January 31, 2024

Russian oligarch Potanin wins divorce claim appeal, case continues

A claim by Potanin's ex-wife to a share of his stake in Nornickel can continue in court, despite the businessman winning an appeal.

January 29, 2024

Nornickel forecasts further nickel, palladium output drop this year

The miner said it was hit by adverse geopolitical risks and postponed furnace repairs, following a drop in production in 2023.

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

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 16, 2024

As price parity beckons, substitution from palladium to platinum to wane

The rate at which platinum is displacing palladium in the manufacture of autocatalysts is slowing due to the sister metals approaching price parity.

January 12, 2024

Samsung SDI invests in Canada Nickel, has right to buy 10% of Crawford project

The South Korean battery maker can acquire a 10% equity interest in the Crawford project for $100.5 million.

January 12, 2024

Platinum-palladium catalyst helps produce environmentally friendlier chemical feedstock

A new platinum-palladium-based catalyst allows for the manufacturing of propylene oxide without the toxic chemicals normally required for its production.

January 4, 2024

Palladium price falls as concern EVs will destroy demand returns to the fore

Commodity analysts said technical factors also played a part.

January 2, 2024

Agnico Eagle invests $17 million for 12% of Canada Nickel

Canada Nickel’s flagship project is the Crawford nickel sulphide deposit in Ontario.

December 27, 2023

The biggest global mining news of 2023

A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.