June 30, 2022 French President says deep-sea mining must not go ahead Deep-sea mining would involve using heavy machinery to suck up off the ocean floor nodules that contain cobalt, manganese, and other rare metals mostly used in batteries.
June 30, 2022 LME examining UK’s sanctions on Nornickel boss Potanin The exchange is looking into the detail of the sanctions and what it may mean for itself, its participants, and Norilsk brands.
June 30, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater seeks control of Finnish lithium miner It wants to increase its stake in Keliber to 50% plus one share and is offering to buy minority shareholders out to reach an 80% ownership.
June 29, 2022 Post Noront takeover, Wyloo gets to work on Ring of Fire assets After emerging victorious from the “fierce battle” with BHP and closing the acquisition of Noront in April, Wyloo is wasting no time.
June 29, 2022 Britain sanctions Russia’s “Nickel King” Vladimir Potanin Sanctions on Russia’s second richest man and president of Nornickel, target Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, the UK government said.
June 28, 2022 JPMorgan exits nickel saga as tycoon shrinks ‘big short’ Tsingshan Holding Group’s inability to pay its margin calls to its banks and brokers was among the main drivers of a 250% surge in prices in early March.
June 28, 2022 Ivanhoe Electric shares fall in debut after $169 million IPO Robert Friedland's exploration and development company owns properties in Arizona, Utah and Montana. It also has a battery storage business.
June 27, 2022 Mining firms poised to lead capital raisings in Canada, TSX CEO says A big source of capital for the critical minerals sector this year is coming from large corporations like BHP and Rio Tinto.
June 27, 2022 UBC tests carbon-capture potential of Inomin’s Beaver critical minerals project Inomin's inaugural 2021 drilling program at Beaver generated a significant discovery of high-grade magnesium and other critical minerals including nickel, chromium, and cobalt.
June 27, 2022 Nickel junior’s shares shoot up 50% after high-grade discovery Widgie Nickel emerged from a trading halt Monday to rocket higher after the Perth-based company released assays from its Mt Edwards Project in Western Australia.
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