Vale advances plans to produce nickel sulphate in Canada
Vale, the world’s top nickel and iron ore producer, has completed a prefeasibility study for its proposed nickel sulphate facility in Bécancour Que., the company said on June 9. The…
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Anglo American takes on an industry-first sustainability-linked loan
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has agreed to a US$100 million, 10-year loan from the International Finance Corporation in what is understood to be the mining industry’s first known sustainability-linked financing…
EV Nickel intersects high-grade nickel at Shaw Dome in Timmins
Shares of EV Nickel (TSXV: EVNI) jumped more than 150% on the day after the company reported results of three drill holes from its program at the Shaw Dome project’s…
Scottish wisdom for Canada’s mining securities regulators on NI 43-101 overhaul
My first half century on this planet was filled with the great joy, and occasional terror, of having a Scottish mother. Gladys brought to Canada an arsenal of words and…
E3 Lithium to drill Alberta’s first brine production well
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETMC; OTC: EEMMF) has been granted a licence for the first brine production well in Alberta. The well will be drilled in the company’s Clearwater project area,…
Gold & Precious Metals Snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects around the world
In recent years the uptick in the price of precious metals, particularly gold, has reinforced their reputation as a store of value and leading drivers of mining activity around the world….
Graphite One rises on drill results from Graphite Creek in Alaska
Graphite One (GPH: TSXV; US-OTC: GPHOF) has reported high-grade results from its 2021 drill program at the Graphite Creek project in Alaska as it looks to complete a prefeasibility study…
Fireweed Zinc to acquire Mactung Tungsten site in NWT for $15M
Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWZ) has inked a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a 100% interest in the Mactung Tungsten Project in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the company…
Montage expands landholding in Côte d’Ivoire with $30M deal for Barrick-Endeavour JV project
Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU; OTC: MAUTF) has entered into an agreement with Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV) to acquire a 100% interest…
Alrosa nixes dividend as economic sanctions bite
The board of Russian diamond major Alrosa (MCX: ALRS) has suggested shareholders vote to receive no dividend for 2021 during the upcoming general meeting. Alrosa reported a net profit of…
Gold price may be set to rise – but so are risks for miners
Amid the frenzied analyses of supply, demand and spiking prices for green metals and critical minerals, another metal may be preparing to steal the spotlight: gold. While the price of…
Hudbay Minerals needs US$1.9B for Copper World project in Arizona
Canada’s Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) unveiled Wednesday a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Copper World Complex in Arizona, which includes recently discovered deposits at the property as well as the…