Flake graphite is a key component in lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles.Read More
Potentially, scrap could displace 155 million tonnes of iron ore from the Chinese market by 2030 which, with a natural decline in steel demand after a period of rapid expansion, could see an iron oreRead More
It's the end of OPEC as we know it, and I feel fine.So should you.Look, I know my pessimism over OPEC's fate doesn't come as much of a surprise to you. Our investment community has seen the writing on the wall for OPEC for a long time.But can you really blame us?Aside from the fact that OPEC production quotas have been a running joke for decades, we're talking about an oil cartel that has pulled o...Read More
BMO Capital Markets says that a surge in the price of Chinese rare earth metals in November is a reflection of the geopolitical tensions between that country and the developed world.Commenting on the sudden price gains in a research note, BMO's commodity analyst Colin Hamilton also said that as nations around the world consider self-sufficiency in rare earths and other critical minerals, while als...Read More
A new research note from battery supply chain specialist and price reporting agency, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, has a warning for carmakers about the direction of battery prices used in electric vehicles - they won't fall indefinitely.Andrew Leyland, Head of Strategic Advisory at Benchmark, points out that lithium ion battery cell prices have fallen from US$290 per kiloWatt hour six years ago...Read More
Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) is ramping up towards full operations at its Musselwhite mine in Ontario following successful commissioning of the mine's conveyor system and the material handling system. Commercial production has now been restored at the Musselwhite conveyor.Musselwhite is a fly-in, fly-out operation located approximately 500 km north of Thunder Bay, Canada. The property covers an a...Read More
B.C.-focused juniors Serengeti Resources (TSXV: SIR) and Sun Metals (TSXV: SUNM) plan to combine to create a "premier Canadian multi-asset copper-gold developer."The merger will bring together the companies' adjacent projects in north-central British Columbia - Serengeti's 67%-owned Kwanika project and Sun Metals' Stardust project. It will also bring together Sun Metals' Lorraine project, 40 km no...Read More
Developer Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB; US-OTC: SGSVF) has provided an update on the progress of a feasibility study and resource for the proposed Goose mine within its wholly owned Back River gold project in Nunavut. The updated feasibility and resource estimate are expected in the first quarter of 2021 and both documents will include additions and modifications based on exploration success, tr...Read More
The Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles (ICSV) initiative - a collaboration between the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) - has made progress towards understanding what is needed to transform today's fleet of mining vehicles into tomorrow's new generation of cleaner, safer vehicles, members of its CEO Advisory Group announced last week...Read More
Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (TSX: CEE; LSE: CEY) has outlined a three-year plan designed to cut costs and boost efficiencies at its Sukari mine, which has been hit in the past two years by operational issues and under-investment.The company said it would spend US$595 million to increase waste stripping at Sukari, which is Egypt's sole gold-exporting mine and the first large-scale modern gold...Read More
What do you think the big global challenges of the 2020s will be?Extreme weather events brought on by climate change will be something nations have to deal with.Likewise, economic recovery following the pandemic is going to be a priority for pretty much every nation on the planet.Finally, many countries will continue to struggle with their changing cultural identities as political divides worsen a...Read More
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Japan Gold Corp. is pleased to report completion of its first driRead full newsRead More
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