September 27, 2022

Nickel spreads collapse as banks face soaring financing costs

The jump in the dollar and borrowing costs have made it much more expensive for banks to finance London Metal Exchange positions in recent days.

September 27, 2022

Wyloo renames Noront as ‘Ring of Fire Metals’ and resumes nickel exploration activity in Ontario

Noront's primary asset is the Eagle's Nest project, which has been billed by Wyloo as the largest high-grade nickel discovery in Canada since the Voisey’s Bay find in Labrador.

September 27, 2022

Finland plans new tax on mining

Finland has thus far not collected taxes on minerals but the government now proposes introducing a royalty of 0.6% on the taxable value of metallic minerals.

September 27, 2022

Metallic materials’ fatigue strength can now be quickly determined

High-resolution electron imaging can capture the nanoscale deformation events that lead to metal failure in a matter of hours.

September 26, 2022

Volkswagen teams up with Umicore on battery materials

The venture - between Umicore and Volkswagen's battery unit PowerCo - also plan to collaborate on recycling metals from battery materials.

September 23, 2022

Canada, South Korea seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals

In a joint statement, the two countries said they agreed to deepen their "strategic partnership on supply chain resiliency".

September 23, 2022

US MINES Act seeks to curb Russia, China grip on critical minerals

California Republican congressman Ken Calvert said America must be "clear-eyed about the Chinese and Russian aggression when it comes to consolidating critical mineral resources.”

September 22, 2022

Talon Metals drills record nickel-copper intercept at Tamarack

Shares of Talon Metals closed 5.2% higher on the TSX following the new drill results.

September 22, 2022

Moody’s downgrades mining sector outlook to negative

Forecast reflects expectations that aggregate EBITDA will contract for the largest Moody's-rated metals and mining companies.

September 22, 2022

Elon Musk may regret putting Tesla’s first European plant in Germany

There have been signs Germany’s bureaucracy could be costly with respect to Tesla’s investment in Gruenheide.