Northvolt CEO steps down after bankruptcy filing
The chief executive of Northvolt, Peter Carlsson, has quit just 24 hours after the Swedish battery maker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, in a major…
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JV Article: Sandvik launches global parental leave program for employees
Swedish multinational engineering company Sandvik, which specializes in mining equipment and component manufacturing, has rolled out a 14-week parental leave program for its employees worldwide. The program provides 90% of…
Solaris exits Canada for Switzerland with new CEO, board and spin-out plans
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has hired Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) former head of copper as its new CEO and advanced plans to move its office to Switzerland from Canada…
UK gov’t finds Glencore fell short of business guidelines in Chad
Case centres on a 2018 toxic spill at the Badila oilfield, equivalent in volume to 34 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Troilus offered US$1B in European loans
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG) has inked preliminary deals for US$1 billion in loan guarantees from Germany, Sweden and Finland to help restart a former copper and gold mine in Quebec. …
Akobo Minerals’ Segele gold mine opens in Ethiopia
Scandinavian junior Akobo Minerals (US-OTC: AKOBF; FRA: 643) officially opened on Wednesday its Segele gold mine about 700 km southwest of Addis Ababa, marking a milestone in Ethiopia’s developing mining…
Join us in London for TNM’s International Metals Symposium
On Dec. 1-2, we’ll welcome delegates from around the world to The Northern Miner‘s International Metals Symposium in London. We are thrilled to gather some of the mining industry’s most…
Strong demand to boost aluminum price, despite surplus this year: Fitch
Aluminum prices are expected to stay elevated this year owing to a tightening market balance on the back of strong growth in global demand outpacing supply, says BMI, a unit…
Exploration projects to watch: Eight companies hunting the globe for gold and critical metals
Exploration is the lifeblood of the mining industry and majors are always looking for junior explorers with prospective projects. Our snapshot this month looks at eight projects in Africa, Eastern…
Critical Metals to post updated feasibility for Wolfsberg lithium project in Q1
Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML) said on Thursday it expects to deliver a new definitive feasibility study for its Wolfsberg lithium asset — Europe’s first fully permitted spodumene project —…
Exploration spending to stay flat despite Trump pledges, strong gold prices, S&P says
The amount spent to find new mineral sources may grow little next year, even if gold prices continue their record run and President-elect Donald Trump cuts red tape, according to…
Troilus signs LOI for US$500M German loan to support Quebec copper-gold project
The loan is contingent upon Troilus signing an off-take agreement with Aurubis.