ALX Uranium (TSXV: AL) announced that it acquired claims prospective for nickel, copper and cobalt mineralization totaling approximately 7,169 hectares at its Falcon nickel project located in the northern Athabasca region of Saskatchewan. In a...
Read moreCanada’s DeepGreen Metals, a start-up planning to extract cobalt and other battery metals from small rocks covering the seafloor, has secured the bulk of the $150 million it needs to carry out its first feasibility studies. The financing...
Read moreThe world’s largest miner, BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP), has lifted its forecasts for the global adoption and sales of electric vehicles (EVs), but warns the electrification of the transport sector will proceed only as fast as the development of charging...
Read moreFirst Quantum Minerals (TSE: FM) is investigating the possibility of re-starting its idled Ravensthorpe nickel/cobalt operation in Australia, according to UK-based market research firm Roskill. The Vancouver-based company acquired the...
Read moreRepublican senators led by Lisa Murkowski has introduced bipartisan legislation to secure mineral resources and supply chains, reducing reliance on foreign sources. The new legislation – the American Minerals Security Act – listed lithium...
Read moreWhile demand for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to soar, investment in companies mining for the so-called battery metals is lagging far behind, which may trigger an upcoming global shortage of those minerals, a Tesla executive has warned. The...
Read moreNickel Asia Corp, the Philippines’ top nickel ore producer, expects its 2019 shipments to be unchanged from last year, although it plans to increase its domestic sales to maximise profits, its chief financial officer told Reuters. Nickel...
Read moreRussia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday it had completed a joint deal with the Russia-China Investment fund and a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund to acquire a 9.53 stake in Russian mining company Intergeo. Intergeo, a part...
Read moreThe electric vehicle (EV) revolution has galvanised battery metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel – and now the tiny tin market is becoming aware that it, too, might be a beneficiary. The International Tin Association (ITA) has just released...
Read moreSherritt International’s (TSX: S) stock was up Friday, after announcing the company had reached three billion pounds of finished nickel production since operations began at its refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. The Fort Saskatchewan...
Read moreBHP Group Ltd, the world’s biggest miner, announced a raft of management changes on Thursday, in line with its “transformation agenda” led by Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie. The executive-level changes at BHP include the...
Read moreIt was encouraging for miners when Simon Moores, managing director, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Tuesday. Moores was summoned by the Senate Committee to testify on...
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