April 29, 2019

North American Palladium expands Sunday Lake with best drill results

Recent drill results include 3.22 g/t platinum, 2.08 g/t palladium, 0.23 g/t gold, 0.57% copper and 0.19% nickel over 41.2 m.

April 25, 2019

Expect cascade of mining M&A — PwC’s Braunsteiner

Recent mergers and acquisitions have brought the industry back into the spotlight, after years of speculation around how the sector could regain power, PwC's Canadian Mine report notes.

April 25, 2019

Canadian miners start 2019 off on the right foot amid mega-deals

Ernst & Young’s Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior mining companies — rose 5% fin…

April 24, 2019

JPMorgan ends a three-year bullish call on Anglo American shares

After almost three years of rating the mining giant’s stock as overweight, JPMorgan downgraded it to neutral on Wednesday.

April 23, 2019

China’s Tsingshan expands plans for Zimbabwe steel plant

Tsingshan signed a $1 billion outline agreement to build a 2 million tonne-per-annum steel plant in Zimbabwe in June last year.

April 19, 2019

Automakers invest heavily in electric vehicles despite still-low demand

Officials said their companies are charging ahead with a flurry of new electric vehicle models, citing rising regulatory requirements globally.

April 19, 2019

The $18 billion electric car bubble at risk of bursting in China

There are now 486 EV manufacturers registered in China.

April 17, 2019

Sherritt sees no impact as Trump lifts ban on lawsuits against foreign firms in Cuba

The complete lifting of the ban could allow billions of dollars in legal claims to move forward in U.S. courts and likely antagonize Canada and Europe.

April 17, 2019

Operations resumed at Zambia’s Munali nickel mine

The restart of operations follows a refurbishing process designed by new operator CNM back in 2014.

April 16, 2019

China’s Fujian launches plant for high nickel battery materials

The first phase of a 40,000-tonne per year battery cathode material project in China's Fujian province has been put into production.