Botswana sells troubled state-owned mine to Canada’s Premium Nickel Resources PNR was awarded an exclusive right to undertake six months of due diligence on BCL, placed under liquidation in 2016. Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 8:41 am
Nornickel to stick with dividend policy in 2021, CEO says Company will stick with its policy of paying out 60% of core earnings in dividends for 2021. Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 7:38 am
Vale rescues all 39 workers trapped in Canadian mine Vale CEO Eduardo Bartolomeo said an investigation would be launched into what happened. Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 7:38 am
One of the world’s largest clean energy projects closer to becoming reality Sun Cable’s AAPowerLink project will deliver up to 3.2 GW of dispatchable clean energy from Australia to Singapore. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 29, 2021 | 5:06 am
North Carolina county zoning changes to affect Piedmont Lithium project Piedmont has already spent $58 million on the project, which would produce about 30,000 tonnes of lithium annually. Reuters | September 28, 2021 | 5:33 pm
Rescue of 39 from Totten nickel mine continues, no injuries All 39 miners had safely been brought to the surface from the Totten mine. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 28, 2021 | 11:41 am
CATL confirmed to be Millennial Lithium buyer in $297m deal The Chinese battery maker will acquire Millennial at a price of C$3.85 per share, a premium of 6.9% over the offer by Ganfeng. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 28, 2021 | 10:46 am
Congo reviews $6.2bn China mining deal as criticism grows The contract, signed in 2008, promised a $3.2 billion investment by China in a copper/cobalt mine and another $3 billion worth of infrastructure projects. Bloomberg News | September 28, 2021 | 8:09 am
Australia to set up $1.5bn loan facility for critical minerals projects Australia is a major supplier of critical minerals, such as nickel, copper and cobalt. Reuters | September 28, 2021 | 7:43 am