April 5, 2022 Canada to invest $1.6 billion on mineral strategy for EV battery supply chain Canada last month announced financial support for building two facilities that will make battery materials for electric vehicles, and one battery gigafactory.
April 5, 2022 Kinross Gold to sell Russian assets to Highland for $680 million The transaction, subject to Moscow's approval, is the first sale of a Western company’s assets in Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine.
April 4, 2022 Avalon partners with India’s Essar Group to build Ontario lithium refinery The lithium refinery will be designed to accept concentrates from several pegmatite projects in Ontario's North.
April 4, 2022 Hemlo Explorers stock jumps 53% as Barrick weighs Ontario project earn-in Barrick Gold is considering taking an option to earn up to 80% of Hemlo Explorers' Pic project in Ontario.
April 4, 2022 Governments ignore mining in electrification push The US and Canadian governments have been good about providing incentives for EV buyers and manufacturers, but when it comes to mining, little support has been offered.
April 4, 2022 Copper Mountain commissions trolley assist project for cutting carbon emissions This would "pave a solid foundation" to achieve the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2035, Copper Mountain says.
April 4, 2022 New Gold extends Rainy River mine life to 2031 Updated mine plans include the the conversion of an additional 569,000 gold ounces in the underground main zones to mineral reserves.
April 4, 2022 Centerra Gold hands Kumtor mine to Kyrgyzstan, ending dispute Out-of-court settlement calls for Centerra to yield control of the vast gold mine to state-owned refiner Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC, which will return its 26% stake in the company.
April 3, 2022 Canadian technology to recover strategic metals from spent Li-ion batteries gets $18m in funding Lithion Recycling’s technology is able to recover 95% of strategic materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and industrial waste.
April 1, 2022 Carmakers will “need to become miners” – Benchmark Even if every lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite green and brownfield project in the pipeline comes on stream “there will not be enough” raw material going into 2030.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
