Ford halts work on US$3.5B EV battery plant with CATL
Ford has pressed the pause button on its US$3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan, only seven months after launching the project with China’s CATL. The decision comes as the U.S’s…
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Climate targets threatened by lack of mining investment: McKinsey
Soaring demand for metals and minerals needed to achieve a 45% reduction in global emissions by 2030, paired with low commodity prices driving investors and mining firms to cut spending…
Tracking Quebec’s next lithium mines
As Canada’s emerging hotspot for lithium development, Quebec hosts almost half the country’s 409 active lithium projects and its most advanced projects. That includes Canada’s second producing lithium mine (outside…
Brazil’s Mura people back Amazon potash mine
Canada’s Brazil Potash has scored a key win in its effort to build its $2.5 billion Autazes project in the state of Amazonas as the local Indigenous Mura people have…
New Pacific shares drop on news it’s raising $35M for Bolivia projects
Shares in New Pacific Metals (TSX: NUAG; NYSE: NEWP) dropped to their lowest level in months on Tuesday following the announcement it was raising $35 million to advance its Silver…
Podcast: Gold and silver premiums in China and Russian energy strategy, ft Paul from the Sirius Report
This week’s podcast feature geopolitical and natural resource commentator Paul from the Sirius Report in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Paul delves into the nuances of gold and silver premiums…
TNM Drill Down: Antilles in Cuba leads gold assays for week of Sept. 15-22
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 Mining…
Cornish Lithium raises $8.3M to support UK project
British start-up Cornish Lithium has raised £5.1 million (about $8.3 million) through a crowdfunding campaign, one of the largest of its kind any company has undertaken in the U.K. this…
CleanTech Lithium to kick off production at second Chile mine in 2027
Chile-focused CleanTech Lithium (AIM: CTL) said on Tuesday that results of a recently completed scoping study of its Francisco Basin project confirmed the asset’s forecast potential and estimated production could…
Bonterra shares surge following $30M deal with Osisko Mining in Quebec
Bonterra Resources (TSXV: BTR) shares jumped 19.4% by noon on Monday after the company clinched an earn-in and joint venture deal with Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) for its Urban-Barry properties in…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals bids to build copper mine in Zambia within 10 years
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said on Monday that it aims to open a new copper-cobalt mine in Zambia within 10…
Sumitomo Metal invests $16.9M in Canada’s Nano One
Sumitomo Metal Mining is investing $16.9 million in Vancouver-based Nano One Material (TSX: NANO) as part of the Japanese giant’s efforts to find sustainable methods for producing lithium-ion batteries. The…