TSX Venture down, Sept. 27-Oct. 1 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 10.25 points or 1.17% to finish the Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 trading week at 865.88. Spot gold rose US$10.80 per oz. or 0.62%…
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JV Article: Equity Metals plans to more than double existing resource for Silver Queen in B.C.
Equity Metals (TSXV: EQTY; US-OTC: EQMEF) is an exploration company with precious metal and diamond projects in B.C. and the Northwest Territories. The Canadian junior is focused on advancing its 100%-owned…
Lithium-ion battery recycling market to reach US$31B per year by 2040 — report
In a new report, IDTechEx forecasts that by 2040, the global lithium-ion battery recycling market will be worth US$31 billion annually. According to the market analyst, China is already the…
Building a ‘Canadian mining Champion’
Whatever one thinks of the logic behind the ‘merger of equals’ announced this week between Agnico Eagle Mines and Kirkland Lake Gold, one thing is abundantly clear: The business combination…
BHP opens Australia’s first nickel sulphate plant
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) announced that it has produced the first nickel sulphate crystals from its plant in Kwinana, outside Perth in Australia, part of the miner’s…
Mixed hydroxide precipitate–the new class one nickel
We’ve all read about the push for de-carbonization, which is the primary driver for the battery mega-factory boom. All of these factories need nickel and cobalt for their products, but…
Endeavour Mining outlines ambitious five-year exploration plan
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV), West Africa’s top gold producer, has unveiled an ambitious five-year plan to add between 15 and 20 million indicated ounces of gold through exploration over the next five years. The company, which began trading in London in June,…
Global Mining Symposium: B2Gold expects robust H2 performance on all metrics
Canada’s youngest senior gold producer, B2Gold (TSX: BTO; US-OTC: BTG), expects to report robust operating and financial metrics for the second half of 2021, the company’s VP for investor relations,…
Horizonte Minerals secures more funds for Araguaia nickel project in Brazil
A syndicate of five international financial institutions have approved a senior secured project finance facility of up to US$346.2 million for Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; LSE: HZM) to fund the…
Global Mining Symposium: Jeffrey Christian says capital formation constraints could ultimately stunt EV revolution
The rapid onset of the green energy revolution could be stunted by pervasive structural issues in the finance sector spilling over to mining. It hinders capital formation, especially for junior…
Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula concentrator beating design throughput target
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says that after the first phase of concentrator construction, the facility is exceeding designed throughput rates, treating 320,000 tonnes of mineralized material in the…
Sayona Mining acquiring another Quebec lithium project
Emerging Australian lithium producer Sayona Mining (TSX: SYA; US-OTC: SYAXF) has agreed to acquire control of the Moblan lithium project in the Eeyou-Istchee James Bay region of northern Quebec. Sayona…