Harita Nickel to soon kick off $650 million Indonesian IPO The nickel industry sits at the heart of President Joko Widodo’s vision of developing an electric-vehicle supply chain onshore. Bloomberg News | March 14, 2023 | 6:54 am
China removes all remaining curbs on Australian coal imports Imports could reach 1 million tons in the first half of March alone. Bloomberg News | March 14, 2023 | 6:45 am
Scientists use crab shells to develop battery anodes Research could provide a route to upcycle other wastes and help develop more sustainable battery technologies. Staff Writer | March 14, 2023 | 6:06 am
Iran’s lithium discovery and potential implications to the global battery and electric mobility ecosystem Iran is the first in the Middle East to announce a lithium discovery, estimated at 8.5 million tons LCE. Jamil Hijazi | March 13, 2023 | 4:42 pm
SQM launches corporate acceleration program for entrepreneurs and startups The objective of the program is to find and promote new technologies and innovations related to lithium. Selected entrepreneurs will receive $25,000. Staff Writer | March 13, 2023 | 4:00 pm
New Found Gold soars on new drills results from Iceberg discovery The company is currently in the midst of a 500,000-metre drill program at Queensway. Staff Writer | March 13, 2023 | 3:29 pm
Trafigura’s head of metals operations to leave in restructuring Svetlana Kabanova, who ran operations for Trafigura’s metals trading unit, is leaving the company. Bloomberg News | March 13, 2023 | 1:39 pm
Silver price jumps as SVB collapse spurs flight to safety Traders no longer expect a rate hike of 50 basis points by the Federal Reserve next week. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 13, 2023 | 1:31 pm
Sibanye halts underground production at Stillwater West mine for four weeks Maintenance servicing the vertical shaft accessing the deeper levels of the Montana PGM mine resulted in structural damage. Staff Writer | March 13, 2023 | 11:50 am