Analysts forecast a mixed bag for commodities amid global 2023 slowdown
Given the tumultuous past two years that saw global markets ebb and flow to extreme degrees, it’s perhaps no surprise that the only thing that’s certain about the 2023 outlook…
Nickel
Brixton pivots to cobalt at Langis with strong drill results
Brixton Metals (TSXV: BBB) says the first batch of drill results from its Langis cobalt project in northeast Ontario confirms high-grade ore. Hole LM-22-254 cut 30.5 metres of 0.35% cobalt,…
Rio Tinto hunts for lithium deals, eyes Jadar revival
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Tuesday it is actively searching for lithium assets as its expects prices for the metal used in the making of…
Global miners’ ESG strategies show ‘concerning’ lack of focus on gender
The mining industry shows a lack of focus on gender and diversity in their environmental, social and governance strategies, a recent report by Stratum International and Digbee has found. Based…
Critical Minerals Strategy focuses on faster timelines, building remote infrastructure
The federal government on Friday unveiled the details of its Critical Minerals Strategy, a plan first introduced in its April budget that earmarks almost $3.8 billion over eight years to…
Ring of Fire Metals, Webequie First Nation ink MOU on Eagle’s Nest nickel project
Ring of Fire Metals (formerly Noront Resources) and Webequie First Nation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining a framework for collaboration on proposed development in northern Ontario. Wyloo…
Volkswagen kicks off search for battery cell plant sites in Canada
Volkswagen AG has begun searching for a site in Canada to build its first battery cell factory in North America, a part of the German carmaker’s planned expansion of its electric vehicle…
Bravo’s Brazilian PGM project finds higher grades than Vale years ago
Bravo Mining (TSXV: BRVO; OTCQX: BRVMF) is confirming the potential of its Luanga platinum group metals project in northern Brazil by re-sampling old drill cores collected by former owner Vale…
Murchison shares surge on best results yet from central Quebec nickel project
Shares in Murchison Minerals (TSXV: MUR; US-OTC: MURMF) shot up 50% Tuesday on near-surface, high-grade drill results from its Haut-Plateau de la Manicouagan (HPM) nickel property in Quebec. The explorer…
Sibanye-Stillwater to spend $821M advancing Finnish lithium project
Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) approved on Monday a €588 million ($821.6 million) investment to advance its Keliber lithium project in Finland. The South African miner said its…
JV Article: Metal Energy expands high-grade nickel zones at past-producing Manibridge mine
Metal Energy Corp. (TSXV: MERG; US-OTC: MEEEF) a Toronto-based battery metal exploration company, is actively expanding high-grade nickel sulphide mineralization at the past-producing Manibridge mine in the world-class Thompson Nickel…
Wallbridge completes nickel asset sale to Archer; stock rises
Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM, US-OTC: WLBMF) has completed the sale of all its nickel assets — namely the Grasset and RUM projects in Quebec and Sudbury and NW projects in…