Vale opens first phase of $945M copper complex expansion in Sudbury
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s largest iron ore and nickel producer, has opened the first phase of a $945 million expansion at its Copper Cliff Complex South Mine in Sudbury,…
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Trevali Mining to liquidate Burkina Faso assets after deadly flood
Canadian company Trevali Mining’s 90%-owned subsidiary in Burkina Faso has filed for liquidation, effectively kicking off a gradual shutdown process that includes the disposal of all assets in the country….
Horizonte Minerals flags cost increase at Brazil nickel project
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) said construction costs for its Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil have increased by 12.6% to US$537 million, up from the previous US$477 million…
USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA are teaming up to map portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah for critical mineral potential. The US$16-million, five-year, government-funded…
Canada Nickel gets US$10M loan for post-feasibility work at Crawford
Canada Nickel (TSX-V:CNC; OTCQB: CNIKF) has secured a US$10 million loan facility with Auramet to continue advancing its 100%-owned Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in northern Ontario following the release of…
Ero Copper shares rise on nickel discovery near its Caraiba mill in Brazil
Shares of Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) rose by 9.4% on Thursday morning on the news of its discovery of a regional nickel sulphide system in the Curaçá Valley…
Equinox Partners takes a stand against mining’s nonaligned directors
When Equinox Partners Investment Management adopted a strict voting policy against industry directors who have served for two or more years but have invested less than two years of director’s…
Wyloo Metals rebrands Canadian business as mining activity resumes
Wyloo Metals, which earlier in the year acquired Noront Resources and its mining assets located in Ontario’s emerging metals camp known as the Ring of Fire, has chosen Ring of…
US markets in the dumps during Sept. 19-23 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell an astonishing 1,232.01 points or 4% to 29,590.41 during the Sept. 19-23 trading week, while the S&P 500 fell 180.1 points or 4.7% to…
Prairies Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Manitoba and Saskatchewan consistently rank top among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration. The following are eight companies with operations in the provinces. APPIA RARE EARTHS &…
Electra to refine cobalt in Ontario for LG as EV demand surges
Toronto-based Electra Battery Materials (TSXV: ELBM; NASDAQ: ELBM) signed its first production agreement for North America’s only cobalt refinery today, agreeing to supply LG Energy Solution of Seoul with about…
Talon Metals drills record nickel-copper intercept at Tamarack
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) has received more encouraging results from drilling at its Tamarack nickel-copper-cobalt project in Minnesota, including assays for 17 holes drilled on the western side of the…