TSX Venture rises, Sept. 28-Oct. 2
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 1.92% to finish the Sept. 28-Oct. 2 trading week at 708.60. Spot gold rose US$37.60 per oz., or 2.02%, to US$1,898.80 per ounce. New…
Nickel
Palladium One extends mineralization at Kaukua South
Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM; US-OTC: NKORF) has extended the Kaukua South zone at its flagship Lantinen Koillismaa (LK) platinum-nickel-copper project in Finland, 190 km northeast of the port city of…
Tesla to eliminate cobalt from electric vehicles
At Tesla’s live-streamed Battery Technology Day this week, chief executive Elon Musk outlined the company’s plans to build a US$25,000 electric vehicle (EV) with a cheaper, more powerful battery that…
Raymond James raises price forecasts for base metals, iron ore
Raymond James forecasts higher average prices for copper, nickel, lead, zinc and iron ore, but lower prices for uranium, its analysts wrote in a research note. The financial services firm…
Prairies snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Manitoba and Saskatchewan are among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration. Here’s a look at eight companies with assets in the provinces. ALX Resources ALX Resources (TSXV:…
Atlantic Nickel extends Santa Rita mine life to 34 years
Appian Capital Advisory’s Atlantic Nickel has released the results from a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its wholly owned Santa Rita nickel-copper-cobalt mine in northeastern Brazil. Santa Rita, one of…
FPX sees ‘large-scale’ mine at Baptiste nickel project in BC
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX) has released the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Baptiste nickel project in the company’s Decar nickel district, in B.C., which, according to…
Ivanhoe’s Kakula could become world’s second-largest copper operation: study
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; NYSE: US-OTC: IVPAF) has published the results of an independent definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…
Vale to shut New Caledonia mine as buyer walks away
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is preparing to potentially shut down its nickel and cobalt operations on the Pacific island of New Caledonia, after failing to reach a sales agreement on the…
TSX down, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 2.92% to 16,218.01 during the Aug. 31-Sept. 4 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Base Metals index dropped 0.66% to 104.84, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold…
Rio Tinto enters option deal for ALX’s nickel project in Saskatchewan
ALX Resources (TSXV: AL) has entered into an option agreement with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) on its Falcon nickel project in northern Saskatchewan. Under the deal, Rio Tinto…
BHP to fund Midland nickel exploration in Quebec
Midland Exploration (TSXV: MD) says it has struck a new funding deal with a subsidiary of BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) for nickel exploration activities in northern Quebec. BHP’s unit,…