Vale operations in Brazil now 100% renewable energy-powered
Vale (NYSE: VALE) announced Monday it had achieved its goal of running all of its Brazilian operations based on renewable energy sources, two years earlier than the scheduled target of…
Nickel
Flying Nickel adds 42% to Minago resource, issues first PGM estimate at Manitoba project
Flying Nickel Mining (TSXV: FLYN; US-OTC: FLYNF) increased its pit resource at the Minago project in Manitoba by 42% and added a platinum group metals (PGM) estimate for the first…
Denarius sees quick restart for former Lundin nickel-copper mine in Spain
Denarius Metals (CBOE: DMET; US-OTC: DNRSF) has released a prefeasibility study that supports the reopening of its 50%-owned Aguablanca nickel-copper mine in Spain. Last operated by Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN)…
Canada Nickel starts working on Crawford, eyes 2027 production
Canada Nickel (TSX-V: CNC) has kicked off front end engineering design (FEED) at its flagship Crawford nickel project in northern Ontario, which it expects to bring into production in 2027. Ausenco…
Rio Tinto promotes copper boss Bold Baatar to commercial chief
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has promoted copper executive Bold Baatar to the post of chief commercial officer, in a move deemed by analysts as a clear…
Proponents see northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire opposition melting like ice roads
Construction timelines remain fuzzy but proponents are still optimistic two and half years into studying roads to serve the Ring of Fire critical minerals region in northern Ontario. Three all-season…
Dundee’s Goodman on how to avoid mining’s investment pitfalls
Jonathan Goodman has had it with rosy economic studies from junior miners that fail to live up to expectations. “Have you ever seen a feasibility study or a pre-feasibility study…
Magna Mining signs toll-mill deal with Vale for Crean Hill project
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU; US-OTC: MGMNF) has signed a toll-mill agreement with Vale‘s (NYSE: VALE) base metals unit for the advanced exploration portion of its Crean Hill project in Ontario….
Ontario budget bolsters critical minerals funding
Ontario’s new budget expands the critical minerals innovation fund by $15 million as the province prepares to enact streamlined mining permit approvals next week. The critical minerals innovation fund aims…
Ivanhoe Electric earns into 60% of nickel-copper project in Côte d’Ivoire
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX: IE; NYSE American: IE) has completed its earn-in to acquire a 60% interest in the Samapleu-Grata nickel-copper project in Côte d’Ivoire after satisfying the expenditure requirements outlined…
Lifezone shares rise on US$50M financing, Tanzania refinery licence
A consortium of marquee mining investors are backing Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM) and the development of its flagship Kabanga project in northwest Tanzania, which is on track to reach the…
Why Ontario can’t afford to ignore juniors in the next budget
Without a doubt, one of the most important challenges facing the next generation is global warming and the need to decarbonize the transportation sector. This can only happen with the sustainable…