TSX Venture falls, June 26-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.4%, or 10.51 points, to a 766.74-point close, as spot gold prices hit eight-week lows, falling US$15.10 to US$1,241.61 per oz., . More demand…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Commentary: Battery makers want more from specialty mineral miners
Metals and minerals for rechargeable batteries are in the spotlight as projections of rapidly increasing demand indicate future supply shortages. Over the next 10 years, demand for lithium and cobalt…
Pure Energy unveils PEA for Clayton Valley lithium
VANCOUVER — Pure Energy Minerals (TSXV: PE; US-OTC: PEMIF) hopes to start construction on a lithium hydroxide operation at its Clayton Valley project in Nevada by 2019. On June 26, the…
Rising battery demand drives allure of technology minerals
Interest in technology metals and minerals has surged in recent years along with growth in the market for electric vehicles. Lithium ion batteries used to power electric vehicles need chemicals…
Nemaska Lithium’s Whabouchi could produce for 26 years
Since Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF) completed an updated feasibility study in April last year on its Whabouchi hard-rock lithium deposit in Quebec and the chemical plant it will…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 65: The uber technology metals special (!) ft. cobalt & lithium
Welcome to the “technology special”, where we discuss emergence of electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, and renewable energies from a hard-rock mining perspective! Our senior staff writer Trish Saywell joins the…
Cobalt 27 offers ‘pure play’
VANCOUVER — Cobalt 27 Capital’s (TSXV: KBLT) $200-million initial public offering (IPO) on the TSX Venture Exchange on June 23 shows there’s a growing appetite among investors for exposure to the…
First Cobalt to merge with Cobalt One, CobalTech
Trent Mell of First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) is making good on his promise to build a diversified portfolio of cobalt assets to capitalize on growing demand for the…
TNM Data Miner: Largest global cobalt reserves in 2016
Using the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine, The Northern Miner compiled a list of the world’s five largest cobalt deposits in 2016, based on reserves. 1. Mutanda, DRC…
Friedland’s Clean TeQ, China’s Pengxin eye Syerston project
With renowned mine financier Robert Friedland owning 16.5% of Clean TeQ Holdings (ASX: CLQ) and China’s Pengxin International Mining holding an equal stake, development of the company’s Syerston nickel-cobalt-scandium project…
Africa Snapshot: Five juniors seeking gold, diamonds and REEs
While mid-tier gold and copper miners and developers in Africa have caught much of the attention of investors, there remains a vital contingent of small juniors that are active at…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 64: The world according to Robert Friedland ft. tsunamis
We’re tackling technological advances, earthquakes and surficial geology in this week’s Northern Miner podcast. Lesley sits down with David Huntley from the Geological Survey of Canada to talk about the…