Ontario pension backs $100m funding for tech firm spotting deposits from spacePrivate firm Fleet Space uses satellite technology, AI and real-time 3-D imaging to speed up critical mineral searches.Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | December 11, 2024 | 10:23 am
London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says Ontario's bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in…Northern Miner Staff | December 11, 2024 | 9:50 am
Canada Nickel hits high grades at Bannockburn site south of main Crawford projectBannockburn, located about 20 km west of Matachewan in Ontario,…Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | December 6, 2024 | 9:44 am
Brazil offers $815 million to back strategic minerals projects The support can be used to develop supply chains of minerals including lithium, rare earth elements, nickel, graphite and silicon. Bloomberg News | January 8, 2025 | 11:42 am
Congo rebels muddy minerals market with illegal Rwanda exports, says UN report The flows started after the M23 movement seized the Rubaya area, which has one of the world's largest deposits of coltan. Reuters | January 8, 2025 | 9:54 am
China becomes world’s second-largest holder of lithium reserves, Xinhua reports China's lithium reserves have risen from 6% to 16.5% of the global total, state media reported. Reuters | January 8, 2025 | 7:05 am
Two bids made for Glencore stake in New Caledonia’s Koniambo Nickel KNS halted its operations in March after Glencore decided to sell its 49% interest. Reuters | January 8, 2025 | 6:51 am
Stubbornly resilient lithium supply remains hurdle to recovery Lithium prices have plunged since late 2022 on oversupply and slower-than-expected growth in electric vehicle demand. Bloomberg News | January 7, 2025 | 5:37 pm
Novel lithium metal battery achieves unprecedented cycling results, CEO says Pure Lithium announced results it says have never been previously reported from lithium metal battery cycling, and further proves its technology’s commercial viability. Amanda Stutt | January 7, 2025 | 12:47 pm
Nickel Asia aims to sell processing plant stake to Sumitomo The Philippine miner, partly owned by Sumitomo, aims to sell its entire 15.625% stake in Coral Bay Nickel. Bloomberg News | January 7, 2025 | 10:40 am
Northern Graphite to restart mill, hike prices The resumption is a week later than stated in October. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | January 7, 2025 | 10:27 am
Zijin plans lithium production in Congo from 2026 Zijin launched the project through a joint venture with the state-owned DRC company Cominiere in 2022. Bloomberg News | January 7, 2025 | 6:57 am