Guatemala to review all mining licences, including Bluestone’s just-granted permit
The Guatemalan Ministry of Energy and Mines will review all mining licenses in response to multiple complaints regarding bribes and corruption.
Nickel
A roadmap for green metals after a brutal 2023
Last year was a bloodbath for mining stocks tied to the green energy transition. But with markets rallying in the early part of 2024, ‘green miners’ continue to lag. Unfortunately,…
Sumitomo invests $14.5M for 9.9% of FPX Nickel
Sumitomo Metal Mining Canada is investing about $14.5 million in FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF), which holds the Baptiste greenfield development project in British Columbia. The private placement of…
Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies hunting for green technology metals
Green metals are critical to new decarbonization technologies including lithium-ion batteries, electric and hybrid vehicles, while rising demand for nuclear energy projects is spurring the increase in uranium prices. Here…
First Quantum to halt Ravensthorpe nickel mine for two years
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which is reeling from the forced closure of its giant copper mine in Panama, will halt mining at its Ravensthorpe nickel operation in…
Samsung SDI buys Canada Nickel stake, right to acquire 10% of Crawford
South Korean battery manufacturer Samsung SDI has become the latest company to invest in Canada Nickel Co. (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF), which is developing the Crawford nickel sulphide project in…
Future Minerals Forum: Vale’s US$10B for Canada targets existing potential
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is spending US$10 billion ($13.3 billion) in Canada over the next decade to keep operations running in a district it values for its low-carbon production.The funds are…
Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
Norway’s parliament approved on Tuesday commercial plans to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite environmental groups and the fishing industry’s warnings that the move would risk the…
Agnico Eagle invests $23M for 12% of Canada Nickel
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), the largest gold producer in Canada, has acquired a stake of Canada Nickel Co. (TSXV: CNC; OTCQX: CNIKF) as the junior advances its…
The Northern Miner’s top 10 most clicked stories of 2023
As we start 2024, The Northern Miner takes a look back at the top 10 most-clicked stories on our website in 2023. No. 1: Video – Robert Friedland warns we’re ‘on the…
The biggest global mining news of 2023
The mining world was pulled in all directions in 2023: the collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, a bad year for cobalt and nickel, Chinese critical mineral moves, gold’s…
Cash-strapped Horizonte secures US$20M to advance Araguaia nickel project in Brazil
Nickel developer Horizonte Minerals (AIM: HZM; TSX: HZM) has tapped Glencore (LSE: GLEN), Orion Mine Finance Management and London-based La Mancha Resource Capital for $US20 million to advance the Araguaia…