Vale temporarily halts operations at Onca Puma nickel plantVale estimated it to have a preliminary impact of 1,500 to 2,000 metric tons on its fourth quarter nickel production.Reuters | October 7, 2024 | 3:49 am
Metals markets eye China reopening for stimulus rally cuesThere are still concerns that Beijing will need to act…Bloomberg News | October 7, 2024 | 12:32 am
Chinese delegates jolt LME week with their newfound optimismFor the last couple of years, the biggest consumer and…Bloomberg News | October 3, 2024 | 9:53 am
Zimbabwe plans incentives to encourage mineral processing Zimbabwe has banned the export of unprocessed raw lithium and “base minerals” to boost domestic processing. Bloomberg News | October 10, 2024 | 7:39 am
LMFP battery technology breakthrough could increase EV range by 20%, Integrals Power says The company's LMFP materials feature 80% manganese, instead of the 50-70% typically found in competing materials. Staff Writer | October 9, 2024 | 4:02 pm
Rio arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality The company is planning to invest heavily in further expansion ahead of an anticipated 2030s demand boom. Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 2:19 pm
Canada’s green taxonomy unlikely to include new natural gas projects The taxonomy will include both low-emitting “green” activities and “transition” activities that enable decarbonization. Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 2:11 pm
Canada Nickel receives federal funding for Crawford project’s energy infrastructure The funding would cover nearly half of the C$9.6 million estimated to complete Canada Nickel's ongoing studies focusing on electrical infrastructure. Staff Writer | October 9, 2024 | 11:50 am
US Strategic Metals, Stillwater Critical Minerals enter MOU USSM plans to mine what it considers to be the largest cobalt reserve in North America. Staff Writer | October 9, 2024 | 11:15 am
Northern Graphite, Rain Carbon to develop natural graphite battery anode Their innovation will address the stability gap between natural and synthetic graphite. Staff Writer | October 9, 2024 | 10:20 am
Ranking the world’s top lithium producers Acquiring Arcadium makes Rio Tinto one of the world's largest lithium producers. Reuters | October 9, 2024 | 7:22 am
Sumitomo Metal forecasts widening global nickel supply surplus in 2025 According to the company, a larger surplus next year will be driven by continued production expansion in Indonesia. Reuters | October 9, 2024 | 7:12 am