June 11, 2019

Europe researches, miners work on social licence to operate framework

European nations are working on making sure the new wave of resource exploitation applies lessons learned from countries such as Canada and Australia.

June 10, 2019

Dividend proposal at Russia’s Nornickel not being discussed – Potanin spokesman

Some shareholders at Russia's Norilsk Nickel were not satisfied by a proposal to change its dividend policy.

June 7, 2019

Noront and Aroland First Nation to work together on nickel mine in Ontario

The Indigenous group will become a shareholder in Noront.

June 5, 2019

Trump’s Cuba gambit pushes Canadian miner Sherritt to the brink

Sherritt International Corp., whose executives were once known as Fidel Castro’s favorite capitalists, is paying the price for its close ties to the struggling Caribbean nation.

June 4, 2019

Australia’s Clean Teq to offload half of battery metals project

Australian mine developer Clean Teq said on Tuesday it was looking to sell a stake in its nickel, cobalt and scandium project in central New South Wales.

June 3, 2019

Indian commodity exchange approves Steinweg as storage facility

Dutch-based Steinweg is unique in being approved by the London Metal Exchange, the Shanghai Futures Exchange and CME Group, three major exchanges where metal is traded.

June 3, 2019

Zimbabwe’s mineral-backed loans may complicate talks with creditors, IMF says

Unable to get funding from lenders like the IMF since defaulting on its debt in 1999, Zimbabwe has over the last five years relied on the African Export and Import…

June 2, 2019

Finland’s new government plans spending spree, Iltalehti reports

The new government intends to look into establishing a mining tax and analyzing the possibility of taxing capital gains from the sale of mining rights.

May 29, 2019

Golden Share acquires Basking project in Ontario

The project is located 100 kilometres north-northwest of the Ring of Fire nickel and chromite deposits.

May 22, 2019

UEX cuts 0.55% cobalt, 1.39% nickel at West Bear

The company has received assay results for the final 24 holes of the winter drill program at its West Bear cobalt-nickel property.