A claim by Potanin's ex-wife to a share of his stake in Nornickel can continue in court, despite the businessman winning an appeal.

The mine was put on care and maintenance in June after prices of the galvanizing metal hit a three-year low.

The Cosmos project was acquired by IGO as part of its acquisition of Western Areas.

The purpose of the credit facility is to satisfy the final Murray Brook acquisition condition and replace an existing C$2 million environmental bond with the New Brunswick government.

The idea is to secure fresh funds within six months for feasibility and engineering work at the Los Azules project.

The integrated Yerington project has a post-tax net present value (at a 7% discount) of $356 million and an internal rate of return of 17.4%.

The US Department of Defense plans to develop a program to estimate prices and predict supplies of nickel, cobalt and other critical minerals.