Nornickel will return to positive free cash flow in 2025, CEO says However, CEO Vladimir Potanin said the company will not distribute dividends before then. Reuters | December 14, 2024 | 9:33 am
Forensic technology aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade Historically, gold is notoriously difficult to trace, especially once metal from different sources has been melted together, erasing the original signatures. Reuters | December 14, 2024 | 8:36 am
Copper price: What’s in store for 2025 The bellwether metal had a rollercoaster 2024, will next year bring more wild swings? Frik Els | December 13, 2024 | 5:48 pm
Chinese coal prices slump to year’s low as stimulus disappoints China’s coal market has been in steady decline since late September and has shed 14% from its high near the start of the year. Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 4:35 pm
Fireweed secures US, Canadian gov’t fundings for tungsten project The US Department of Defense invested about $15.8 million under the Defense Production Act. Northern Miner Staff | December 13, 2024 | 4:30 pm
Canada Nickel secures $14m investment from Taykwa Tagamou Nation The project, on the Indigenous group’s traditional lands, holds one of the world’s largest reserves. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | December 13, 2024 | 4:27 pm
Rio Tinto assesses potential for gallium production at Quebec operations Gallium is on the export ban list to the United States that China’s Ministry of Commerce announced last week. Staff Writer | December 13, 2024 | 4:21 pm
Charted: Copper vs. Oil Demand (1970-2040) In 2021, Goldman Sachs declared copper “the new oil.” Visual Capitalist | December 13, 2024 | 2:23 pm
Court approves $74m borrowing to fund Yukon Eagle mine cleanup A leach pad failure in June released 4 million tonnes of material with ore and cyanide-containing solution. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | December 13, 2024 | 1:35 pm