January 19, 2023 Column: Exchanges diversify as base metals trade shrinks in 2022 Volumes have fallen every month year-on-year since the suspension of nickel trading and the decision to cancel trades.
January 19, 2023 Talon Metals strikes new nickel-copper mineralization in Minnesota Earlier this year, Tesla signed its first US nickel supply deal with Talon.
January 19, 2023 LME CEO says nickel reforms to be implemented ‘relatively quickly’ Trading volumes at the LME have been slowly declining primarily due to increased competition from the OTC markets.
January 19, 2023 Nickel market surplus narrows to 9,200 tonnes in November, INSG says During the first 11 months of the year, the global market was oversupplied by 90,700 tonnes.
January 18, 2023 Canada Nickel confirms major discovery larger than flagship Crawford project in Ontario All 16 drill holes completed on the Reid property have now intersected multi-hundred-metre intervals of nickel mineralization.
January 17, 2023 BASF, Eramet to finalize $2.6bn partnership on Indonesia nickel smelter The partnership would build a hydro-metallurgical complex with an output capacity of 67,000 tonnes of nickel and 7,500 tonnes of cobalt per year.
January 17, 2023 Nickel Industries set to raise $471m to buy nickel assets The company will also look to collaborate with Tsingshan Group.
January 17, 2023 FPX Nickel commences PFS on Baptiste project in British Columbia The PFS will mark the culmination of the extensive de-risking and optimization program that has been undertaken since the issuance of the 2020 PEA.
January 17, 2023 Mega miners are hunting for deals after decade on the sidelines The industry is flush with cash after last year’s record profits, while boards and managers believe they have the support of key investors after promising to avoid the reckless overspending…
January 17, 2023 Britishvolt calls in administrators in blow to UK’s EV battery hopes Backed by Glencore, company was viewed as a key part of the UK’s drive toward an EV manufacturing boom.
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