Battery metals snapshot: Eight companies charging up
New sources of battery metals are needed more than ever before as demand rises for low-emissions vehicles. The eight companies featured below hope to meet that demand for critical minerals…
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Ivanhoe, Trafigura to be first users of African rail through Angola
Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) and commodities trader Trafigura on Wednesday made a deal to transport copper by rail from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to neighbouring…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold says Zambia copper find largest in a century
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said on Monday its Mingomba asset in Zambia is the country’s largest copper deposit in a century and…
How LFP batteries brought EV metal markets back to earth
When Elon Musk first announced Tesla’s move to LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries in February 2020, many were skeptical. LFP didn’t seem to fit with Tesla’s luxury and sporty carmaker…
Lifezone Metals rises on new nickel discovery at Kabanga
Shares in Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM), 17% owned by BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) rose in the early hours of Monday’s trading session on news about a high-grade nickel…
Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies hunting for green technology metals
Green metals are critical to new decarbonization technologies including lithium-ion batteries, electric and hybrid vehicles, while rising demand for nuclear energy projects is spurring the increase in uranium prices. Here…
Samsung SDI buys Canada Nickel stake, right to acquire 10% of Crawford
South Korean battery manufacturer Samsung SDI has become the latest company to invest in Canada Nickel Co. (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF), which is developing the Crawford nickel sulphide project in…
Future Minerals Forum: Vale’s US$10B for Canada targets existing potential
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is spending US$10 billion ($13.3 billion) in Canada over the next decade to keep operations running in a district it values for its low-carbon production.The funds are…
Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
Norway’s parliament approved on Tuesday commercial plans to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite environmental groups and the fishing industry’s warnings that the move would risk the…
China’s CMOC attains cobalt output crown
Rising output from a new African mine helped China’s CMOC Group become the world’s largest cobalt producer over Glencore (LSE: GLEN). CMOC produced 55,526 tonnes of cobalt last year in…
Agnico Eagle invests $23M for 12% of Canada Nickel
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), the largest gold producer in Canada, has acquired a stake of Canada Nickel Co. (TSXV: CNC; OTCQX: CNIKF) as the junior advances its…
The Northern Miner’s top 10 most clicked stories of 2023
As we start 2024, The Northern Miner takes a look back at the top 10 most-clicked stories on our website in 2023. No. 1: Video – Robert Friedland warns we’re ‘on the…