TSX Venture ends May 2-6 session lower
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 44.46 points or 5.5% over the May 2-6 trading session to end at 769.97. Vancouver-based Chesapeake Gold rose 17¢ to close the week…
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Vale scores multi-year nickel supply deal with Tesla
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s top nickel and iron ore producer, has inked a long-term deal with Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) that will see the Brazilian miner supplying the with electric vehicles (EVs)…
Plunging metals prices expected to rebound in H2 – report
Enduring Covid-19-linked lockdowns in the world’s largest metal consumer, China, are negatively impacting demand from end-use industries and sentiment towards the complex, resulting in lower metals prices, a new report…
EPA deals fresh blow to PolyMet’s US$1B copper-nickel mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dealt a fresh blow to PolyMet Mining’s (TSX: POM) plans to build an open pit copper-nickel mine in Minnesota, by recommending that the…
USGS, Apple create new waste rock metric
A new metric to quantify the amount of waste rock generated by mining critical minerals has been created by the U.S. Geological Survey and Apple. Called the “rock-to-metal ratio,” the…
Unions set to intensify Sibanye-Stillwater strike on exec ‘wage wallop’
South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has resolved to push ahead with intensifying strike action at precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater’s (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) local gold mines….
ESG standards’ Indigenous blind spot could threaten critical metals push
The Global Reporting Initiative is an ESG standard used by the vast majority of the world’s largest public companies to disclose their environmental, social and governance risks. But it only…
Far North Snapshot: Eight companies venturing into the remote north for minerals
Although there are many examples of fabulously rich gold, diamond and base metals mines that have been developed in the Far North, the mineral potential of the northern reaches of…
Apple, Tesla, Intel could be using conflict minerals due to faulty scheme
Several of the world’s largest companies including Apple, Tesla and Intel may be using conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in their products as they rely on…
Black lung cases increase among US coal miners
An international team of researchers from the U.S., Canada and South Africa found higher levels of silica dust in the lung tissue of present-day coal miners working in central Appalachia…
Nevada King increases private placement to $11.3M
Nevada King Gold (TSXV: NKG; OTC: NKGFF) is increasing its previously announced $6.8-million non-brokered private placement to $11.3 million through the issuance of 25 million common shares priced at 45¢ each….
Battery Metals Snapshot: Eight companies developing minerals critical for a low-carbon future
As the world transitions away from fossil fuels to electrified transportation systems and energy networks, new deposits of the minerals required for a low-carbon future will need to be discovered…