“Metallurgical Saber-Rattling”: Pentagon and China Battle over Rare Earths
The US is narrowing the gap with China in the race to dominate the battery value chain.
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U.S. EV Battery Supply Chain Investment Hits $24 Billion
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) ranked the United States second in its 2021projections for the Global Lithium-ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking.
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Buy, Build or Discover? Barrick’s Bristow Cools on Deals
Barrick's Mark Bristow built his reputation on mining deals, but at the recent MINExpo conference in Las Vegas he said his focus is on building new...
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Wall Street Goes Nuclear: Sprott Moves the Uranium Spot Market
The price of uranium is melting up to the highest level since 2015 due in part to Sprott's new fund pushing prices to meme-worthy highs.
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Guinean Coup Spikes Aluminum Prices, But Miners Told to Keep Mining
A military coup in Guinea briefly threatened one of the world's leading suppliers of aluminum, causing prices to spike.
The Battle Continues: Australian Magnate Challenges BHP Bid For Canadian Assets
Earlier this month, Australian miner BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) through a subsidiary entered into an agreement to acquire all the...
Press Releases
A New App for the Mining Industry to Research, Match, And Connect
Prospector Launches Industry-first Mobile App That Allows Investors And Mining Companies to Research, Match, And Connect
Auto Manufacturers and Miners Flirt for an EV Future Together
The EV future ever creeps closer and so does its material impact. The auto industry will have to rely on the mining industry to provide the lithium,...
Weekly Nugget
Mining News Roundup Aug. 13, 2021
Australia’s Vital Metals (ASX: VML) increased production from its T-zone starter pit at the Nechalacho rare earths mine in Canada’s Northwest...
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BHP Buys into Ontario Nickel Project with $325M Deal
Australian Miner BHP (NYSE: BHP, LSE: BHP, ASX: BHP) has entered into an agreement to acquire junior mining company Noront Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:...
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Lithium America’s Thacker Gets Green Light, Despite Opposition
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) may begin excavation work at its Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada.
Ganfeng Continues Lithium Shopping Spree with $280M Acquisition of Millennial Lithium
China’s Ganfeng Lithium announced on Friday it made an ~US$280-million offer to buy Millennial Lithium (TSX: MLE).
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McEwen Spins Out Argentinian Copper Project, Announces Financing
McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) announced plans to spin out two assets into a new company, McEwen Copper, and plans to raise $80 million.
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GM to Source Lithium from California, Invests in Brine Operation
General Motors announced plans to work with a California-based lithium extraction and geothermal energy company, Controlled Thermal Resources
China Crackdowns on Bitcoin Mining
According to Gerry Shih of the Washington Post, on May 21, economic officials in Beijing vowed to “crack down on bitcoin mining and trading.” This...