Namibia and Japan have entered into an agreement to jointly explore and develop rare earth minerals, as part of Japan’s endeavors to establish mineral supply chains for the advancement of electric vehicle batteries. The agreement involves Namibia’s state-owned mining company, Epangelo, and the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), a government agency. The...
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Alaska Energy Metals Corp. has announced its acquisition of an extensive exploration database that encompasses more than $30 million worth of exploration activities conducted since 1995 at the Nikolai nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group metal project in Alaska. The Nikolai project was initially discovered and explored by INCO Ltd. during the 1990s. Subsequently, Nevada Star Resources Ltd. took...
READ MOREBluejay Mining has announced that it will reclaim a 100% ownership stake in the Enonkoski nickel-copper-cobalt project in Finland, following the conclusion of its joint venture (JV) agreement with mining giant Rio Tinto. The JV and earn-in agreement, signed in 2020, allowed Bluejay and Rio Tinto Exploration Finland to conduct exploration work at the Enonkoski...
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Global Energy Metals Corporation has made a groundbreaking announcement regarding its Råna Project in Norway. The company’s strategic partner, Kingsrose Mining Limited, has successfully completed ground-based electromagnetic (EM) and other surveys at the Bruvann Mine area, unveiling the presence of strong apparent conductive bodies with massive sulphide mineralization potential in three locations near the former...
READ MOREUniversity of California Irvine (UCI) scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in the quest for more sustainable electric vehicle (EV) batteries. They developed a revolutionary chemistry that creates long-lasting, cobalt-free lithium-ion batteries, with nickel playing a key role. Currently, cobalt is commonly used as a stabilizing agent in EV batteries, but it is expensive and...
READ MOREThe London Metal Exchange (LME) and Qianhai Mercantile Exchange (OME) are jointly developing three new contracts. One will be for lithium carbonate, one for nickel sulphate and one for cobalt. They will be traded on OME, and transactions will be made in renminbi. And there are some interesting points here. The choice of lithium carbonate,...
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A consortium of Hong Kong and European private investors are investing over USD 1 billion to revive a mothballed nickel and cobalt refinery in Australia by turning mining waste into materials for electric car batteries. The refinery, Yabulu, is located in Queensland and aims to become one of the world’s top ten producers of refined...
READ MORECanadian miner Kuya Silver announced in early January that it was finalising the acquisition of battery materials refiner Electra Battery Materials’ assets in the two companies’ Silver Kings joint venture in Northern Ontario. This deal will boost Kuya’s ownership in the Silver Kings Project from 75% to 100%. To finalise the deal, which covers about...
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The high cost of platinum, a valuable metal that is the main catalyst for the chemical reactions in next-generation hydrogen fuel cells, has been a barrier to the widespread adoption of this technology. However, scientists have engineered a platinum-cobalt alloy to act as a catalyst, greatly reducing the amount of platinum needed to achieve the...
READ MOREThe demand for critical minerals including lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper, rare earth elements, potash, uranium and aluminum is increasing as the world moves towards a global net-zero economy and the adoption of clean technologies such as solar panels and electric vehicle batteries. These minerals are not only essential for clean technology, but also play...
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Nickel Creek Platinum has announced the completion of a drilling and geophysics programme conducted in Yukon, Canada, as part of the Nickel Shaw Project. The project involved a total of 3,300 metres of drilling, 2,000 metres of which comprised a Prefeasibility Study (“PFS”) at the Wellgreen deposit. Eight holes were drilled to support the conversion...
READ MOREThe German government has appealed to the International Seabed Authority to put deep-sea mining activities on hold while an assessment of regulations and potential environmental damage is conducted. The announcement comes after the climate activist group Ocean Rebellion staged a protest against the Hidden Gem drill ship in Rotterdam in February 2022. Spain and New...
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