China and Indonesia account for 70% of global supplies of nickel, but producers in the countries have become unprofitable after the battery metal shed more than 80% of its price since last year

Drilling a single hole to search for a mineral can cost from $7,000 to $33,000 and building a more accurate virtual picture could slash costs, Atomionics CEO says

The investment, from a British consortium that includes mining giant Glencore, will go into a wind energy-powered industrial park on Sulawesi island

Nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia and China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt will work together on the Sorowako plant processing 60,000 tonnes of nickel

Meeting comes after a round of talks related to a potential funding for the nickel industry in Indonesia and supply of batteries for EVs

Disrupted transport links and restrictions on movement have cut battery manufacturing, research house Antaike said, while carmakers have cut or suspended production

The paper reported that the Tesla chief executive said he had a goal of dying on Mars

Vale will supply nickel ore for the facility that will use high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) to produce up to 120,000 tonnes of nickel content per year

Improved energy supply has become a priority for SLN as it tries to turn around its operations after losses in recent years linked to high costs and social unrest

Ceria, through its subsidiary Ceria Metalindo Prima, signed the loan deal with Bank Mandiri, Bank Jawa Barat Banten and Bank Sulawesi Selatan Barat

The initiative is part of president Joko Widodo's goal of developing a supply chain utilising the Southeast Asian country's mineral resources