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Sodium-ion battery startup sparks lithium alternative

Peak Energy received $55 million in funding to scale up production of sodium-ion batteries that the company is positioning as an alternative to the widely used lithium-ion technology.

Bloomberg News | July 17, 2024 | 12:48 pm

Arizona Sonoran expands Cactus copper resource, new PEA pending

The company plans to complete a definitive feasibility study for…

Staff Writer | July 17, 2024 | 9:35 am

Fortescue cuts 700 jobs, slows down green hydrogen plans

Fortescue is revising plans to become a major green hydrogen…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2024 | 6:09 am

Video: LSE-listed uranium junior Power Metals lands in North America

The company holds a portfolio including precious, base and strategic…

Northern Miner Staff | July 16, 2024 | 1:43 pm

Which US presidential candidate does gold prefer?

Gold loves chaos and should be hitting new highs, especially…

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | July 16, 2024 | 11:25 am

VRIC: Mining at a crossroads amid de-dollarization trend, US debt dilemma

The shifting economic paradigms of de-dollarization and escalating US debt present a complex landscape for mining.

Henry Lazenby | February 1, 2024 | 3:13 pm

Base metals drop as investors weigh Fed path, China consumption

Industrial metals have had a soft start to the year.

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2024 | 2:25 pm

Gold price up 1% on new US jobs data

Investors' focus now shifts to Friday's US nonfarm payrolls for further clarity on the Fed's interest rate path.

Staff Writer | February 1, 2024 | 9:11 am

GM, Stellantis-backed lithium startup seeks more than $1 billion for brine project

The funds are for a project from Controlled Thermal Resources Holdings Inc., known as CTR, in California.

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2024 | 8:35 am

Hedge funds ramp up copper bets as supply shocks reverberate

Funds including Tribeca Investment Partners, Terra Capital and Anaconda Invest all say the supply dynamics support price increases in 2024.

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2024 | 8:04 am

Vietnam rare earths output drops as China’s grows, US says

The USGS revised down its estimates of US rare earths reserves to 1.8 million tons from 2.3 million previously estimated.

Reuters | February 1, 2024 | 7:51 am

Alaska Tribes seek rights in British Columbia to protect Unuk River watershed from gold mining

Eskay Creek is one of at least six proposed and operating mines dotting the Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers upstream of the US-Canada border.

Amanda Stutt | January 31, 2024 | 2:38 pm

Gold demand to hit record with central bank buying, WGC says

Overall consumption climbed by about 3% to 4,899 tons last year, supported by strong demand in the OTC market, the World Gold Council says.

Bloomberg News | January 31, 2024 | 10:10 am

Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company

The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the world were throughly scrambled in 2023 as governments intervened, lithium and nickel prices tumbled, gold hit records and a new listing went ballistic.

Frik Els | January 31, 2024 | 8:31 am

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