Axiom soars on near supply deal for Isabel nickel mine in Solomon Islands
Mining at the project in the Pacific nation will start in December, with ore shipments expected to begin in the first quarter of next year.
Mining at the project in the Pacific nation will start in December, with ore shipments expected to begin in the first quarter of next year.
Across the main auto markets, growth in electric vehicles is booming.
"To build a gigafactory of vanadium flow batteries, companies will need to own a mine or lease the fully recyclable vanadium" – Simon Moores.
Several global metals producers have also set their sights on Indonesia's nickel reserves, looking to tap an expected surge in demand for the battery metal.
Trends Industrial's ENAPAC project will desalinate sea water for industrial clients in the Atacama desert and mining region in the north of the country.
Company wants to make sure the mine is in production when the demand and price of graphite takes off, as predicted.
The ENAPAC project is meant to serve mainly the mining industry, which is very active in Chile’s dry, but copper and lithium-rich north.
The Vancouver-based miner said it has signed a non-exclusive letter of interest to form a JV with an undisclosed local company on claims where manganese mineralization has been proven.
Until now, the Australian miner had been advancing exploration projects in Latin America focused mainly on gold, but with significant exposure to copper, molybdenum and zinc.