Tag: Nickel

A new study from the Colorado School of Mines has found that the United States could meet much of its demand for critical minerals by recovering materials currently discarded in mining waste.

BHP said annual profit fell to the lowest in five years as sluggish demand from China weighed on iron ore prices and flagged a cut in capital and exploration spending but declared a bigger-than-expected final dividend, sending its shares higher.

Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) announced on Monday it plans to raise approximately C$24 million ($17.6 million) to fund the development of its Tamarack nickel-copper-cobalt project in Minnesota. Its shares, however, plummeted as investors digested its pricing.

Indonesia’s nickel smelters association has requested the government delay its new mineral royalty fees until nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange have risen to $17,000 per metric ton, its chairman said on Thursday.

Gold was once again the dominant theme of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals within the precious and base metals mining space in 2024, accounting for 70% of the year’s transaction count and total value, says S&P Global.

Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre says he would give federal approval for the contentious Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario within months if he takes power after an imminent election.

Nickel producer PT Merdeka Battery Materials has obtained a $1.4 billion loan to fund the construction of a plant located on Sulawesi island, according to a company statement.

One of the biggest nickel smelters in Indonesia has slashed production and is close to shutting down completely, just months after the collapse of its Chinese parent company.

Tanzania signed a $2.15 billion deal with two Chinese firms to construct a railway linking its main port of Dar es Salaam to a nickel mine in neighboring Burundi.

First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has cut its copper guidance by 3.5% at the midpoint, citing Zambian mine sequencing, while politics has kept Cobre Panama idle.

Indonesia has set a quota of around 200 million metric tons for nickel ore mining this year, a senior mining ministry official said on Friday, adding this could be cut if miners failed to comply with environmental and other rules.

Potential cuts to Indonesian nickel mine output could remove more than a third of global supply from the market, according to Macquarie Group Ltd., presenting a significant upside risk to prices.