Glencore backs EVelution Energy’s cobalt plant plans
Mining and commodities trader giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has agreed to supply up to 7,000 tonnes of contained cobalt per year to U.S.-based EVelution Energy as a way to support…
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Tesla can’t dodge activist shareholder proposal on deep-sea mining: SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared the way for an activist proposal on sea-floor mining to be considered at Tesla’s upcoming annual general meeting. The SEC rejected a…
Video: Commerce Resources CEO optimistic on Ashram rare earths metallurgy
Commerce Resources (TSXV: CCE; US-OTC: CMRZF) has improved its method for extracting rare earth elements from the Ashram deposit in northern Quebec, achieving the highest recovery rates yet, says president…
Video: Critical Metals says NASDAQ opens new doors to financing Austria lithium mine
Critical Metals’ (NASDAQ: CRML) milestone NASDAQ listing has placed the lithium developer in the ‘big league,’ according to executive chairman Tony Sage. “We’ve now got a billion-dollar US market cap,”…
African Rainbow Minerals ups copper game with Surge stake buy
African Rainbow Minerals (JSE: ARI) is buying a 15% stake in British Columbia-focused explorer Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG) for $3.8 million, boosting the South African miner’s exposure to copper. South…
Thor picks up exploration licences near Douta gold project in Senegal
Thor Explorations (TSXV: THX; AIM: THX) has expanded its footprint in Senegal with the acquisition of two licences near its resource-stage Douta gold project. The first is a majority interest…
BHP and Mitsubishi close US$4.1B sale of Queensland coal mines
BHP (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) and Mitsubishi Development Pty have completed the sale of the Blackwater and Daunia mines to Whitehaven Coal for US$4.1 billion. The sale, first…
Ottawa to back Indigenous groups buying project equity
The federal government is to start an Indigenous loan guarantee program in this year’s budget due April 16, according to a senior official at the Natural Resources Ministry. The program…
Podcast: ‘Gold-tinted glasses’—Jeffrey Christian on record gold prices, central bank reserves and the miners
This week’s episode features CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey Christian in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the red-hot gold market. Christian explains his views on the main causes behind…
Aura Minerals shares gain as miner ups gold reserves nearly 24%
Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA) shares gained as much as 4% to $10.85 after reporting resource and reserve updates for its four operating mines and two development projects, growing all categories…
JV Video: Minaurum CEO says permitting status adds value at Mexican silver project
Minaurum Gold (TSXV: MGG; US-OTC: MMRGF) holds full mining permits for its pre-resource stage Alamos silver project in Sonora, Mexico — a significant advantage in the country’s current legislative environment,…
VIDEO: Major Drilling CEO expects exploration upswing after years of low spending
Major Drilling Group International (TSX: MDI) president and CEO Denis Larocque says that based on a years-long exploration lull in mining, the sector could be in the early phase of…