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Nickel
Q1 News Highlights for the Nickel Market
Some highlights from around the world in the nickel market for this past quarter. Nickel Prices Experience Notable Decline: After peaking at over $31,000 per metric ton in early January, nickel prices saw a substantial drop, reaching approximately $22,500 by...
Investment News
LME appoints ‘interim’ chairman of the board
LME appoints ‘interim’ chairman of the board
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced that John Williamson, currently LME Non-Executive Director, will become the LME’s Interim Chairman, effective when the current chairman steps down on 28 April 2023. The appointment comes at a critical time for the...
Investment News
Mining companies announce more than $65 billion worth of deals so far in 2023, highest since 2012
Mining companies announce more than $65 billion worth of deals so far in 2023, highest since 2012
According to a new report, demand for electric vehicles and the clean energy is driving higher investment across mining, in particular, exposure to metals like copper, nickel and lithium. The US$65 billion announced so far in 2023 is almost double...
Investment News
Chile plans to nationalize lithium industry, world’s second largest producer of the metal
Chile plans to nationalize lithium industry, world’s second largest producer of the metal
Chile's president Gabriel Boric has announced he will nationalize the country's lithium industry into a new "National Lithium Company." Chile currently produces around 30% of the world's lithium. The move will have a significant impact on both Chilean miner SQM and and...
Nickel
Q1 News Highlights for the EV Market
Q1 News Highlights for the EV Market
Some highlights from around the world in the EV market for this past quarter. Global EV Sales Surge by 32% Year-over-Year: Global passenger EV sales increased by 32% compared to the same period in the previous year. Battery electric vehicles...
Investment News
New international agreement to displace Russia from global nuclear energy market
New international agreement to displace Russia from global nuclear energy market
An alliance between the US, UK, Japan, Canada and France aims to diminish Russia’s control of nuclear energy supply chains.
Investment News
General Motors leads US$50million investment in lithium extraction startup
General Motors leads US$50million investment in lithium extraction startup
Automaker General Motors has announced it is expanding deeper into the mining sectors for critical minerals for electric batteries with its latest investment in privately-owned EnergyX. The company promises a new technology “Direct Lithium Extraction” for more efficient lithium mining....
Investment Insights
The Nuclear Renaissance
The Nuclear Renaissance
The world is at a critical moment in global energy supply, as governments and consumers shift away from fossil fuels. Renewables are part of the solution, but there is no path to net zero without nuclear power. And it needs...
Nickel
Free Trade for Nickel: The Limited Edition
Free Trade for Nickel: The Limited Edition
Not one to fall short with new ideas and proposals, Indonesia’s latest suggestion is a limited free trade agreement with the United States, focused primarily on its critical mineral exports (particularly nickel) so that they tie in with eligibility for...
Investment News
US diesel stocks below 5-year average with less that 30 days supply
US diesel stocks below 5-year average with less that 30 days supply
US distillate inventories (diesel and heating fuel) have fallen below the 5-year average despite production remaining high, according to the EIA. One of the driving forces behind the continued low stocks is increased foreign exports, particularly to Europe which banned...
Copper
Chile copper output falls to lowest in 6 years
Chile copper output falls to lowest in 6 years
Chile is the world's largest copper producer, but production has fallen to its lowest monthly output for six years. The state-owned Codelco — the largest copper company in the world — warns problems of water restrictions due to drought, operational delays, falling...
Nickel
Benchmark Study on Seabed Nickel
Benchmark Study on Seabed Nickel
The Metals Company (TMC) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, have completed an environmental impact study of TMC’s NORI-D project - a deep-sea mining effort in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), which is a vast stretch of seabed between Hawaii and Mexico....
Investment News
Australia’s critical mineral export revenue expected to beat coal revenue by 2028
Australia’s critical mineral export revenue expected to beat coal revenue by 2028
A new Australia government report forecasts that the global energy transition will lead to a steady increase in demand for copper, nickel, lithium and other critical minerals. Lithium alone is expected to increase from $5billion in 2021-22 to $19billion from...
