Electra signs recycling, cobalt supply deal with Marubeni
Electra Battery Materials (TSXV: ELBM; US-OTC: ELBMF) has signed a battery recycling and cobalt sulphate supply agreement with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni. The two have signed…
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Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s oil powerhouses, boasting the second-largest proven reserve of the slick stuff. Still, as the inaugural Future Minerals Forum…
From EV pickups to sedans, miners can bank on bright future
On January 5, General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled the Chevrolet Silverado electric pick-up truck at CES 2022, one of the most influential technology conferences…
Talon Metals to supply nickel to Tesla from Tamarack project in Minnesota
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) has signed a deal with electric vehicle maker Tesla to provide 75,000 tonnes of nickel in concentrate over a six year…
BHP takes minority stake in privately held Kabanga Nickel
Less than a month after walking away from a bidding war with Wyloo Metals for Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) and its Ring of Fire nickel…
Ivanhoe Mines to produce 340,000 tonnes of copper at DRC mine in 2022
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) said on January 10 that it expects to produce between 290,000 to 340,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate in…
Magna wraps 2021 drilling at Shakespeare with long, strong nickel and copper
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU) has wrapped up 2021 drilling at its Shakespeare nickel-copper project 70 km southwest of the Sudbury Basin in Ontario. The most…
Future of Canada’s off-grid mines crucial to decarbonization, says MAC’s Brendan Marshall
Brendan Marshall is a Vice President, Economic and Northern Affairs, at the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and works to advance the industry’s understanding of…
Jervois up despite inflation pressuring Idaho Cobalt Operations capex higher
Shares in Australian battery metals company Jervois Global (ASX: JRV; TSXV JRV) were trending more than 5% higher on December 16 despite an overnight announcement…
Decarbonization plays the metals fiddle in 2022
The recent 26th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) brought about renewed vigour to phase down carbon dioxide emissions across the globe. Still,…
Clean Air Metals’ PEA rates Thunder Bay North NPV at $378M, IRR at 29.8%
Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR; US-OTC: CLRMF) has released a preliminary economic assessment for its 100%-owned Thunder Bay North project putting the after-tax net present…
Renewables adoption speed still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA
Growth in renewable energy is set to hit an all-time record this year, but is still falling “well short” of what is necessary to reach…