's market share in Europe’s fast-growing EV sector. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2022 | 8:45 am
Gold price tracking towards best weekly performance since May Spot gold is trading at a level last seen during the record-setting month of August 2020. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2022 | 8:39 am