Canada to hit China with tariffs on electric vehicles, steelThe government announced a 100% levy on electric cars and 25% on steel and aluminum.Bloomberg News | August 26, 2024 | 6:46 am
Train turmoil unresolved in Canada as new labour action loomsCanada's rail disruption that Ottawa ordered to binding arbitration has…Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | August 23, 2024 | 10:12 am
Nornickel’s first-half profit slumps 22% on weak pricesThe Russian miner also grappled with logistical and international payment…Reuters | August 23, 2024 | 7:32 am
EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices retreat China’s EV market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift toward batteries with no nickel or cobalt. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 10:08 am
Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | September 18, 2024 | 9:44 am
Giyani secures Botswana’s first manganese mining licence for Kgwakwe Hill K.Hill will be one of the few battery-grade manganese projects outside China. Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 9:18 am
Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for investment in raw materials. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 8:20 am
Coal India eyeing Argentina, Chile for critical minerals India has been exploring ways to secure supplies of lithium. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 7:01 am
BHP’s Australian nickel stoppages spoil plans for LME alternative Plans for two new nickel trading platforms to challenge the LME have been blown off course by BHP's planned suspension of its plants in Western Australia. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 6:59 am
Indonesia, Britain sign collaboration agreement on critical minerals Indonesia has rich deposits of tin, copper and bauxite, among others, and is the world's largest source of nickel ore. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 6:50 am
Atlantic within ‘touching distance’ of building Ghana’s first lithium mine The exploration company is waiting for Ghana's parliament to ratify its licence to break ground at Ewoyaa. Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 3:55 am
Magna Mining PEA update hikes return five-fold for Crean Hill nickel project The PEA gives the underground mine a base case post-tax net present value (at an 8% discount) of C$194.1 million. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2024 | 9:57 am