Ontario Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Ontario is one of the world’s premier mining jurisdictions. Here’s a look at eight companies exploring the province for gold, PGMs, lithium and more. First Mining Gold First Mining Gold…
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Lithium Americas to split into two companies
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) plans to separate its North American and Argentine businesses into two independent public companies by the end of the year, it said on Thursday.The…
Critical Elements gets Quebec’s environmental OK to move Rose lithium-tantalum project forward
Critical Elements Lithium (TSXV: CRE; US-OTC: CRECF) has received a certificate of authorization (CA) under Quebec’s Environment Quality Act for its Rose lithium-tantalum project located in the province’s James Bay…
Federal government stiffens guidelines on foreign involvement in Canada’s critical mineral sectors
The federal government immediately plans to significantly tighten the approval process for major transactions by foreign state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Canada’s critical minerals sectors. In a joint news release issued…
Core and Tesla scrub lithium deal as spodumene ore prices soar
Core Lithium (ASX: CXO) shares fell on Thursday after the miner and Tesla couldn’t secure a supply deal for battery-metal ore, but the power may reside with the producer over…
Cypress tests world’s first battery-grade lithium from hydrochloride process at Nevada plant
Cypress Development (TSXV: CYP) says it has successfully tested the world’s first hydrochloric acid process to extract battery-grade lithium carbonate from clay at its half-a-billion-dollar project in Nevada.The Clayton Valley…
Two contractors dead at Lithium Americas project in Argentina
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) says two contractors died at its Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project in Argentina on Sunday. The deaths occurred in separate incidents that don’t appear to be…
TSX Venture edges higher over the Oct. 17-21 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 11.95 points or 2.1% over the Oct. 17-21 trading session to end at 593.04. Sigma Lithium was the week’s top gainer by value,…
Frontier Lithium raising $20M to fund PAK exploration
Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) is raising $20 million with which to continue exploration of the PAK lithium project in northwestern Ontario — one of the largest and highest…
A scary time for everyone as gloomy forecasts for mining and exploration show
With annual financial budgets looming, the end of October is a frightening time in the calendar. This year is especially scary because of the considerable political and financial uncertainty. Soaring…
Visualization: Lithium producers in ‘generational challenge’ to meet 2050 demand, finds BMI report
The world will need to produce 11.2 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) by 2050, or 20 times 2021 output, to meet growing demand from automakers and energy storage…
Mining’s problems are now the world’s problems, as lithium scale-up issues show
Lithium prices continue to hold near historic highs, even in the face of an anticipated global recession. Spot prices for both lithium carbonate and hydroxide are now hovering around US$70,000…