Fortune lands more funding for Alberta refinery
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) says it plans to accept a small loan from the Northwest Territories to buy a refinery site for the world’s largest bismuth deposit. The…
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Vedanta starts CopperTech Metals in US
Vedanta Resources is spinning out U.S.-domiciled CopperTech Metals to boost the parent company’s $3-billion investment in Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia. CopperTech plans to invest $1.5 billion more in Konkola,…
Deep Sea Rare Minerals seeks US seabed licences
Deep Sea Rare Minerals (DSRM), the parent company of autonomous underwater vehicle operator Deep Sea Vision, has applied for subsea mineral exploration licences with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
US plan to boost Africa mining ties needs work: analyst
Recent United States initiatives aimed at developing closer ties with resource-rich African countries to break China’s stranglehold on critical minerals processing are still a long way from paying off, according…
Electra restarts construction at Ont. cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials (TSX-V, Nasdaq: ELBM) said it’s resumed construction at its Ontario cobalt sulfate refinery after securing about $82 million (C$115 million) in project financing. The stock soared. Work…
Canadian federal budget promises billions for mining
Canada’s Liberal government plans to form a $2-billion sovereign fund for critical minerals, earmark hundreds of millions in mining industry spending and widen exploration tax credits to a dozen other…
First Quantum reports Panama progress amid audit
Miner advances preservation program, power plant restart and looks forward to talks on a long-term agreement.
Glencore output on target despite copper fall
Shares in Glencore (LSE: GLEN) climbed on Wednesday after the Swiss miner and commodities trader said it remains on track to meet its full-year production targets, easing investor concerns about…
EU urged to boost critical minerals push
The European Union must ramp up support for its critical minerals sector and allow greater state intervention to counter China’s rare earth export curbs, the European Initiative for Energy Security…
US, Orion, Abu Dhabi plan $5B mining fund
The United States government has teamed up with Orion Resource Partners and Abu Dhabi’s ADQ to create a $1.8 billion fund to invest in critical minerals – another step in…
Electra ‘fully funded’ to build Ontario cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials (Nasdaq, TSXV: ELBM) says it’s now fully funded to complete the construction and commissioning of what would be the first cobalt sulphate refinery in North America. The…
The Northern Miner Treasure Hunt: Cobalt – the silver rush that transformed the Ontario bush
🎥 Watch the video: [English] | [French]🗞 Read the full article in French Standing atop Nipissing Hill Lookout, the history of the surrounding town of Cobalt, Ont. is in…