Spotlight: Energy transition metals shine
Investments in clean energy and artificial intelligence infrastructure are driving demand for critical minerals — from silver for solar panels to copper for wiring to nickel and lithium for batteries….
FPX Nickel
Video: How geopolitics is opening up downstream funding for miners
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) is attuned to companies seeking geopolitical certainty in their metals as well as a high environmental social and governance score and low carbon footprint, CEO…
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…
FPX Nickel sees profitable US$2.2B-capex Baptiste nickel project in BC
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) says its Baptiste nickel project in central British Columbia would cost at least US$2.2 billion to build and still be a high-margin supplier of battery metals or…
RANKED: World’s biggest nickel projects
Nickel is a crucial component in the batteries that power electric vehicles, and as the the world shifts towards electrification, data from International Nickel Study Group shows a massive 22% year…
FPX Nickel and Japan agree to explore globe for ‘disruptive’ awaruite
Japan plans to fund global exploration by Canada-based FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) to find low-carbon awaruite while earning into its Klow project in British Columbia, according to a…
Ottawa funds critical mineral innovators as part of $3.8 billion strategy
Ottawa awarded six critical minerals companies a total of $14 million on Tuesday to help them develop technologies to mine or process metals bound for electric vehicles. East Coast rare…
Roundup Preview: BC mining and exploration off to a strong start after tumultuous 2022
With high interest rates, high inflation and reduced access to finance, 2022 was a challenging year for the mineral exploration sector. But unofficial financial numbers point to a solid start…
FPX scoping study outlines high-purity nickel sulphate operation for EV industry
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; OTC: FPOCF) has announced results of an internal engineering scoping study evaluating the production of nickel sulphate for the electric vehicle battery market from high-grade awaruite…
GMS: Miners need to better connect with non-traditional investors, industry leaders say
Mining companies need to find ways to make owning a lithium or nickel stock ‘cool’ or ‘sexy’ to create more value for an industry that’s struggling to produce enough critical…
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…
RANKED: World’s biggest nickel projects – 2022
Nickel is used mainly in the steelmaking process, but also in production of batteries for electric vehicles, and it is the metal that has grabbed the most headlines so far…