Rio Tinto, Bluejay sign JV on nickel project in Finland
Explorer and developer Bluejay Mining (LSE: JAY) has inked a joint venture and earn-in agreement with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to…
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Giga Metals targets battery market with Turnagain nickel project
Giga Metals (TSXV: GIGA; US-OTC: HNCKF) has tabled an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Turnagain nickel-cobalt project in B.C., 65 km east of…
Canada Nickel adds to resource at Crawford in Ontario
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has grown its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project near Timmins, Ontario. According to an updated resource estimate, total measured…
Glencore talks nickel with car, battery makers
Global miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is close to securing nickel supply deals with automakers and battery producers amid a looming squeeze in…
Gold rally lifts top 50 mining stocks above US$1T for first time
MINING.COM’s ranking of the world’s 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows an industry recovering from its Covid-19 slump and moving into positive…
US grabs stake in battery metals miner to fight Chinese control
The U.S. government is taking a US$25 million equity stake in Dublin-based battery metals miner TechMet, as part of a push by President Donald Trump…
TSX Venture rises, Sept. 28-Oct. 2
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 1.92% to finish the Sept. 28-Oct. 2 trading week at 708.60. Spot gold rose US$37.60 per oz., or 2.02%,…
Palladium One extends mineralization at Kaukua South
Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM; US-OTC: NKORF) has extended the Kaukua South zone at its flagship Lantinen Koillismaa (LK) platinum-nickel-copper project in Finland, 190 km northeast…
Tesla to eliminate cobalt from electric vehicles
At Tesla’s live-streamed Battery Technology Day this week, chief executive Elon Musk outlined the company’s plans to build a US$25,000 electric vehicle (EV) with a…
Raymond James raises price forecasts for base metals, iron ore
Raymond James forecasts higher average prices for copper, nickel, lead, zinc and iron ore, but lower prices for uranium, its analysts wrote in a research…
Prairies snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Manitoba and Saskatchewan are among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration. Here’s a look at eight companies with assets in the provinces. …
Atlantic Nickel extends Santa Rita mine life to 34 years
Appian Capital Advisory’s Atlantic Nickel has released the results from a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its wholly owned Santa Rita nickel-copper-cobalt mine in northeastern…