Metals
  • Gold$4,012.36/oz−0.02%
  • Silver$53.86/oz−0.03%
  • Platinum$1,530.15/oz+0.01%
  • Palladium$1,047.39/oz−0.05%
  • Copper$6.51/lb−0.02%
  • Aluminium$3,040/t−0.28%
  • Nickel$15,562/t−1.96%
  • Zinc$3,799/t+1.39%
  • Lead$1,908/t+0.22%
  • Lithium$14,738/t+1.32%
  • Cobalt$23.11/lb0.00%
  • Uranium$90.14/lb0.00%
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News from the Skillings Mining Review newsroom, compiled from company filings, regulatory announcements, government releases and market data, and edited by the Skillings editorial team.

Mining Finance • Feb 1, 2024

MT Survey Delivers High-Potential Targets at

Copper Lake Resources Ltd. has contracted Forage Geo-Nord to drill for the 2024 winter drilling program. The company has identified key targets for its winter 2024…

Battery Metals • Feb 1, 2024

Northern Graphite forms NGC battery materials

Northern Graphite this week launched the NGC Battery Materials Group to advance its mine-to-battery strategy, which will make Northern one of the few integrated natural graphite…

Blog • Jan 31, 2024

Africa Energy Indaba: Unveiling Vital Energy

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan approved a further hike in electricity tariffs of 10% in 2024. In his letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Gordhan called…

Energy Transition • Jan 31, 2024

Slow EV sales are proving problematic for

The price of lithium, a battery mineral crucial to the clean energy transition, fell 80% in 2023, with slow EV sales contributing to the decline.

Mining Finance • Jan 30, 2024

Altilium and NGM enter into nickel processing

Altilium Projects and New Generation Minerals (NGM) have entered into a strategic project assessment and exclusivity agreement as part of plans to redefine nickel processing in…

Blog • Jan 30, 2024

Diamond hunting attracts illegal immigrants

Dundo - Diamond mining continues to attract illegal migrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Lunda Norte province, requiring defense and security agencies to…

Battery Metals • Jan 29, 2024

Atlantic Lithium completes first stage of

Atlantic Lithium Limited, an Africa-focused lithium exploration and development company aiming to build Ghana’s first lithium mine, has announced the completion of the first phase of…

Base Metals • Jan 27, 2024

QC Copper employs AI to target drill program

QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU) has received an AI report detailing five priority drilling targets at its 25,000-hectare Opemiska project, which includes the former Springer…

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