Category: Nickel
Trump's Cuba gambit pushes Canadian miner Sherritt to the brink
Sherritt International Corp., whose executives were once known as Fidel Castro’s favorite capitalists, is paying the price for its close ties to the struggling Caribbean nation. The Canadian miner, which gets all its revenue from assets in Cuba, is being...
Australia's Clean Teq to offload half of battery metals project
Australian mine developer Clean Teq said on Tuesday it was looking to sell a stake in its nickel, cobalt and scandium project in central New South Wales, as it seeks a cornerstone partner to help fund development. The company has...
Confusing signals cloud London nickel market — opinion
The London Metal Exchange (LME) nickel market was last week gripped by the most acute tightness in a decade. Time-spreads flexed into backwardation as a long-running downtrend in exchange stocks squeezed short position holders. Falling inventory and tighter spreads are...
Vale Canada and Terrapure recognized for reclamation efforts
Following the development of a reclamation program that involves the application of treated biosolids to the Central Tailings Area at the Copper Cliff nickel mine in Ontario, Vale Canada and its partner in the project, Terrapure Environmental, received an Environmental...
Tesla is turning rivals into roadkill – even in China
Image by Brad Holt on Flickr Elon Musk has no shortage of detractors – and judging by the tone struck by some of them, that’s not nearly a strong enough word. Neither does the Tesla CEO have a shortage of short sellers and...
Indonesia chases manufacturing hub dream as commodities wither
Indonesia plans to open up more sectors to foreign investors and reboot its stringent labor laws to become a regional manufacturing powerhouse rivaling Germany and South Korea, according to Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto. President Joko Widodo’s government will rely on...
Minnesota environmentalists step up fight against Twin Metals’ copper project
A coalition of businesses, environmental advocates and outdoor recreation groups in the state of Minnesota, U.S., have gone to court challenging a Trump administration’s decision that opened the door to a copper, nickel and platinum project in a wilderness area. Chilean miner Antofagasta...
US senate introduces new bill to boost domestic critical minerals supply
Republican senators led by Lisa Murkowski has introduced bipartisan legislation to secure mineral resources and supply chains, reducing reliance on foreign sources. The new legislation – the American Minerals Security Act – listed lithium, graphite, cobalt and nickel as “critical minerals”...
INFOGRAPHIC: metals and minerals used in green and renewable power generation
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Sherritt CEO undaunted by Trump’s tightening of embargo on Cuba
One of Cuba’s biggest foreign investors isn’t fazed by President Donald Trump’s push to make doing business in the communist-run Caribbean nation more difficult. David Pathe said Sherritt International Corp. has deep roots on the island, and the chief executive...
US has battery problem in race for electric car supremacy
The U.S. push to challenge China’s dominance in the production and sale of electric vehicles has at least one weak link: Most of the raw materials needed to make the batteries are dug elsewhere. Both Chinese and US-based companies have...
North American Palladium expands Sunday Lake with best drill results
North American Palladium of Toronto has expanded the platinum group metals zone at the Sunday Lake property, 25 km northeast of Thunder Bay and 60 km south of NAP’s Lac des Iles mill. The current campaign is focused on a...