US indexes gather pace during May 15-19 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 126.01 points or 0.4% to 33,426.63 and the S&P 500 added 67.9 points or 1.6 % over the week to 4,191.98. Among the week’s…
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Nemaska lands Ford as lithium hydroxide customer for Bécancour plant
Quebec’s Nemaska Lithium has signed a contract with Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) for delivery of lithium products including lithium hydroxide over an 11-year period. That makes Ford the first…
Standard Lithium stock rises on ‘highest confirmed lithium grade brine’ in Arkansas
Standard Lithium‘s (TSXV: SLI) resource definition work at its South West Arkansas project has returned sampling results of up to 581 mg lithium per litre, which represents the “highest confirmed…
Adriatic Metals gears up for Bosnia-Herzegovina mine opening
The Vares silver project is more than 70% completed and ready to kick off production in November this year.
Alpha Lithium rejects buyout bid by Spanish firm
Tecpetrol said it was prepared to engage with Alpha “immediately” and improve its $178 million (C$241m) all-cash offer.
TNM Drill Down: Ramelius at Mt. Magnet posts week’s best gold assay
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider…
Ecuador, Colombia and Peru Snapshot: Eight companies pursuing copper, gold and more
While geopolitical risk in South America is growing, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru remain mineral-rich hot spots with excellent potential for new discoveries. Here are eight junior companies searching for tomorrow’s…
The View from England: Win their hearts, and minds will follow
I shed tears within 30 pages. I expect you would too and, if you’re a miner, so you should. In a recently-published novel we are taken back to a small…
Vale said to decide on base metals sale worth billions next week: Brazilian paper
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s largest nickel producer, is said to be deciding next week on the sale of a minority stake of its base metals business to automakers, pension…
Zijin Mining halts Colombia gold mine on deadly bombing attack
Zijin Mining has halted operations at its Buriticá gold mine in Colombia after a bombing attack by illegal miners killed two people and injured another 14, including four national police…
Australia’s Silver Lake ups bid for St Barbara’s Leonara by US$29M
Silver Lake Resources (ASX: SLR) isn’t giving up on St Barbara’s Leonara gold complex. The Perth-based company has submitted a third bid for the asset that increases the cash component…
Hudbay holds firm on Peru, even as focus turns to North America
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) says it wants to maintain its long-term exposure to politically volatile Peru as its short-term focus turns, for the time being, to completing an…