Nickel prices: How did we get here and what comes next?
Nickel prices have risen substantially over the past 12 months and are edging closer to the US$9 per lb. or US$20,000 per tonne threshold that analysts believe could spur investment…
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Norilsk Nickel fined nearly US$2 billion for massive fuel spill in the Arctic
Canada Nickel achieves high-grade nickel concentrate
Canada Nickel Company (TSX: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has announced processing test results from its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in the Timmins-Cochrane mining district. The latest processing data suggests a 52%…
Outlook for base metals remains strong, analysts say
Haywood Securities is raising its price forecasts for copper this year from US$3.00 per lb. to US$3.50 per lb.; for zinc from US$1.10 per lb. to US$1.25 per lb.; and…
Talon hits high-grade massive sulphide mineralisation at Tamarack Nickel
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) has released the latest drill results from its Tamarack nickel-copper-cobalt project in Minnesota, 89 km west of Duluth and 210 km north of Minneapolis. Drillhole 20TK0273 intersected…
Canada Nickel mulls using Glencore’s processing facility in Ontario
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has inked a deal with Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to explore the potential use of the miner and commodities trader’s Kidd concentrator and metallurgical…
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 2.44% to finish the trading week at 896.71. Spot gold fell US$48 per oz., or 2.53%, to US$1,850 per ounce. Nouveau Monde Graphite jumped 77¢…
Rising nickel prices to support project development, Fitch says
In a recent industry report, Fitch Solutions forecast nickel mine production will grow by 8.3% year-on-year in 2021, above the average growth of 5.9% year-on-year over 2010-2019, but not fully…
Demand for energy metals “will be massive” Glencore CEO says
At Glencore’s Investor Day in early December, CEO Ivan Glasenberg kicked off his presentation by talking about how the commodities giant is “steering a Paris Agreement alignment strategy while meeting…
Canada Nickel signs unique agreement with First Nation at Crawford project
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) is partnering with the Taykwa Tagamou First Nation to develop electric power for its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in Ontario’s Timmins-Cochrane mining camp….
Base metals prices forecast to rise sharply in 2021, less so in 2022
As the world’s economies start to pick up following the impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic, CPM Group’s director of commodities and asset management Carlos Sanchez expects base metals markets to return…
Critical materials markets 2021 outlook
For 20 years, analyst Jon Hykawy has been looking at the global critical materials markets and providing advice to companies about the sector. The president of Toronto-based Stormcrow Capital spoke…