Talon Metals expands exploration at Minnesota nickel project
The company holds a 51% interest in the Tamarack project, the only high-grade development-stage nickel project in the US.
Cecilia Jamasmie , Senior Editor
Cecilia has covered mining for more than a decade. She is particularly interested in issues related to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and Latin America. Cecilia has been interviewed by BBC News and CBC among others and has been a guest speaker at mining conventions, including MINExpo 2016 and the World’s Copper Conference 2018. She is also member of the expert panel on Social License to Operate (SLO) at the European project MIREU (Mining and Metallurgic Regions EU). She holds a Master of Journalism from the University of British Columbia, and is based in Nova Scotia.
Posts by Cecilia Jamasmie:
Mexican president to fast-track nationalization of lithium if power reform thwarted
President López Obrador will send a bill to Congress on Monday if reform tightening state control of the energy sector is not approved.
Newmont becomes sole owner of Yanacocha gold mine in Peru
The world’s no. 1 gold company is buying the 5% stake Sumitomo has in the Peruvian gold mine for $48 million.
Glencore to supply cobalt to GM in multi-year deal
General Motors will use cobalt from Glencore's Murrin Murrin operation in Australia in the batteries that power its EVs.
Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination
The resource-rich state replaced Nevada as most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, says the Fraser Institute.
Ivanhoe’s Congo copper mine hits record production
Kamoa-Kakula produced 55,602 tonnes of copper in the first quarter of 2022, reaching a monthly all-time-high of 19,605 tonnes of copper in March.
Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use
Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets.
World’s top diamond miner Alrosa hit by US sanctions
The measure against the Russian state-owned diamond miner seeks to cut off additional sources of revenue for Moscow.
Colombia to tender gold, coal assets by end of June
The bidding round for coal exploration contracts opens this month, while gold round is expected in the first half of 2022.
McEwen Mining chairman injects $15 million into company
Reduced cash flow from operations in the first three months of the year left McEwen Mining in a "challenging” position.
Horizonte kicks off construction of Araguia nickel mine in Brazil
The Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil is set to produce 29,000 tonnes of the battery metal a year for the steel market.