Europe’s Green Deal requires massive amounts of battery metals – study
A recent study by KU Leuven University in Belgium shows that meeting the European Union’s Green Deal goal of climate neutrality by 2050 will require 35 times more lithium and…
Nickel
Glencore hails trading unit outlook, cuts copper guidance
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) touted on Thursday prospects for its trading unit, saying it faces another strong year as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to drive up…
Palladium One reports near 250% increase in indicated resource at LK in Finland
Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM; OTC: NKORF) has released a resource update on its 100% owned Läntinen Koillismaa (LK) PGE-copper-nickel project in north-central Finland that increases tonnage in the indicated…
FPX Nickel scoping nickel sulphate production options at Baptiste
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; OTC: FPOCF) is in the process of completing an internal scoping study to further evaluate the option to produce nickel sulphate for the electric vehicle battery…
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…
Talon Metals expands exploration at nickel project in Minnesota
U.S. miner Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; OTC: TLOFF) said on Wednesday it had bought three more drill rigs to expand exploration at its Tamarack nickel-copper-cobalt project in Minnesota, which already…
Zeb Nickel reports new gold zone at flagship nickel project in South Africa
Zeb Nickel (TSXV: ZBNI; US-OTC: ZBNIF) has discovered a new gold zone at its at its namesake nickel project located in Limpopo, South Africa. Two out of the eight drill…
Glencore to supply cobalt to GM in multi-year deal
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON: GLEN) has inked a multi-year agreement with General Motors (NYSE: GM) to provide the automaker with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. The…
Wyloo targets net-zero mine, world-class battery production after Noront takeover
Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has completed the acquisition of Noront Resources almost a year after placing its initial offer to buy the company and edging out the world’s…
Analysts adjust higher metal price assumptions on Russia-Ukraine conflict
Several analysts have adjusted higher their metal price assumptions for 2022 as the February Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on, wreaking havoc on global metals and mineral supply chains. Moody’s…
First Larkin Zone resource boosts Beta Hunt gold inventory for Karora
With the addition of a first resource for the Larkin Zone at its Beta Hunt mine in Western Australia, Karora Resources (TSX: KRR; US-OTC: KRRGF) has increased its measured and…
Glencore to buy recycled nickel and cobalt products from Electra in 2023
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has agreed to purchase nickel and cobalt products for a year from a battery recycling plant that’s poised to go online in 2023 – Electra Battery Materials’…