January 27, 2024

Guatemalan Ministry of Mines to review all mining licenses

The Guatemalan Ministry of Energy and Mines will review all mining licenses in response to multiple complaints regarding bribes and corruption.

January 26, 2024

Chiefs of Ontario ask provincial government for year-long moratorium on mine claims staking

The move follows and exponential rise in the number of mining claims being staked over the past year on First Nations territories.

January 25, 2024

A roadmap for green metals in 2024

Last year was a bloodbath for mining stocks tied to the green energy transition.

January 25, 2024

Wyloo looks ahead to Ring of Fire development despite Indigenous resistance

Mine planning is underway for an updated feasibility study on Eagle’s Nest next year.

January 25, 2024

Australian mining group pushes government for tax credit as lithium, nickel prices slump

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies says Australia should introduce a 10% production tax credit or downstream producers.

January 24, 2024

New Caledonia’s Prony Resources faces cash crunch on nickel slump

Companies in other high-cost nickel-producing regions have announced restructurings and writedowns as prices have dropped.

January 23, 2024

Lamborghini interested in cobalt-free battery developed at MIT

MIT researchers have designed a new lithium-ion battery whose cathode doesn’t use cobalt or nickel.

January 22, 2024

Eramet’s New Caledonia nickel plant runs reduced output after power incident

The production process at the company's Doniambo plant in New Caledonia was disrupted by the breaking of several furnace cathodes.

January 22, 2024

Nickel prices keep slumping even as mines close

The metal used in stainless steel and EV batteries is down more than 40% from a year ago amid a growing global glut.

January 22, 2024

Nickel price crash seen extending Indonesia’s grip on supply

A prolonged slump in nickel prices is stress-testing producers worldwide.