US allots US$74M to critical minerals mapping
The U.S. Department of the Interior has set aside more than US$74 million to invest across 30 states in research and mapping of areas with potential for critical minerals, as…
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PDAC 2022: NWT leaders ask Ottawa to help with infrastructure to benefit mining
In the Northwest Territories, infrastructure that lags behind southern Canada is limiting the potential of the territory’s mining development and increasing its costs as well, said leaders of the N.W.T….
Base and Battery metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
As the world continues to electrify and concerns escalate around the supply of raw materials, including copper, zinc, lithium, and PGMs, required for the transition away from fossil fuels, base…
As demand for rare earths rises, the world’s biggest producer might stop exporting them, says analyst
China, the world’s biggest producer of magnet rare earth oxides could stop exporting the group of minerals within the next decade due to increasing domestic demand and a shortage in…
GMS: Quebec ready to partner with critical mineral explorers and developers
Backed by its recent actions in the critical minerals space, the Quebec government laid out a strong case for why mineral exploration and mining development in the francophone province is…
Nuinsco publishes first resource for Prairie Lake critical minerals in Ontario
Nuinsco Resources (CSE: NWI; OTC: NWIFF) has published an initial resource estimate for its Prairie Lake critical minerals and phosphate project. The property is located 28 km north of the…
Defense Metals shows improved REE recoveries for Wicheeda ore with acid-bake process
Defense Metals (TSXV: DEFN; OTC: DFMTF) has released initial results of the alternative acid-bake process testing mineralized feed from the company’s Wicheeda rare earth element (REE) project. This hydrometallurgy program,…
TSX falls during May 16-20 trading period
Over the May 16-20 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 8.8 points to 20,197.61. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index increased 3.64 points or 3.3% to 109.01 and the S&P/TSX…
Mining Indaba: Global fractures over Russia-Ukraine war trigger big policy, market shifts – Veracity Worldwide
Russia’s war on Ukraine is dividing the global order along fault lines, and Africa risks being caught in the middle, the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba heard this week. Veracity…
Q&A: SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector
SRK Consulting has built deep experience working in the African mining sector and has developed a firm grasp of where potential opportunities are and some of the critical challenges preventing…
ESG standards’ Indigenous blind spot could threaten critical metals push
The Global Reporting Initiative is an ESG standard used by the vast majority of the world’s largest public companies to disclose their environmental, social and governance risks. But it only…
Europe’s Green Deal requires massive amounts of battery metals – study
A recent study by KU Leuven University in Belgium shows that meeting the European Union’s Green Deal goal of climate neutrality by 2050 will require 35 times more lithium and…