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First Cobalt secures five-year cobalt sulphate offtake contract
As First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) readies for a restart of its Ontario refinery next year, the company has announced a five-year offtake agreement with London-based metals trader Stratton…
Falco updates feasibility on low cost Horne 5 gold project
Quebec-focused developer Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC) has released the results of an updated feasibility study on a development of the Horne 5 deposit below the historic Horne mine in the…
Is copper the new gold?
One of the key themes that emerged from the 30th BMO Global Metals & Mining conference last week was the desire among many gold and base metal companies to increase…
Battery metals are critical over the next decade, Roskill says
The growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is driving the increasing demand for lithium, nickel and cobalt – critical metals used as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries in the automotive,…
Former Anglo American boss Cynthia Carroll joins Glencore’s board
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has added a third female director to its nine-person board, appointing former Anglo American (LSE: AAL) chief executive Cynthia Carroll to its board….
Glencore inks “ethical cobalt” deal with Norway’s FREYR
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has inked a preliminary deal with Norwegian battery producer FREYR to supply 3,700 tonnes of “ethically sourced” cobalt metal cut cathodes. The cobalt,…
Canada Nickel achieves high-grade nickel concentrate
Canada Nickel Company (TSX: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has announced processing test results from its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in the Timmins-Cochrane mining district. The latest processing data suggests a 52%…
First Cobalt inks feed agreements for refinery starting in 2022
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has secured cobalt feed amounting to 90% of capacity for its First Cobalt Refinery in Ontario. The facility will be the only producer of…
Fitch forecasts rebound in zinc production
Global zinc mine output will recover in the coming years following several years of decline, Fitch Solutions forecasts in its latest industry report, adding that after contracting by almost 10%…
Demand for energy metals “will be massive” Glencore CEO says
At Glencore’s Investor Day in early December, CEO Ivan Glasenberg kicked off his presentation by talking about how the commodities giant is “steering a Paris Agreement alignment strategy while meeting…
Rio Tinto taps finance head as new CEO
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has named finance head Jakob Stausholm as its next chief executive, replacing incumbent Jean-Sébastien Jacques who had to step down following an…