Nickel price surge may have Vale reworking its base metal calculations
Prices have doubled in the past five trading days as intensifying fears over Russian supplies leave buyers exposed to a historic squeeze.
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Nickel short seller could take $8 billion hit after price soars past $100,000 a tonne
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Russian gold hit with de facto ban from key London market
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Sweden announces $19.5 million grant for sustainable mining innovation
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