Europe lagging behind in battery metals production – report
According to Aperio Intelligence, Europe’s own supply is unlikely to meet the demand driven by the e-mobility sector by 2025.
Nickel
Feds announce $7.1M for new wind turbines at Raglan mine
As part of its climate efforts, the federal government is providing $7.1 million to Tugliq Energy to help fund the installation of two more wind turbines at Glencore‘s remote Raglan…
Has China shattered battery nickel’s supply chain bottleneck?
China has turned the nickel market on its head after the world’s biggest stainless-steel producer, Tsingshan Holding Group, this week agreed to supply about 100,000 tonnes of matte (containing approximately…
Tesla gets involved in New Caledonia nickel mine to secure metal supply
Electric car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will become a technical adviser at the conflict-ridden New Caledonia nickel mine, as part of the company’s attempt to secure enough supply of the key battery…
Wolfden begins drilling at high grade Rice Island polymetallic property
Wolfden Resources (TSXV:WLF) has begun a 2,300-metre, six-to-eight hole diamond drilling program at its 100%-owned Rice Island nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group deposit near Snow Lake, Man. The work is being done with…
TSX posts modest dip, Feb. 15-19
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 75.93 points (0.41%) to finish the Feb. 15-19 trading week at 18,384.27. The Global Base Metals Index rose 10.2% to 169.75 and the Global Mining…
Interview: Clean TeQ’s Sunrise battery materials complex in Australia is construction ready
Clean TeQ’s (ASX: CLQ; US-OTC: CTEQF) Sunrise project in New South Wales, Australia, is one of the largest nickel/cobalt deposits in the world and one of the largest and highest…
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…
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…