December 11, 2024 Ontario pension backs $100m funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space Private firm Fleet Space uses satellite technology, AI and real-time 3-D imaging to speed up critical mineral searches.
December 11, 2024 London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says Ontario's bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code.
December 11, 2024 Mexico to review bill to ban open pit mining The controversial bill, approved by the lower chamber of Congress in August, would also prohibit fracking and restrict water usage.
December 10, 2024 Nornickel says sees global nickel surplus of 150,000t in 2024-2025 The company said it expects the palladium market to reach balance in 2025.
December 9, 2024 Brazilian Nickel advances project financing with LOI for $550m The funding represents 40% of the Piauí nickel project’s overall financing package.
December 8, 2024 New Caledonia nickel miner flags ‘fragile’ outlook after restart Prony Resources warned that its Goro mine is economically vulnerable after a recent suspension due to unrest.
December 6, 2024 Canada Nickel hits high grades at Bannockburn site south of main Crawford project Bannockburn, located about 20 km west of Matachewan in Ontario, is just north of Canada Nickel’s Midlothian and Sothman properties.
December 5, 2024 Vale Base Metals to make dozens of job cuts in management cull The move marks the first major overhaul since Shaun Usmar joined Vale Base Metals as chief executive officer.
December 5, 2024 Nornickel’s largest investor Interros objects to Rusal lawsuit over dividends Rusal first filed the lawsuit in 2022, alleging that Nornickel CEO Vladimir Potanin had violated their shareholder agreement.
December 3, 2024 Vale Base Metals completes Voisey’s Bay underground mine in Labrador What began life as open pit in 2005 is now two underground mines – Reid Brook and Eastern Deeps.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
