Nickel

Primary crushers and a conveyor at First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panama copper mine under construction in Panama. Credit: First Quantum Minerals.

First Quantum lowers 2020 guidance

With its Cobre Panama mine on care and maintenance since April 7, First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has reduced its copper guidance for the year by 75,000 tonnes to 755,000-805,000…





Vale's Goro nickel mine on the island of New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Credit: Vale

Vale cuts production guidance again

Brazil’s Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s top iron ore producer, has once again lowered its production forecast for 2020 due to a mix of factors including heavy rain, unplanned outages…



A worker walks towards an excavator and Glencore’s Murrin Murrin nickel-cobalt mine in Western Australia. Credit: Glencore.

B of A models 2020 nickel demand

Bank of America forecasts global nickel demand could drop by 2.8% year-on-year in 2020, which could result in a nickel surplus of nearly 150,000 tonnes. “Nickel demand has had a…



Editorial: Disruption – The new normal

What was surprising about the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference this year was how many people actually showed up, with Covid-19 ripping around the world. According to…





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