Deep-sea mining may affect thousands of new species found in hotspot
Scientists have identified more than 5,500 entirely new species in the CCZ of the Pacific Ocean, an area targeted by deep sea miners.
Battery metals
Copper loses battle in fight for critical mineral status in the US
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has told congressmen and senators that copper has not reached the status of critical minerals needed to be added to the official list of commodities…
Nemaska lands Ford as lithium hydroxide customer for Bécancour plant
Quebec’s Nemaska Lithium has signed a contract with Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) for delivery of lithium products including lithium hydroxide over an 11-year period. That makes Ford the first…
Standard Lithium stock rises on ‘highest confirmed lithium grade brine’ in Arkansas
Standard Lithium‘s (TSXV: SLI) resource definition work at its South West Arkansas project has returned sampling results of up to 581 mg lithium per litre, which represents the “highest confirmed…
Alpha Lithium rejects buyout bid by Spanish firm
Tecpetrol said it was prepared to engage with Alpha “immediately” and improve its $178 million (C$241m) all-cash offer.
Vale said to decide on base metals sale worth billions next week: Brazilian paper
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s largest nickel producer, is said to be deciding next week on the sale of a minority stake of its base metals business to automakers, pension…
How to finance early-stage mining projects
Early-stage mining projects should keep financing simple to avoid later entanglements, experts told a conference in New York this month. Raising capital through share issues is the easiest path…
Chile to negotiate with lithium partners on case-by-case basis, says mining minister
Chile’s mining minister Marcela Hernando clarified the country had announced a strategy, not a policy.
How to invest in lithium explorers: pitfalls and pointers
Exploring for lithium, a key component in electric vehicle batteries, is all the rage as companies seek to plug the gap between low supplies and surging demand to fuel the…
Glencore bid for Teck faces stiff Canuck rules, pride as mining M&A activity triples
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) faces an uphill battle to buy Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) because of Canadian nationalism despite surging mergers and acquisitions in the critical minerals space. The…
Livent, Allkem create world’s No. 3 lithium miner in US$10.6B merger
Lithium firms Allkem (ASX: AKE) and Livent (NYSE: LTHM) are shaking up the sector by merging to form the world’s third-largest miner of the key metal used in the batteries that power…
RANKED: The world’s longest-lived battery metals mines under construction
With growing demand for battery metals including nickel, lithium and graphite, The Northern Miner has teamed up with our data provider Mining Intelligence to rank the top battery metals projects…