Nickel mining news

BHP has executed a 15-year contract extension to its power purchase agreement with energy provider Southern Cross Energy for the supply of electricity to its Nickel West Goldfields based operations.

According to GlobalData, COVID-19 and the advancement of Indonesia’s export ban means global nickel production is expected to decline by 7.4% in 2020.

The London Metal Exchange has recently issued a discussion paper on plans to drive forward its sustainability agenda.

Canada Nickel Co. Inc. has recently announced additional encouraging results from infill drilling on the Main Zone at its Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulfide project.

Vale has informed that Vale Canada Ltd has been unable to reach an agreement with New Century Resources Ltd to acquire its 95% stake in Vale Nouvelle Caledonie S.A.S.

Perenti has announced that its subsidiary, Barminco, has been awarded a development and production contract at Western Areas’ Odysseus mine, Western Australia.

Canada Nickel Company Inc. has recently announced additional encouraging results from infill drilling on the Main Zone at its Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulfide project.

At the Monchegorsk industrial site of Kola MMC (a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel), a weighing system has been put into operation for the logistics department worth about RUB 21 million.

Boliden has invested €40 million in an expansion of its nickel operations at Boliden Harjavalta.

Dr Bandar Hajjar, Islamic Development Bank, writes on the future of the mining and construction industry across a number of the bank’s member countries, such as Guinea and Morocco.