October 19, 2017 Canadian company announces plan to open cobalt mine, refinery in east Idaho Total initial capital cost is estimated at $187 million with additional sustaining, reclamation and closure costs of $101M totaling $288 million.
October 18, 2017 MGX Minerals nears completion of first commercial rapid lithium extraction system MGX and its technology partner, PurLucid, made ground-breaking progress in treating complex brines with high magnesium content.
October 17, 2017 Lithium Supercycle The truth, in regards to the world’s mineral resources, is that we in the western developed countries are usually not in control of supply.
October 15, 2017 VW lowballs cobalt producers, fails to secure supply for EVs In one of the clearest signs of a tight cobalt market, Volkswagen has failed to secure a long-term supply of cobalt used in electrical vehicle batteries.
October 12, 2017 Mitsui to build desalination plant for BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile The project will be the Japanese company’s first desalination plant and it is estimated to require an investment of around $623 million (70 billion Yen).
October 11, 2017 Landmark court decision shakes up mineral royalties In a High Court decision handed down on 3 October 2017, Justice Meyer found in favour of the taxpayer, United Manganese of Kalahari Proprietary Limited.
October 11, 2017 Uranium explorer adds mineralization to ‘world-class project’ NexGen Energy Ltd. reported radioactivity results for 22 holes of the on-going summer drilling program on their Rook I property in Athabasca Basin, Sask.
October 6, 2017 Electric cars prompt consultants CRU to explore cobalt sulphate index Any cobalt sulphate prices published by CRU would be based on traded prices in China, a cobalt industry source said.
October 5, 2017 Graphite seeing some upward movement The graphite market has shown its first sign of life in a few years with some upward price pressure.
October 5, 2017 Mexico’s mining sector to reach $17.8bn by 2020 on zinc prices, strong pipeline Competitive operating costs and supportive government policies are also expected to play a key role in Mexico's mining industry strong recovery.
Roundup Video: Sixty North targets midyear Mon mine restart The company plans to restart the past-producing gold mine in the Northwest Territories by midyear after installing a 100-tonne-per-day mill at the site. February 10, 2026 | 12:29 pm
