Britain on Wednesday announced sanctions on oligarch Vladimir Potanin, described by London as Russia's second-richest man and who has been buying assets from firms exiting Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.

BHP Group’s unsuccessful attempt to buy a junior Canadian nickel miner last year should be seen as “almost the tip of the iceberg” for its ambitions in the resource-rich country, says one of the company’s top executives.

SAO PAULO- Brazilian miner Vale said on Friday it has signed a long-term deal with Tesla to supply the US-based electric vehicle maker with nickel coming from its Canada operations.

Because of a scheduling disagreement with Vale Indonesia.

BHP adjusts copper and nickel expectations

Blackstone secures Govt backing for Vietnam nickel play

Nickel production in Russia was largely undisrupted in March despite the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to analytics platform Savant.

Uptake of Class 1 nickel will rise to more than 410,000t in 2022, from 330,000t last year, based on the group's internal forecasts for the metal.