Technology Metals Snapshot: Eight juniors developing next generation metals
While mining is best known for supplying the world with precious and base metals, technology metals – such as lithium, cobalt and transition metals –…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Rio Tinto extracts high-purity scandium in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) has developed a way to extract high-purity scandium oxide from waste at its titanium dioxide production facilities in Quebec….
TSX Venture falls, March 30-April 3: Gold X, Meridian, Revelo, Morien
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.19% to finish the trading week at 383.94. Gold X Mining’s shares rose 20¢ to $1.53. The junior, which…
Editorial: Disruption – The new normal
What was surprising about the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference this year was how many people actually showed up, with Covid-19 ripping…
US markets post slight gain, March 2-6: Fortuna, Vale, Mosaic, Intrepid Potash
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.79% to 25,864.78 and the S&P 500 advanced 0.61% to 2,972.37. Spot gold surged US$87.60 per oz. or 5.53%…
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…
Electric vehicles will be US$350B market in 15 years, study says
The global energy storage market is expected to balloon over the next 15 years, according to a report released by Lux Research. “The energy storage…
TSX Venture dips, Jan. 31-Feb. 7: Revival Gold, Integra; Power Metals
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.18% to 574.16 and gold finished the week at US$1,570.00 per oz., down US$18.50 per ounce. Revival Gold jumped…
BHP to supply desalinated water to Escondida
BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; LON: BHP) Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world’s largest, will stop drawing fresh water from the Atacama salt flat, using instead…
Electric vehicle sales could reach 43 million by 2030, B of A says
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are likely to hit 3 million this year, but should skyrocket to between 21 million and 43 million by 2030,…
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…
Danakali begins work on Eritrean potash project
Danakali (LON: DNK) has kicked off the first development phase of of its world-class Colluli potash project in Eritrea by selecting the team in charge…