Opinion: Trump drops a bomb on green energy
President Donald Trump has long been a supporter of traditional energy. During his campaign, he spoke negatively about electric vehicles, wind and other renewable energy sources. But in his first…
Nickel
London Symposium JV Video: Renforth updates resource beside Canadian Malartic
Renforth Resources (CSE: RFR; US-OTC: RFHRF) plans to update the resource on its Parbec gold deposit in Quebec this quarter, CEO Nicole Brewster says in a new video. Parbec is beside…
Premium Resources hits high grades at Selebi North
Two holes drilled outside the resource estimate area at the past-producing nickel-copper-cobalt Selebi North underground mine in Botswana delivered grades as high as 1.73% copper, Premium Resources (TSXV: PREM; US-OTC:…
Canadian mining optimistic in face of Trump tariff threat
Canada is on edge, but the mining industry appears quietly confident it will emerge largely unscathed from U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to put 25% tariffs on all goods from…
Vale Base Metals mulls Manitoba exit
Vale‘s (NYSE: VALE) base metals subsidiary said Thursday it has started a strategic review to consider selling its nickel mining and exploration assets in Manitoba. The review is to…
Indonesia poised to cut nickel ore quota further
Indonesia, the world’s largest nickel producer, looks poised to trim output even more than indicated this month in an attempt to prop up prices. Southeast Asia’s most populous country could…
Power Nickel says drill results boost confidence in Lion zone’s potential
Canadian junior explorer Power Nickel (TSX-V: PNPN) reported high-grade assay results from recent drilling in the Lion zone of its majority-owned Nisk property in Quebec that the company says boosts confidence…
Rio Tinto, Glencore in M&A talks: Bloomberg
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) and Glencore (LSE GLEN) have been discussing combining their businesses, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. The Australian mining giant and…
Will Indonesia shut the nickel spigot to spur prices?
Indonesia’s clout in the global nickel market rivals OPEC’s in oil. The Southeast Asian nation — an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands straddling the Indian and Pacific oceans —…
Zijin offers US$1.9B for 25% of China lithium miner
Chinese copper and gold producer Zijin Mining Group is proposing to buy a quarter of compatriot Zangge Mining for 13.7 billion yuan (US$1.9 billion), the companies said. The deal would…
London Symposium JV Video: Quebec’s clean energy, innovation, incentives
Quebec supports mining with hydro-power, streamlined permits and beneficial tax policies, an adviser to the province says. Early government action gives it an edge in the energy transition, Jonathan LaFontaine,…
Biden signs order to power-up AI infrastructure
U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order Tuesday to support the development of the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure and meet the enormous energy requirements from AI data centres in…