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Nickel prices rocket to six-year high
Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange have reached their highest point since September 2014 off the back of battery demand predictions in 2021.
February 17, 2021 0 comment
Australia to produce 25% of world’s nickel supply
Global nickel demand is expected to rise by 2.6 million tonnes in 2040, with Australia’s greenfield and brownfield projects to play a significant role in future demand, according to a Roskill report.
February 8, 2021 0 comment
Chalice grows high grade potential at Julimar
Chalice Mining has defined four additional high-grade zones at the Julimar project in Western Australia.
January 28, 2021 0 comment
Mincor blasts way to Kambalda’s newest nickel mines
Mincor Resources has completed the first blasts at the Cassini nickel project and Northern Operations in Western Australia after mining contractor Pit N Portal mobilised at both sites.
January 27, 2021 0 comment
Panoramic progresses Panton divestment
Panoramic Resources has inched closer to divesting the Panton project in Western Australia after Great Northern Palladium agreed to acquire the platinum group metals operation.
December 7, 2020 0 comment
Western Areas earmarks mining at Odysseus
Western Areas has progressed construction at the Odysseus nickel mine in Western Australia and expects to mine the first tonnes from the site in the 2021 September quarter.
December 3, 2020 0 comment
Chalice strengthens high-grade development
Chalice Gold Mines has raised $100 million to prop up its development activities at the Julimar nickel-copper-PGE (platinum group elements) project in Western Australia.
December 3, 2020 0 comment
IGO refines growth strategy amid executive shake up
IGO is building on its purpose of “making a difference” as a business as it continues its strategic focus on copper and nickel as metals critical for enabling clean energy.
November 19, 2020 0 comment
Nickel and cobalt: A clean future duo
Glencore is aiming to supply the electric vehicle industry with ethical nickel and cobalt, demonstrating the mining industry’s commitment to having a positive social impact.
November 17, 2020 0 comment
Nickel and copper rich sulphide zone discovered by Galileo
Galileo Mining has announced promising assay results following recent diamond drilling at the company’s Lantern prospect in the Fraser Range nickel belt of Western Australia.
October 29, 2020 0 comment
BHP Nickel West ponders Tesla partnership
BHP is positioning its Nickel West operations, including this year’s Honeymoon Well acquisition, to benefit from the evolving electric vehicle and battery storage revolution.
October 14, 2020 0 comment
WA’s nickel, iron ore sectors drive record job growth
The Western Australian resources sector has achieved record increases in sales and jobs during the 2019-20 financial year despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 29, 2020 0 comment
Mincor to bring Kambalda nickel operations back to life
Mincor Resources has given the Kambalda nickel project in Western Australia the nod to proceed development, breaking a four-year hiatus at the operations.
September 17, 2020 0 comment
Galileo intersects significant Lantern sulphide mineralisation
Diamond drilling of priority targets at Galileo Mining’s Lantern prospect in Western Australia’s Fraser Range nickel belt has intersected significant nickel-copper sulphide mineralisation and demonstrated the exceptional potential of the area.
September 9, 2020 0 comment
Mincor encounters ‘breakthrough’ at Cassini North
Mincor Resources has intersected massive and matrix nickel sulphides at the Cassini North prospect in Western Australia.
September 9, 2020 0 comment
IGO furthers Fraser Range nickel exploration
IGO has signed an agreement with Boadicea Resources to secure ground positions along the nickel-copper rich Fraser Range province in Western Australia.
September 4, 2020 0 comment
South32 braces for lower commodity prices
South32 is prepared for an extended wave of market volatility and lower commodity prices following a financial year of strong performance.
August 20, 2020 0 comment
Galileo advances Fraser Range nickel drilling
Drilling is underway at Galileo Mining’s Fraser Range nickel belt tenements, which are highly prospective for nickel-copper sulphide deposits similar to the operating Nova mine.
July 28, 2020 0 comment
New Century progresses New Caledonia acquisition from Vale
New Century Resources is optimistic about becoming a supplier of nickel and cobalt for electronic vehicles if it successfully acquires the Goro mine in New Caledonia from Vale.
July 28, 2020 0 comment
Tesla seeks sustainable nickel miners for EV battery production
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is pushing miners to produce more nickel as an ingredient of lithium-ion batteries used in its electronic vehicles (EVs) with the incentive of a “giant” contract.
July 27, 2020 0 comment