World’s top diamond miner Alrosa hit by US sanctions
Alrosa (MCX: ALRS), the world’s top diamond producer by output, has been hit by fresh sanctions imposed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The OFAC…
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Federal budget proposes $3.8B to support Canada’s critical minerals industry
Canada’s 2022 Budget has proposed to provide a total of up to $3.8 billion over eight years to develop electric vehicle components such as batteries and permanent magnets and ensure…
The view from England: Perception trumps reality
The mining industry is playing by the wrong rules, and has been for decades. Many of us are scientists, and believe truth is discovered by establishing all of the facts….
Analysts adjust higher metal price assumptions on Russia-Ukraine conflict
Several analysts have adjusted higher their metal price assumptions for 2022 as the February Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on, wreaking havoc on global metals and mineral supply chains. Moody’s…
Colombia to tender gold, coal assets by end of June
Colombia plans to hold two bidding rounds — one for gold and one for coal exploration contracts — before the end of June, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen…
Ambler Metals’ suspended access road permits in legal limbo
A judge of the Federal District of Alaska is expected to render a decision soon in a dispute regarding the development of a 340-km, east-west-running controlled industrial access road that…
Glencore to buy recycled nickel and cobalt products from Electra in 2023
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has agreed to purchase nickel and cobalt products for a year from a battery recycling plant that’s poised to go online in 2023 – Electra Battery Materials’…
Black Iron won’t publish Shymanivske feasibility until there’s peace in Ukraine
Ukraine-focused iron ore developer Black Iron Inc (TSX: BKI; US-OTC: BKIRF) will not publish the highly anticipated feasibility study for the Shymanivske project until peace has returned to the Dnipropetrovsk region…
Kinross Gold explores sale of Ghana assets to Asante Gold
A day after announcing the sale of its Russian assets, Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has entered into an agreement with Asante Gold (US-OTC: ASGOF; CSE: ASE) to potentially…
Graphite One signs MoU with Lab 4 to develop battery recycling facility
Graphite One (GPH: TSXV; US-OTC: GPHOF) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with battery materials recycler Lab 4 to build a recycling facility for end-of-life electric vehicle (EV)…
BHP’s Nickel West to be fully powered by renewables
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LON: BHP; ASX: BHP) has secured enough renewable energy to cover 100% of the power requirements of three of its major nickel operations in Western Australia, following…
Researchers look into extracting critical metals from mine waste to boost Australia’s, India’s supply
New research from the University of South Australia could transform the way rare earth elements and other vital battery metals are recovered from the earth, enabling safer extraction with fewer…