The voice of a new generation in Chile
When Chile’s left-wing president-elect Gabriel Boric (pronounced Bo-rich) takes office on March 11, the 35-year-old will be the youngest president in the country’s history and as the editorial board of…
lithium
Rio Tinto to buy lithium project in Argentina for US$825M
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is expanding its lithium ambitions beyond the Jadar project in Serbia by agreeing to buy the Rincon brine project, located in the…
Decarbonization plays the metals fiddle in 2022
The recent 26th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) brought about renewed vigour to phase down carbon dioxide emissions across the globe. Still, to get there, the mining…
TSX Venture moves higher, Dec. 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.32% or 11.86 points to 908.99. Spot gold gained US30¢ to finish the trading week at US$1,782.90 per ounce. Shares of Sigma Lithium climbed…
TSX rises, Dec. 6-10
The S&P/TSX Composite Index climbed 1.25% or 257.3 points to finish the Dec. 6-10 trading week at 20,890.60 points. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 1.62% to 98.52 and the…
Recycling of lithium-ion batteries won’t set off before 2030: Report
The recycling of lithium-ion batteries, used in electric vehicles (EV), is not expected to take off before 2030, which could put more pressure on the mining industry to meet the…
Noram Lithium PEA places Zeus project in Nevada at $1.29bn NPV
Production over life of mine (LOM) would reach 245.4 million tonnes, averaging 1,093 ppm Li.
Sigma Lithium kicks off construction of largest hard rock project in the Americas
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) has begun building the production plant foundation and infrastructure for its Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Brazil, the largest hard rock lithium deposit in…
US markets fall, Nov. 22-26
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.97% o 702.64 points to finish the November 22-26 trading week at 34,899.334, and the S&P 500 fell 2.20% or 103.34 points to 4,594.62….
TSX Venture drops, Nov. 22-26
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 4.96% or 49.28 points to 944.05 during the November 22-26 trading week. Spot gold dropped US$57.80 per oz. or 3.13% to finish the wee…
Exploration Projects to Watch Snapshot: Eight companies on the lookout for new deposits
Mining companies are scouring the globe to find new deposits and future mines. Here’s a list of eight companies hunting for base and precious metals around the world. AURION RESOURCES…
Standard Lithium gets US$100 million investment from Koch
Standard Lithium is also exploring opportunities to work with several Koch Industries subsidiaries in key areas of alignment with the its project development needs.