Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.

The company plans to decide later this year on whether to add underground block cave mining to its open pit operations.

Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste could provide a key new source of the minerals needed for the energy transition.

The Baptiste deposit in British Columbia is part of FPX’s 100%-owned Decar nickel project.

Sitka plans to drill 10,000 metres at RC this year to expand the resource.

The project is given an after-tax net present value of C$721 million and an internal rate of return of 18%.

Framework introduces a new performance indicator on psychological safety and respectful workplaces.

The Diplomat zone was also drilled, and it intersected the strike extension of the Imperial zone.