July 10, 2019

Surge in battery nickel use is more bad news for cobalt price

Cobalt light electric vehicle battery deployment around the globe doubled in May.

July 10, 2019

Development snapshot: Eight juniors looking to supply the electric vehicle revolution

While the prices for key battery minerals have so far been subdued in 2019, the general excitement about the future wide adoption of EVs continues to fuel activity.

July 9, 2019

CHART: Make money in resources? Invest privately

Private capital invested in natural resources a decade ago returned 41% – S&P Natural Resources Index hardly broke even.

July 9, 2019

Azimut conducts predictive modeling in James Bay region, picks up four projects

The company conducted its copper modeling project using public government data and its own proprietary data.

July 8, 2019

The US and Europe are getting more anxious about EV battery shortages

More than a dozen parties have reportedly expressed interest in taking up a stake in Clean TeQ’s Sunrise nickel-cobalt-scandium project.

July 8, 2019

That giant asteroid of gold won’t make us richer

The 16 Psyche and other asteroids will probably be mined for their metals. But once they start hitting the market in large quantities, they’re unlikely to be precious for much…

July 5, 2019

UN deep sea mining body rejects Greenpeace criticism

The ISA says it has the right to set the rules as it is a transparent public forum of consensus-building by the international community and in compliance with international law.

July 5, 2019

Tsingshan, partners face cost hike at Indonesia battery chemicals plant – sources

Sources say the price tag may be $1 billion or more.

July 3, 2019

Pancontinental explores recently acquired project in Ontario

The Toronto-based miner acquired the 4,170-hectare St. Laurent project in March.

July 1, 2019

Base metals performance to slow in short term, Moody’s predicts

Over the next year, Moody’s predicts prices will remain below 2018 levels while rising costs will put price margins under pressure.