Foran’s $150m loan helps nearly cover McIlvenna Bay copper project cost in Saskatchewan The financing will almost cover the estimated C$368 million cost to build the project. Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 9:34 am
Does Elon Musk still want to be the CEO of Tesla? “Of course, I prefer Elon to be CEO but he abandoned Tesla,” Leo KoGuan, one of Tesla’s biggest individual shareholders, tweeted last week. Bloomberg News | December 21, 2022 | 9:22 am
Gold price holds gains driven by fallout from surprise BOJ yield pivot Gold steadied after rallying on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan’s unexpected yield-curve-control policy rattled markets and weighed on the dollar. Bloomberg News | December 21, 2022 | 8:43 am
UEC wins $17.8m award from Department of Energy to supply uranium concentrates The US nuclear reactor fleet, which provides about 20% of America's electricity production and over half of its clean energy, imports nearly 60% of its current uranium requirements from Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 8:31 am
Ivanhoe Mines confirms link to Congo aide in copper corruption case Ivanhoe struck a deal last year with Vidiye Tshimanga, a top aide to Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, the firm said in a statement on Dec. 14. Bloomberg News | December 21, 2022 | 8:23 am
Indonesia confirms bauxite export ban to proceed as scheduled The measure, which led to a dispute at the World Trade Organization, also helped boost the value of Indonesia's exports. Reuters | December 21, 2022 | 7:56 am
Researchers chart environmentally friendlier methods to produce nitrogen fertilizer Scientists are proposing the idea of ditching coal and natural gas to produce nitrogen fertilizer. Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 7:07 am
Terrafame to start mining uranium in Finland by mid-2024 The miner will extract uranium as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production and aims to produce 200 tonnes per year by 2026. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2022 | 6:13 am
Sigma Lithium begins Brazil mine plant commissioning Sigma expects the Grota do Cirilo lithium mine plant to be fully operational by April 2023, which is when commercial production is slated to begin. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2022 | 3:43 am