Silver Elephant releases PEA for vanadium project in Nevada
The study shows an after-tax internal rate of return (IRR) of 25.4% and net present value (NPV) of $127.9 million.
Nickel
Silver Elephant to spin-out battery metals assets
Canada’s Silver Elephant Mining (TSX: ELEF; US-OTC: SILEF) is splitting its battery metals assets into several new companies that will be spun-out to its shareholders to focus on precious metals exploration. …
Higher metal prices to push exploration budgets up in 2022, says S&P Global
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s pipeline activity index points to mineral exploration budgets increasing by 5% to 10% in 2022, metals and mining analyst William Mason told a recent online conference….
BHP looks to the future; US Senate passes infrastructure bill
After years of indecision and US$4.5 billion (pre-tax) invested in development since 2008, BHP has announced that it will move forward with its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan and approved…
The View from England: Europe’s galactic mining goals
An asteroid is heading towards Earth, but it is good news for miners and Luxembourg stands ready to help. On August 11, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office provided an update…
Australian Mines signs nickel-cobalt offtake agreement with LG Energy Solution
Australian Mines (ASX: AUZ; US-OTC: AMSLF) has announced an offtake agreement with South Korea battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution for mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide from its 100%-owned Sconi project in North…
Gates-backed firm ties up with Bluejay on battery metals quest
KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, will pay $15m in exploration funding for project in Greenland
BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) will make a final investment decision on a major expansion of the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine in Western Australia…
Sibanye-Stillwater to acquire Eramet’s Sandouville nickel processing facility in France
In its second acquisition in the battery metals space in six months, Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW), one of the world’s largest primary producers of platinum, palladium and rhodium and its third-largest…
Bluejay Mining to sell projects in Finland for $7m
It has agreed to sell its Paltamo and Rautavaara nickel, zinc, copper and cobalt projects to battery metals miner Metals One.
Top Australian capital raises seek to create mining value
Australia-headquartered miners have been tapping the capital markets in the year to July 14 to raise a total of US$2.33 billion in capital, according to an analysis by the Northern…
Battle for Noront heats up with BHP’s US$258 million bid
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has offered $325 million (US$258.45 million) for Canadian nickel miner Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT), trumping a bid by Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s…