Vale drops plan to build Quebec nickel sulphate facility
Brazilian miner Vale (NYSE: VALE) has scrapped plans to build a C$325 million ($231 million) nickel sulphate facility in Quebec after its sole client put…
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Chile shortlists six potential partners for Altoandinos lithium project
Enami aims to formalize a public-private partnership by March 2025.
Posco, Lithium South to jointly develop Hombre Muerto project
South Korea’s Posco and Canada’s Lithium South Development (TSXV: LIS) — a junior with a $39-million market cap — have signed an agreement for the…
Political changes boost risk for miners in Latin America
Demands for higher revenues from companies, tougher environmental rules and changes to laws have deepened risks across Latin America, index shows.
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…
Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and German steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl will work together on decarbonizing the steel sector by exploring ways to reduce carbon emissions. The…
First Quantum sells 30% stake in Ravensthorpe to POSCO for US$240M
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is selling a 30% stake in its Ravensthorpe nickel operation in Western Australia to South Korean steel giant POSCO for…
Pure Energy’s Robinson surveys the world’s lithium deposits
VANCOUVER —While the burgeoning lithium market has sent companies scrambling to secure and advance lithium projects across the globe, anyone new to the scene may…
Pure Energy fosters ingenuity for lithium brine technology
VANCOUVER — Pure Energy Minerals (TSXV: PE) is testing a processing technology that could be a game changer for its Clayton Valley South lithium brine project,…