Vale expands production capacity at Salobo copper mine
Brazil-based mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) has announced that its Salobo mine has reached a capacity of 32 million tonnes per year after completing a successful throughput test for the…
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Global exploration snapshot: Eight projects to watch
From Alaska to South America, junior exploration companies are hunting for base metals, uranium and precious metals to power our future. Here’s an overview of eight companies advancing promising projects….
Video: Battery metal boom navigates new tech
How the blossoming markets for lithium, nickel and uranium are coping with new technology, politics and societal concerns led the debate at a panel discussion in Zurich this month. The…
VIDEO: Where battery technology is going – and what it means for miners
Battery technology used in electric vehicles is quickly evolving, and the direction it goes will have implications for the mining sector. At the recent Precious Metals Summit Zurich + Energy…
Vale’s Indonesia equity sale paves the way for billions in investment
A Canadian unit of Vale Base Metals, Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) copper and nickel spinoff, has agreed to sell a 14% stake in Vale Indonesia (PT Vale) to align with Indonesian…
Panoramic Resources mulls sale of flagship nickel asset
Panoramic Resources (ASX: PAN) has launched a strategic review of its flagship Savannah nickel project, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, amid weak battery metal prices. The company said it…
IGO stands by incoming CEO after Rio Tinto sacks him
Australia’s lithium and nickel producer IGO (ASX: IGO) is standing by its incoming chief executive officer, Ivan Vella, after Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) sacked on Wednesday its former aluminum boss for…
Horizonte Minerals stock plummets over funding uncertainty for Brazil nickel project
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) has paused most construction activities at its Araguaia nickel project in Brazil as its cash resources dwindle and the company continues to seek new…
Mineral Resources boosts stake in lithium miner Azure Minerals
The battle to control Australia’s Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS) seems far from over as Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) bought additional shares on Tuesday in the lithium and battery metals junior,…
Mineral Resources ups stake in Azure as Australia lithium consolidation heats up
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) has acquired additional shares in Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS), raising its stake in the battery metals project developer to 12.3%. This comes a week after Australia’s richest…
JV Video: Why Nickel Creek Platinum’s Shaw is a project for the energy transition
Nickel Creek Platinum (TSX: NCP; US-OTC: NCPCF) is aiming to have its Nickel Shaw project ready for what CEO Stuart Harshaw says will be a jump in global demand for nickel…
JV Video: Power Nickel readies Nisk project resource
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: CMETF) CEO Terry Lynch says the company will update a historical resource estimate within weeks at the Nisk project in Quebec. It may show the…