Tesla signs $1.5 billion deal for nickel from Talon Metals’ Minnesota project Tesla agrees to buy 75,000 tonnes of nickel with a nominal value of $1.5 billion from Talon Metals-Rio Tinto JV starting in 2026. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 1:41 pm
LME’s metal trading hit lowest since 2010 despite record prices Volumes declined for a third year, extending a slump seen in 2020 amid falling industrial output and the closure of its open-outcry pit. Bloomberg News | January 10, 2022 | 1:05 pm
France plans $1.1 billion to safeguard metals for EV batteries New report calls for spending on “strategic metals” supply that could include investment in mines. Bloomberg News | January 10, 2022 | 12:57 pm
Mining 2021: Top 10 drill holes of the year Six of the top 10 drill intersections reported by TSX and ASX listed mining companies were at projects in Canada. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 12:48 pm
Canada Silver Cobalt Works releases new drill results from Castle project in Ontario The 61 zone’s drill highlights included 0.50 metres grading 2571.53 grams silver per tonne and 0.01% cobalt. Northern Miner Staff | January 10, 2022 | 12:35 pm
British Columbia First Nation sees partial win in fight against Rio Tinto’s Kenney Dam The dam provides hydro power to Rio's aluminum smelter in Kitimat. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 10, 2022 | 12:31 pm
Wolfden completes resource estimate for Nickel Island deposit in Manitoba The project has inferred resources of 8.47 million tonnes grading 0.82% nickel and 0.08% copper. Northern Miner Staff | January 10, 2022 | 11:57 am
Westhaven posts initial 1moz open-pit gold resource for Shovelnose Indicated resources are 10.6 million tonnes grading 2.32 g/t gold and 11.43 g/t silver for 791,000 oz gold and 3.9 million oz silver. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2022 | 11:14 am
Codelco to push forward maiden lithium exploration in Maricunga Codelco said that various permits had been processed last year to begin the exploration. Reuters | January 10, 2022 | 10:50 am
