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November 4, 2024

Jack and Adam Lundin are TNM’s Persons of the Year for 2024

The Lundin brothers represent a new generation taking over the leadership of family-owned mining companies.

September 6, 2023

Prefeasibility for FPX Nickel’s Baptiste project puts NPV over $2 billion

The company intends to develop a high-margin, long-life, large-scale and low-carbon mine. It will produce a 60% nickel concentrate for direct feed into the stainless steel industry.

July 24, 2023

Ranked: The world’s top cobalt producing countries

Cobalt, an essential component for certain types of EV batteries, has seen a significant shift in its global production landscape.

January 20, 2023

Bolivia taps Chinese battery giant CATL to help develop lithium riches

Bolivia's iconic salt flats are home to the world's largest lithium resources at 21 million tonnes.

January 10, 2023

Vale evaluates offers for $2.5 billion base metals unit

Vale Base Metals, to be based in the UK, will have nickel mines in Canada and Indonesia, copper mines in Brazil, and interests in cobalt and platinum group metals.

April 15, 2022

Market volatility to hit Q1 earnings for base metals miners

“The war will likely dampen consumption of many base metals as supply chains are interrupted. Russia is a big player and it‘s not like others can quickly fill the gap,”…

March 15, 2022

London Metal Exchange to resume nickel trading on March 16

All deliveries against nickel contracts will be deferred an extra week, while the nickel price will have a 5% daily fluctuation limit.

November 24, 2021

Europe’s top zinc mine halted due to water flows

Water began flooding the underground mine as a crew was drilling a pilot raise bore hole for a ventilation shaft.

November 22, 2021

Glencore to close Italian zinc operation on power costs

The decision to close the plant, which has capacity of 100,000 tonnes a year, follows a sharp increase in power prices in Italy and the rest of Europe.

October 15, 2021

Mexico eyes ‘strategic minerals,’ copper limits in mining reform

Lopez Obrador's proposed legislation will no longer award concessions to mine lithium "and other strategic minerals" needed for the country's energy transition.