US markets end the Oct. 17-21 trading week higher
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1,447.7 points or 4.9% during the Oct. 17-21 trading week to 31,082.56, and the S&P 500 closed 169.7 points or 4.7%% higher at 3,752.75….
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Biden hands out first EV battery metals funding to Albemarle, Piedmont and Talon among others
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL) and Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) are among the companies marked for US$2.8 billion in Biden administration funding announced this week to help the…
Royalty firm Ecora plans transition to green metals despite lucrative coal contract
Ecora Resources (TSX: ECOR), a mining royalties company, is betting its shift to green-economy investing in projects by giants such as Vale (NYSE: VALE) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE:…
Talon confirms growth of Tamarack nickel project; awarded US$114M gov’t funding
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; US-OTC: TLOFF) has released an updated mineral resource estimate for its Tamarack nickel project located in central Minnesota, showing a near doubling of the indicated tonnage…
Stillwater Critical enjoys ‘sweet spot’ in Montana’s Lower Stillwater PGMs Complex
Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; US-OTC: PGEZF) is “rewriting the book” on the Lower Stillwater Igneous Complex in Montana, says president and CEO, Michael Rowley. The company’s evaluation of the…
Site visit: Integra probes new discoveries at historic DeLamar gold-silver property
After achieving notorious maritime prosperity — initially by salvaging sunken ships — historic entrepreneur Joseph De Lamar became a prominent mine owner in the late 1880s, gaining control of a…
JV Article: Sprung Structures: High performance tension fabric alternatives to steel buildings for mining operations
Sprung Structures was founded in 1887 and evolved into a major manufacturer of high-performance tension fabric buildings for multiple industries. The company developed and patented the stressed membrane structure, an…
Uranium Energy’s Athabasca deals part of ‘unprecedented’ M&A wave in uranium, nuclear assets
Uranium Energy (NYSE: UEC) says it’s building a “critical mass” of uranium projects in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, including the recent US$150-million purchase of Rio Tinto’s (ASX: RIO) Roughrider project. The…
Visualization: Lithium producers in ‘generational challenge’ to meet 2050 demand, finds BMI report
The world will need to produce 11.2 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) by 2050, or 20 times 2021 output, to meet growing demand from automakers and energy storage…
Mining’s problems are now the world’s problems, as lithium scale-up issues show
Lithium prices continue to hold near historic highs, even in the face of an anticipated global recession. Spot prices for both lithium carbonate and hydroxide are now hovering around US$70,000…
Video: Marimaca Copper confirms Chile discovery as one of decade’s largest
Developer Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; US-OTC: CROJF) has released an updated resource estimate for its namesake project in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile, confirming it as one of the…
S&P flags cooling exploration activity as market volatility bites
The latest reports from S&P Global Commodity Insights confirm an overall downward trend, with the market intelligence firm’s Pipeline Activity Index (PAI) falling to a 20-month low in August. In…