Resource stocks ready for a comeback
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who’s overtly bullish on commodities right now. But that’s exactly why you should be taking notice. Negative sentiment is opening up colossal buying opportunities…
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Albemarle, Caterpillar team up to bring zero-emissions lithium mining to North America
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s largest lithium producer, is collaborating with mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) to support the full circular battery value chain and sustainable mining operations. The partnership…
IsoEnergy takes over Consolidated Uranium for top-tier spot in Saskatchewan, Utah
Canadian nuclear fuel project developer IsoEnergy (TSXV: ISO; US-OTC: ISENF) is taking over Consolidated Uranium (TSXV: CUR; US-OTC: CURUF) in an all-stock deal elevating it into the sector’s top-10 publicly traded…
Idaho gold rush: These 3 companies work towards near-term production
A 21st-century gold rush is unfolding in Idaho — a state that, historically, has been overshadowed by its U.S. northwest neighbours’ rich mining legacies. Now emerging as an epicentre for…
Ford halts work on US$3.5B EV battery plant with CATL
Ford has pressed the pause button on its US$3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan, only seven months after launching the project with China’s CATL. The decision comes as the U.S’s…
Climate targets threatened by lack of mining investment: McKinsey
Soaring demand for metals and minerals needed to achieve a 45% reduction in global emissions by 2030, paired with low commodity prices driving investors and mining firms to cut spending…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals bids to build copper mine in Zambia within 10 years
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said on Monday that it aims to open a new copper-cobalt mine in Zambia within 10…
Navigating the deep: The Metals Company eyes late 2025 ocean mining start
In the dark waters of the abyssal plain between Mexico and Hawaii lies the expansive Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), where Canadian outfit The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) plans to pioneer…
Copper prices may jump 20%, aluminum by 36% as demand outpaces supply: forecast
Global copper and aluminum supply deficits may cause prices to soar within a few years while steel may drop, according to a new report on metals. A 5.4-million-ton (4.9-million-tonne) copper…
US government mulls 50-year mining ban in northern New Mexico
The US government is proposing to ban mining and oil drilling in northern New Mexico for up to 50 years as part of the Biden administration ongoing efforts to protect Native…
World Gold Council steps up efforts to boost supply chain transparency
The World Gold Council (WGC) says its members, which account for the majority of the world’s top gold producers, have committed to taking steps towards improving the transparency of the supply chain. All…
Hecla eyes early 2024 Lucky Friday restart after underground fire
The U.S.’s biggest silver producer Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) expects to restart its idled Idaho-based Lucky Friday mine operations early in the New Year after a fire and a groundfall…