EV boom drives miner’s $100 million hunt for new palladium uses
Nornickel will invest the money through 2030 at its research and development center that works on new products.
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Antofagasta, union begin mediation to avoid strike
The nearly 400 employees represented by a Centinela workers union last month overwhelmingly rejected a contract proposal from Antofagasta.
IAMGOLD to gain full ownership of Nelligan project with friendly takeover of Vanstar Mining
Under the terms of the current JV agreement, IAMGOLD has the option to acquire an additional 5% interest for 80% by delivering a feasibility study on the Nelligan project.
Column: US looks to shut China out of its battery supply chain
The Biden administration has unveiled plans to exclude Chinese entities from receiving any of the generous tax credits available for investing in the US EV supply chain.
i-80 Gold reports best drill hits yet at Ruby Hill in Nevada
Hole iRH23-42A returned 116.3 metres grading 10.1% zinc and 0.3 gram gold per tonne.
Zambia’s president hopeful that trapped miners still alive
The miners at Seseli Mine were trapped in three locations and heavy rains had flooded the pit.
Ford takes stake in Indonesia nickel project
The automaker joins PT Vale Indonesia and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt as investors in a project to make an annual 120,000 tons of nickel chemicals for EV batteries.
Chilean copper smelter project drawing interest from China
Officials from state company Enami met with authorities and company representatives in China last month to discuss a $1.4 billion project to overhaul Enami’s smelter.
China can’t control the price of iron ore, Vale CEO says
“The rule of the economics are going to drive the price, the rule meaning supply and demand,” said Vale CEO Bartolomeo.
