July 13, 2021

Top 10 Canadian base metal and uranium explorers and developers

Demand for greener energy has put companies with uranium and base metal projects under the spotlight.

July 13, 2021

Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling?

Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.

July 12, 2021

Congo likely to start artisanal cobalt buying within 8 weeks

The government is aiming to end unsafe working practices and child labour.

July 12, 2021

Europe’s climate masterplan aims to slash emissions within a decade

If approved, plan would put the bloc on track to meet its 2030 goal of reducing planet-warming emissions by 55% from 1990 levels.

July 8, 2021

Technology Metals Snapshot: Eight juniors with properties to watch

Many juniors are on the hunt for ‘technology metals,’ a broad category that includes cobalt, copper, nickel, platinum group elements, graphite, lithium, rare earth elements, and silver, among others.

July 6, 2021

Giga Metals advances Turnagain nickel-cobalt project toward 2022 PFS

The Turnagain project in British Columbia is described as one of the significant undeveloped sulphide nickel and cobalt resources in the world.

July 6, 2021

Jervois gets nod for Idaho project development

Company approved the final construction and development of its cobalt operations in the US state of Idaho, with the first production expected in mid-2022.

July 5, 2021

Eramet says Europe must help its miners gain access to EV metals

“We don’t have these resources in Europe, or very little” of them, Eramet CEO Christel Bories said in an interview.

July 5, 2021

Glencore names Kalidas Madhavpeddi as new chairman

Appointment comes one week after Gary Nagle replaced Ivan Glasenberg as CEO and marks a shift to new leadership for the company.

July 2, 2021

Nauru puts UN on two-year deadline to make deep-sea mining rules

The Pacific island nation has notified a United Nations body of plans to start deep-sea mining, giving the International Seabed Authority two years to complete long-running talks on rules governing…