Limited supply not only helped prices, but pushed companies to try meet demand, which made lithium take centre stage in our coverage.

At stake is the takeover target’s early-stage Eagle’s Nest nickel and copper deposit in the ‘Ring of Fire’ in northern Ontario.

Dominic Barton will join the board in April and take over as chair after Rio's annual general meeting on May 5, replacing Simon Thompson.

The cash splurge will boost IGO’s nickel business from a short-life, single asset operation to a multi-asset division.

Writing off Mongolia's debt would speed up the timeline for when the country can start receiving dividends from the project.

Shares in Star Diamond more than double their value after it unveiled a deal with Rio to move ahead with their joint project in Saskatchewan.

Silver Lake hopes to grab the troubled Canadian miner through a subscription agreement and a C$10 million loan.