South32 tapped for US$166M funding for Arizona manganese plant
South32 (LSE: S32; ASX: S32) says its Hermosa project in Arizona has been tapped for a United States government grant of up to US$166 million, part of U.S. energy department…
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Euro Manganese signs on US chemical firm as offtake partner
Euro Manganese (TSXV, ASX: EMN) says it’s gained its second off-take agreement in a week for the Chvaletice project in Czechia, the European Union’s sole large resource of the battery metal….
Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel to boost mining sector
Canada on Monday introduced weighty tariffs on steel, aluminum and electric vehicle (EV) imports from China in a move the government said will protect the mining sector and domestic jobs…
Feds end Canada’s rail strike
Ottawa has stepped in to end a rare strike halting both of Canada’s major railways less than a day after it began. Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon on Thursday afternoon ordered…
Euro Manganese shares jump after offtake deal with US cathode specialist
The seven-year deal will account for a “significant percentage” of Chvaletice manganese production.
Video: ‘Grade smearing’ top junior sector misdeed, Brent Cook says
Retail investors can struggle to make sense of drill results, but some junior mining explorers make things worse with misleading reporting practices that inflate the value of their projects, industry…
Video: ‘Big bang’ in commodity demand set to lift miners, Prins says
Global miners are set to benefit from rising needs for “real assets,” Nomi Prins, a macroeconomist and author of the newsletter PrInsights Global, says in a new interview. Global geopolitical…
The Metals Company faces complaint to SEC over deep sea mining plans
The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) is under fire from three civil society groups for its deep sea mining project in the Clarion Clipperton zone of the Pacific Ocean between Mexico…
Norway to award Arctic seabed mining blocks in 2025
The government announced the first licensing round for seabed minerals on the Norwegian continental shelf for public consultation.
US Congress to fund US$2M Pentagon study on deep sea mining
The Pentagon will explore the feasibility of refining ocean-floor minerals in the U.S., reports the Wall Street Journal.
Deep-sea mining dust clouds travel long distances, researcher finds
New research has found that even though the ‘dust clouds’ created by deep-sea mining descend at a short distance for the most part, a small portion of the stirred-up bottom…
Mining-strong Oz budget could lead to another surplus, but more can be done, say insiders
For the second consecutive year, the Australian government has announced a budget surplus mainly owing to a vibrant mining sector, this time projected at A$9.3 billion, though some in the…