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Tesla Secures Nickel Supply and a New Role in Mining
Elon Musk has called nickel Tesla’s “biggest concern.”
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NexGen Secures $150 million for “World-Class” Uranium Deposit, Athabasca, Canada
NexGen Resources (TSX-V: NXE) announced the closing of a financing for CDN$150 million, led by Canaccord Genuity.
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Barrick No Longer Eyeing Neighbor’s Lawn as Copper Prices Improve its own Lot
In an interview with Bloomberg, Bristow revealed that the grass on the other side is expensive and ignores the company’s own copper projects’ green...
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Mining News Roundup, Feb 10 2021
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) plans to conduct a $16-million exploration program on its Western Foreland exploration licenses.
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Mining News Roundup, Feb 3 2021
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart buys into a German lithium project being developed to bring the battery chemical to Europe for the continent’s...
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Deep Sea Mining Ready to Surface: DeepGreen Releases Ocean Mineral Resource Estimate
DeepGreen Metals, a company exploring the ocean for polymetallic nodules has released a resource from its ocean floor exploration contract.
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‘Revenge of the Miners,’ Friedland Declares Dawn of New Era for Mining
Legendary mining financier, Robert Friedland, speaking at British Columbia's Association for Mineral Exploration conference, outlined that a post...
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From Offshore Oil to Offshore Metals, Norway Plans to Dive Deep for Mining
Norway is preparing for an environmental impact study needed to open areas of its seabed mineral exploration and production.
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Canadian Government Blocks Sale of Arctic Mine to Chinese Gold Miner, Agnico Eagle Swoops In
TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR) efforts to sell its Hope Bay Gold Project to Shandong Gold Mining had been abruptly ended by the Canadian Government,...
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Orion Mine Finance Group to Acquire 50%-Interest for $225M in Greenstone Gold Mines, Ontario
The Greenstone Gold Mines Partnership is developing the Hardrock mine gold project in Northern Ontario.
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Rio Tinto Delivers Maiden Resource for Jadar Lithium Project, Serbia
Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO, ASX: RIO, NYSE: RIO) is entering the lithium business with its Jadar project in Serbia.
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Mining News Roundup, Dec. 2 2020
According to Goldman Sach analyst Nicholas Snowdon, the current price strength is not an “irrational aberration” but rather the first leg of a bull...
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Endeavour Mining Continues Shopping with $2.5B all-share deal for Teranga
Endeavour Mining Corp. (TSE: EDV) is acquiring Teranga Gold Corp. (TSE: TGV) in an all-stock deal valued at about $2.4 billion.
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Equinox Gold Begins Construction of $103M Gold Mine in Brazil
Canada’s Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) has begun construction at its wholly-owned Santa Luz gold mine in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
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Mining News Round Up Nov. 20, 2021
Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI) (NYSE/LON: AUY) is growing its position in the Abitibi Greenstone belt of Québec, Canada, by acquiring Monarch Gold (TSX: MQR)...