NASA to launch first mission to metal-rich asteroid
After years of planning and a one-year delay, NASA is set to launch a highly-anticipated mission to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida,…
Nickel
Vale weighs base metals IPO in three to four years
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is not seeking new partners for its Base Metals unit following a recent equity sale, but could consider an IPO for the unit within three or four years,…
Vale taps BluestOne to repurpose nickel refinery waste in Brazil
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has inked a commercial off-take and non-binding deal with BluestOne, a Brazilian company that transforms waste to products for agriculture, to extract materials from its Onça Puma…
Canadian miners drive value in TSX Top 30 rankings
Seven out of the 30 companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange’s TSX30 list, which ranks the top-performing stocks over three years, are in the mining sector. While the industry at…
Canada, France boost critical minerals cooperation
The governments of Canada and France have agreed to work on deepening their bilateral cooperation on critical minerals, the group of key metals and minerals necessary for the world to…
Ring of Fire Metals, Mincor to fly under Wyloo banner
Ring of Fire Metals, Wyloo Metals, and Mincor Resources (ASX: MCR) are unifying under the brand name “Wyloo” as the company becomes the largest pure-play nickel producer outside of Russia….
Climate targets threatened by lack of mining investment: McKinsey
Soaring demand for metals and minerals needed to achieve a 45% reduction in global emissions by 2030, paired with low commodity prices driving investors and mining firms to cut spending…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals bids to build copper mine in Zambia within 10 years
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said on Monday that it aims to open a new copper-cobalt mine in Zambia within 10…
Navigating the deep: The Metals Company eyes late 2025 ocean mining start
In the dark waters of the abyssal plain between Mexico and Hawaii lies the expansive Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), where Canadian outfit The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) plans to pioneer…
FPX Nickel signs battery supply chain MOU with Japanese groups
In another boost to the development of its Baptiste nickel project in British Columbia, FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) has secured a strategic partnership with a couple of high-profile…
Giga’s Turnagain nickel project in BC may depend on batteries boosting metal price
Giga Metals (TSXV: GIGA; US-OTC: HNCKF) has issued a prefeasibility study for its Turnagain nickel project in northern British Columbia showing it will need stronger metal prices to increase profitability. Turnagain, a…
Silver and PGMs snapshot: Eight firms seeking the green energy metals
Rising demand for critical minerals for electric vehicles, stricter emission standards for gasoline-driven engines; and a global shift toward greener energy including silver-intensive solar panels are driving exploration for platinum…