GRAPHIC: Metals recycling to be a key plank for cutting emissions
Analysts at Wood Mackenzie estimate an additional 360 million tonnes of aluminum, 90 million tonnes of copper and 30 million tonnes of nickel will be needed over the next 20 years.
Analysts at Wood Mackenzie estimate an additional 360 million tonnes of aluminum, 90 million tonnes of copper and 30 million tonnes of nickel will be needed over the next 20 years.
The order exceeds C$13 million in value and was booked in the second quarter 2021.
A strong price environment had seen miners look at the economics of reopening mothballed operations, one consultancy says.
Demand for greener energy has put companies with uranium and base metal projects under the spotlight.
Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.
Country is considering longer-term measures to grab a bigger slice of mining companies’ profits once a temporary export tax finishes at the end of this year.
KMPG says Canadian miners are far more concerned than their global peers about the 'S' in ESG criteria.
EVE, based in Huizhou in southern China, said in an exchange filing it planned to take 28.1% equity in Jinkulun Lithium Industry Co, which makes lithium metal in China.
Many juniors are on the hunt for ‘technology metals,’ a broad category that includes cobalt, copper, nickel, platinum group elements, graphite, lithium, rare earth elements, and silver, among others.
Mapou sits on the board of directors of Eramet.