Sigma Lithium’s Ana Cabral is our Mining Person of the Year
Sigma Lithium‘s (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) advance from IPO in 2018 to first production at its Grota do Cirilo mine in Brazil this year has been impressive — as reflected…
Battery metals
Kodal Minerals lithium project in Mali unfazed by new law
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) said on Friday it is moving its Bougouni lithium project in Mali into the next development phase as won’t be affected by new legislation that entitles…
Sigma Lithium inks supply deal with Glencore
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) announced on Thursday it has prepared 22,500 tonnes of lithium concentrate that will be shipped to Glencore as part of a collaboration to build…
Great Southern Copper expands into lithium in Chile
Great Southern Copper (LSE: GSCU) announced on Wednesday it had secured the Monti lithium project in Chile’s Salar de Atacama salt flat for US$2.26 million ($3 million). The U.K.-based mineral…
Savannah Resources denies reports of Barroso project, company sale
Savannah Resources (AIM: SAV) denied on Monday reports indicating it had kicked off a sale process for its Barroso project in Portugal, slated to be western Europe’s largest lithium mine,…
Silver and PGMs snapshot: Eight firms seeking the green energy metals
Rising demand for critical minerals for electric vehicles, stricter emission standards for gasoline-driven engines; and a global shift toward greener energy including silver-intensive solar panels are driving exploration for platinum…
Manitoba declares itself Canada’s ‘critical metals Costco’
In announcing her Progressive Conservative Party’s new Critical Minerals Strategy in late July, Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson declared the Prairie province open for mining business. “Manitoba is like the Costco…
Quebec Snapshot: Eight companies exploring for gold and battery metals
Canada’s largest province by land mass hosts mineral-rich deposits in undeveloped remote areas as well as projects connected to the southern road network. Here’s a glimpse of eight companies advancing…
Blast it! How rock hardness inflates mining costs
Rock hardness, or the compressive strength of ore that has to be blasted, chipped or otherwise dug out of the earth, is an often-overlooked cost to mining. Research by Costmine…
Beaver Creek: Critical minerals shine at precious metals summit
The mining sector, a longstanding pillar of the global economy and even more important now with rising attention to critical metals and secure supply in Western nations, is facing emerging…
Pentagon awards US$110M more to Albemarle, Talon Metals
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) and Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) are getting about US$110 million in new U.S. government funding to support their lithium and nickel mining projects, the Pentagon said. Under…
LithiumBank inks direct extraction tech deal for Prairies brine projects
LithiumBank Resources (TSXV: LBNK; US-OTC: LBNKF) announced Monday an intellectual property licensing agreement for direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology owned by G2L Greenview Resources. Effective from Sept. 8, the agreement…