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Nickel
Q1 News Highlights for the Nickel Market
Q1 News Highlights for the Nickel Market
Some highlights from around the world in the nickel market for this past quarter. Nickel Prices Experience Notable Decline: After peaking at over $31,000 per metric ton in early January, nickel prices saw a substantial drop, reaching approximately $22,500 by...
Investment News
LME appoints ‘interim’ chairman of the board
LME appoints ‘interim’ chairman of the board
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced that John Williamson, currently LME Non-Executive Director, will become the LME’s Interim Chairman, effective when the current chairman steps down on 28 April 2023. The appointment comes at a critical time for the...
Investment News
Mining companies announce more than $65 billion worth of deals so far in 2023, highest since 2012
Mining companies announce more than $65 billion worth of deals so far in 2023, highest since 2012
According to a new report, demand for electric vehicles and the clean energy is driving higher investment across mining, in particular, exposure to metals like copper, nickel and lithium. The US$65 billion announced so far in 2023 is almost double...
Investment News
Chile plans to nationalize lithium industry, world’s second largest producer of the metal
Chile plans to nationalize lithium industry, world’s second largest producer of the metal
Chile's president Gabriel Boric has announced he will nationalize the country's lithium industry into a new "National Lithium Company." Chile currently produces around 30% of the world's lithium. The move will have a significant impact on both Chilean miner SQM and and...
Nickel
Q1 News Highlights for the EV Market
Q1 News Highlights for the EV Market
Some highlights from around the world in the EV market for this past quarter. Global EV Sales Surge by 32% Year-over-Year: Global passenger EV sales increased by 32% compared to the same period in the previous year. Battery electric vehicles...
Investment News
New international agreement to displace Russia from global nuclear energy market
New international agreement to displace Russia from global nuclear energy market
An alliance between the US, UK, Japan, Canada and France aims to diminish Russia’s control of nuclear energy supply chains.
Investment News
General Motors leads US$50million investment in lithium extraction startup
General Motors leads US$50million investment in lithium extraction startup
Automaker General Motors has announced it is expanding deeper into the mining sectors for critical minerals for electric batteries with its latest investment in privately-owned EnergyX. The company promises a new technology “Direct Lithium Extraction” for more efficient lithium mining....
Investment Insights
The Nuclear Renaissance
The Nuclear Renaissance
The world is at a critical moment in global energy supply, as governments and consumers shift away from fossil fuels. Renewables are part of the solution, but there is no path to net zero without nuclear power. And it needs...
Nickel
Free Trade for Nickel: The Limited Edition
Free Trade for Nickel: The Limited Edition
Not one to fall short with new ideas and proposals, Indonesia’s latest suggestion is a limited free trade agreement with the United States, focused primarily on its critical mineral exports (particularly nickel) so that they tie in with eligibility for...
Investment News
US diesel stocks below 5-year average with less that 30 days supply
US diesel stocks below 5-year average with less that 30 days supply
US distillate inventories (diesel and heating fuel) have fallen below the 5-year average despite production remaining high, according to the EIA. One of the driving forces behind the continued low stocks is increased foreign exports, particularly to Europe which banned...
Copper
Chile copper output falls to lowest in 6 years
Chile copper output falls to lowest in 6 years
Chile is the world's largest copper producer, but production has fallen to its lowest monthly output for six years. The state-owned Codelco — the largest copper company in the world — warns problems of water restrictions due to drought, operational delays, falling...
Nickel
Benchmark Study on Seabed Nickel
Benchmark Study on Seabed Nickel
The Metals Company (TMC) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, have completed an environmental impact study of TMC’s NORI-D project - a deep-sea mining effort in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), which is a vast stretch of seabed between Hawaii and Mexico....
Investment News
Australia’s critical mineral export revenue expected to beat coal revenue by 2028
Australia’s critical mineral export revenue expected to beat coal revenue by 2028
A new Australia government report forecasts that the global energy transition will lead to a steady increase in demand for copper, nickel, lithium and other critical minerals. Lithium alone is expected to increase from $5billion in 2021-22 to $19billion from...
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