EMP Metals (CSE: EMPS; US-OTC: EMPPF) has begun commissioning its direct lithium extraction (DLE) pilot plant in Estevan, Sask. at its Viewfield brine project. The project is expected to produce…
Copper, gold and silver have been on a tear lately. Here’s the latest year to date performance for these three commodities: It’s this broad lift across different commodity classes (precious…
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) announced that it has engaged DRA Americas, a subsidiary of DRA Global to begin a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for a lithium hydroxide…
Canada’s most populous province hosts numerous historic mines and has potential for many more new developments. Here are eight companies exploring for precious metals and critical minerals such as lithium,…
The mining industry has a trust problem. Broad-based trust in our industry seems at an all-time low. The impact is wide-ranging: fracturing of public attitudes, community resentment and opposition, regulatory…
Today, I’m taking a deep dive into the ill-fated nickel market.If you’re a close follower of commodity markets, you probably know the problems afflicting this sector. Surging output from Indonesia’s…
Instead of reminiscing about the old times of hunting for minerals in the bush, miners need to talk up tech opportunities to attract young people to mining, industry panelists told…
One person has died and another is seriously injured following a rockfall at Victory Minerals’ Ballarat gold mine in Australia’s state of Victoria. Twenty-eight other men were able to…
A government body’s decision re-opens a path to permitting for BMC Minerals’ Kudz Ze Kayah (KZK) zinc-lead-copper project in the Yukon, following consultations between governments and Indigenous authorities. The…
Prices for lithium and the stocks of companies trying to mine it are poised to rebound by July although they’re unlikely to resume the boom times of two years ago,…
If you’re a long-term reader of mine, you’ll know I’ve framed tech in a rather skeptical light. Perhaps unfairly. But when it comes to liquidity in the financial system, there’s…
Governments must help cut permitting and production timelines if Canada is to produce enough minerals to reach net zero goals by 2050, says the CEO of Ring of Fire project…
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