Lithium demand to triple by 2025, CRU expects
Regulations in China that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and fully electric vehicles must make up 8% of all new vehicle production in the Asian juggernaut in 2018, rising to 10%…
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Roskill’s Jack Bedder peers into cobalt crystal ball
Cobalt has more than doubled in price from US$14.75 per lb. in late December 2016 to over US$30 per lb., making it one of the top performing metals this year….
Orefinders assembles western Abitibi land package
Orefinders Resources (TSXV: ORX) is scooping up gold properties in Ontario’s Shining Tree district, near Lake Abitibi. The company will acquire three contiguous properties from three different landholders, bringing its…
Renaud Adams invests in Radisson Mining
Veteran miner Renaud Adams, who recently sold Richmont Mines to Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) in a deal valued at about US$770 million, is investing in Radisson Mining Resources…
Exploration Snapshot: Four junior explorers with active programs
The past year has seen a resurgence of grassroots mineral exploration worldwide for a wide range of precious, base and industrial metals. Below is a quick look at four juniors…
Commentary: SCC decision on Peel watershed in Yukon another win for First Nations
First Nations have just won an important lawsuit at the Supreme Court of Canada on account that the Yukon government had tried to do an end-run on their land claim…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 83: A nickel for your electric car ft. Hard-Line
This week we’re digging deeper into our commodity retrospective and outlooks for 2018. Matt talks the most recent news and notes, including the impact of the eleventh-hour rewrite of the…
‘We can use the power of machine learning’: PMF roundtable discusses innovation in mining
The mining industry is engaged in a multifaceted debate about innovation, and the potential impacts new technologies and systems can have on operating practices, workforce demographics, social responsibility and sustainability….
Osisko Metals consolidates Bathurst camp
In the last year, newly minted Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: BWMXF) has picked up over 500 sq. km in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp, the third-largest volcanogenic massive sulphide…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 82: Forward-looking statements & Wits 2.(no)
This week’s Northern Miner podcast sets the stage for our month-long focus on forecasts heading into 2018 (5:00). Matt tackles Scotiabank’s “Top Themes for 2018” (8:02), courtesy of portfolio strategist…
Garibaldi’s Golden Triangle discovery disappoints
VANCOUVER — Shares of Garibaldi Resources (TSXV: GGI; US-OTC: GGIFF) have tumbled 45% to $2.55 at the time of writing on assay results from the first four drill holes at…
Peregrine tests underground potential of CH-6
Peregrine Diamonds (TSX: PGD) completed an $8.5-million summer work program at its Chidliak project, 120 km northeast of Iqaluit, this year focused on expanding resources at the CH-6 kimberlite. The…