Electra Battery secures $5 million financing for cobalt refinery early works
Electra is currently looking to build a low-carbon hydrometallurgical cobalt refining complex in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario.
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Vale taps Marcelo Bacci as new CFO
Bacci, who served as finance chief for pulp maker Suzano, will replace Murilo Muller, who is temporarily serving in the job.
Resource nationalism and political instability: Strategies for risk management
The resurgence of resource nationalism—particularly in countries experiencing political upheaval, poses a major risk to the ambitions of foreign mining companies and the battery revolution.
Codelco suspends operations at copper refinery after worker’s death
The firm said it had opened an investigation into the death.
Could seaweed farms become the next generation of mines?
Blue Evolution is working to develop a revolutionary method for sustainably extracting critical minerals and rare earth elements from seaweed.
Li-FT secures mystery lithium investor
Li-FT Power has Canada’s third-largest hard rock lithium resource.
Mali threatens to let Barrick mine permit lapse over dispute
Barrick's Loulo mine permit is currently set to expire in 2026.
El-Erian says soaring gold is driven by dollar diversification
While the move has been slow, “the bad news is the momentum is building up,” says Mohamed El-Erian, president of Queens’ College, Cambridge.
Informal gold miners block Colombian highways in three provinces
Miners in Santander and Norte de Santander are protesting the government’s plan to declare an area near the Andean wetland as a temporary natural reserve.
