Electra begins preliminary talks on second cobalt refinery
As part of its growth strategy in support of the onshoring of electric vehicle supply chains in North America, Electra Battery Materials (TSXV: ELBM; NASDAQ: ELBM)…
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JV Article: Golden Arrow Resources aims to advance its flagship San Pietro project in Chile
Canadian explorer Golden Arrow Resources (TSXV: GRG; US-OTC: GARWF) holds a portfolio of precious and base metal projects in Argentina and Chile. Golden Arrow is part of…
Glencore trading profit poised for best-ever year
Glencore (LON: GLEN) said on Friday that the first-half year profit from its commodities trading unit is on track to achieve its annual earnings target…
Miners must invest in critical minerals or risk energy transition
The world’s biggest miners need to aggressively invest in critical metals or will hold back the global energy transition away from fossil fuels, a new report…
GMS: Quebec ready to partner with critical mineral explorers and developers
Backed by its recent actions in the critical minerals space, the Quebec government laid out a strong case for why mineral exploration and mining development…
Toronto Exchange to launch battery metals index
Canada’s Toronto Stock Exchange will launch on Tuesday a battery metals index to support the critical minerals sector and offer insights into the energy transition….
Glencore charged with bribery in London, pleads guilty in the US
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has settled probes into bribery and market manipulation in the U.K. and U.S. that have hung over the…
Electric vehicles surpass phones as top driver of cobalt demand
Electric vehicles (EVs) overtook smartphones and other high-tech devices for the first time last year as the main driver of cobalt demand, with the sector…
Arc Minerals inks multi-million JV deal with Anglo American
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has inked a joint venture deal with base-metals focused junior Arc Minerals (LSE: ARCMA) to explore for copper and cobalt in…
Mining Indaba: Global fractures over Russia-Ukraine war trigger big policy, market shifts – Veracity Worldwide
Russia’s war on Ukraine is dividing the global order along fault lines, and Africa risks being caught in the middle, the Investing in Africa Mining…
Mining Indaba: African leaders talk up policy reform and regional cooperation
The Investing in Africa Mining Indaba heard that African leaders are waking up to the fact that the continent stands at the precipice of a…
Mining Indaba: Robert Friedland sees Africa, Arabian Shield, as future of responsible mining
Global mining personality and financier Robert Friedland has singled out Africa and the Arabian Shield as the venues where the world’s future-facing minerals and metals…