First Cobalt pushes ahead with Ontario refinery
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) has announced that the feasibility study on an expansion of its Ontario refinery will be complete in the coming weeks. It is also in discussions with…
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Explorers reduce activity over coronavirus threat
With mining majors suspending expansion plans, ramping down operations and temporarily closing down head offices in response to Covid-19, development and exploration companies are also taking precautionary measures to prevent…
PDAC: Investment bankers discuss state of the mining industry
The capital markets sessions are among the most popular events at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s annual convention. For the fifth year in a row, investment bankers came…
PDAC: Coronavirus weighs on mining outlook
It’s usually difficult to find a seat at the commodities session on the opening day of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention held in early March in…
Canada Nickel tables maiden Crawford resource
A day after its shares started trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC) released a maiden resource estimate for the wholly-owned Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project near…
Base & Battery Metal Snapshot: Eight companies with interesting prospects
AVALON ADVANCED MINERALS Avalon Advanced Minerals (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) is a Canadian mineral development company specializing in sustainably-produced materials for clean technology. The company has three advanced-stage projects with…
Tesla announcement surprises cobalt, nickel bulls
Cobalt bulls were dealt another blow this week after reports that the world’s largest electric carmaker is shifting some production of its most popular model away from batteries that contain…
Glencore signs five-year cobalt deal with Samsung
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has signed a five-year deal to supply South Korean battery manufacturer Samsung SDI with up to 21,000 tonnes of cobalt amid an expected…
Commentary: Five things to watch for in battery metals this year
In a January research note on battery raw materials, consultants Wood Mackenzie outlined the main themes to look for in 2020: The following is an edited version of the article….
First Cobalt upgrades Iron Creek resource
First Cobalt (TSX: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has released an updated resource for its 7-sq.-km Iron Creek project in Idaho, with 2.2 million tonnes at 0.32% cobalt-equivalent in the indicated category…
Atlantic Nickel sells first nickel concentrate from Santa Rita
Santa Rita — one of the largest open-pit nickel sulphide mines in the world — has sold its first nickel concentrate since being placed on care and maintenance in 2015….
Editorial: Glencore in the crosshairs
Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg said in 2018 that he expected to retire within three or four years. But during an investor day in London on Dec. 3, the South African…