According to Investorintel, nickel prices have had a strong year in 2022, rising 43% to reach $28,199 per tonne at the time of writing. This increase has been driven by strong demand and limited new supply in the market. Looking ahead to 2023, the nickel market is expected to remain tight, although some analysts are concerned about potential new supply...
The demand for critical minerals including lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper, rare earth elements, potash, uranium and aluminum is increasing as the world moves towards a global net-zero economy and the adoption of clean technologies such as solar panels and electric vehicle batteries. These minerals are not only essential for clean technology, but also play a crucial role in creating...
The European Union and Chile have agreed on a partnership to liberalise bilateral trade and enhance EU access to metals like lithium and copper, which are widely used in electric vehicles. The EU, which signed the trade deal on 9 December, already relies heavily on Chile for lithium sourcing, with over 60% of its imports of the “battery metal” coming...
Peruvian protesters have threatened to disrupt operations at Glencore’s Antapaccay and MMG’s Las Bambas copper mines, demanding fresh general elections, the country’s La Republica newspaper has reported. The protests were triggered by the impeachment and detention of the South American country’s former president Pedro Castillo. The demonstrators are demanding early presidential elections and the closure of Congress. Seven protesters were...
Around the midpoint of 2023, Brazil-based mining company Vale plans to split off its base metal operations into a separate company from its core iron ore business. Its nickel operations in Canada will be impacted by this decision, including those in Sudbury, Ontario; Thompson, Manitoba; and Voisey’s Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. Who Vale executives announced the news at a New...
As part of the Think & Act Differently (TAD) incubator initiative, funding and support will be offered to innovators seeking to reimagine mining and processing to remove, minimize, find value in or reuse mine tailings. Who Anglo-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto, copper miner OZ Minerals and Sweden-based metals firm Boliden have agreed to partner on developing new solutions to manage...
Russia is second only to China in terms of volumes of rare earth metal reserves, but accounts for just 2% of the global market. Supposedly, development of known reserves is hampered by a lack of local demand, but over 90% of required REMs are imported. In the context of ever toughening sanctions, shifting to a model similar to China’s is...
Switzerland-based mining company Glencore has said it will pay USD 180 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo to settle corruption claims. The Congo payout is the latest in a series of corruption cases which has seen Glencore agree to pay out more than USD 1.6 billion in fines this year. Despite the fines, Glencore is expected to make record...
Analytics recap. Nickel. Early December. Based on analysis by the Financial Times. The London Metal Exchange (LME) clearing house, a crucial organization created to stop problems in one market from spreading to the wider financial system, was in danger of failing in March, according to judicial files disclosed this week. According to the documents, the LME’s clearing house suffered a...
LME was forced to suspend the nickel market and cancel all trades on 8 March, after prices spiked more than 50% to hit a record above USD 100,000 per tonne within a few hours. And although nickel trading resumed on 16 March after daily price limits were introduced, it wasn’t available during Asian hours. Now it’s set to resume. Who...
