Ferro-alloys.com:World’s largest miner BHP (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) expects to fully divest its US oil and gas business.

Ferro-alloys.com:Finland's Terrafame nickel mine is planning to start producing material for electric vehicle batteries by 2020.

Ferro-alloys.com:Indonesia as of the end of September has exported 1.49 million wet metric tons (wmt) of nickel ore and 0.49 million wmt of bauxite, Bambang Susigit, director of minerals at energy and mining ministry told Reuters.

Ferro-alloys.com:The rise of electric cars is spurring Sherritt International Corp (S.TO) to consider branching into producing the types of nickel most sought after by battery manufacturers, the chief executive of the Canadian company said on Monday.

Ferro-alloys.com:A new nickel mine that just opened in Western Australia is pinning its hopes on the use of nickel in electric vehicle batteries.

Ferro-alloys.com:Cuba has begun to shut down its nickel industry in preparation for Hurricane Irma, state-run television said on Thursday.

Ferro-alloys.com:Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he believed the controversial ban on open pit mining imposed by former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez should remain.

Ferro-alloys.com:South Korea’s SK Innovation said on Thursday it has started commercial production of lithium-ion batteries with an increased portion of nickel, while reducing the usage of expensive components such as cobalt to extend battery life and cut cos...