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

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