Nickel mining news

Cannon Resources Ltd has announced that assay results from the first three holes from the current diamond drilling campaign at the company’s flagship Fisher East Nickel Project have returned significant zones of high grade nickel sulfides at Musket.

An analysis by Rystad Energy indicates that although global supply of nickel will continue to climb steadily, rising demand spurred in part by the energy transition will lead to a shortage in less than two years.

RCS Global Group and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd have announced the consolidation and expansion of their responsible battery supply chain partnership, which was first launched in November 2020.

Renault Group and Terrafame have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a future supply of nickel sulfate.

Trafigura Pte Ltd and Circulor have signed a master services agreement to provide traceability and carbon dioxide tracking for Trafigura’s nickel and cobalt trading division.

Inomin Mines Inc. has reported that drilling is underway at its Beaver-Lynx nickel-cobalt property, located in the Cariboo region of British Columbia.

Vale has announced that it has started the process of halting its activities at the Onca Puma nickel mine, following a notification of the suspension of its operation license.

Ariana Resources plc has announced the proposed first investment of the Asgard Metals Fund, which is being developed as part of its proprietary Project Catalyst Strategy.

The Metals Company’s processing pilot campaign has successfully converted seafloor nodules into alloy containing critical battery metals.

Global nickel mine production is expected to grow by nearly 7% in 2021, supported by Indonesia and the Philippines, says GlobalData.