The London Metal Exchange (LME) said on Friday it had received an new application to list a Chinese nickel brand, as it seeks to boost liquidity in its nickel contract.

Reserves of high-grade nickel ore in top producer Indonesia may be depleted in around six years, a miners’ association has warned, risking shortages of the material used to make stainless steel.

Mining group Eramet on Thursday reduced sharply its forecast for nickel ore production from its flagship Indonesian mine this year, citing a slowdown in permit approvals.

The Australian government will double the amount of money on offer to support critical minerals projects, aiming to attract American miners and processing companies to establish operations in Australia.

Brazil-focused explorer Bravo Mining (TSXV: BRVO) shares surged on Monday after the company announced an initial resource estimate for its Luanga palladium-platinum-rhodium-gold-nickel project located in Pará state.

Russia’s Nornickel, the world’s largest palladium producer and a major producer of high-grade nickel, said on Monday its third-quarter nickel production was 21% higher than in the previous quarter at 53,945 metric tons.

With the announcement of the results from a bankable feasibility study (BFS) for Crawford, he highlights that a production decision for what will be a large-scale producer of critical minerals is less than two years away.

The London Metal Exchange (LE) has launched new collaboration with its Chinese rival, the Shanghai Futures Exchange, LME chief executive Matthew Chamberlain said on October 10.