Base Metals • Jan 24, 2025
The Global Nickel Supply Chain: Securing
Nickel is at the heart of a geopolitical tug-of-war, fueled by its essential role in electric vehicle (EV) batteries and broader energy transition goals. With global…
Base Metals
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Base Metals • Jan 13, 2025
Kutcho Copper’s High-Grade Opportunity
As the global economy shifts toward decarbonization, copper demand is soaring, fueled by electrification and renewable energy initiatives. Against this backdrop, Kutcho Copper Corp. (TSX-V: KC;…
Base Metals • Dec 24, 2024
Nickel Prices Hit Four-Year Low Amid Economic
Nickel prices have plummeted to their lowest levels since November 2020, capping off a challenging year for one of the most essential industrial metals.
Base Metals • Dec 14, 2024
Upstream Aluminium Market Overview: Q3
The upstream aluminium sector has witnessed a series of impactful developments in recent weeks, with significant shifts in bauxite imports, alumina production, and primary aluminium dynamics.…
Base Metals • Dec 7, 2024
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Join Forces to Propel
Winu Copper-Gold Project Bolstered by $399 Million Partnership.
Base Metals • Dec 3, 2024
Rio Tinto Partners with Imperial College to
he International Energy Agency estimates that the next decade will require more copper than was mined over the entire last century, intensifying the copper supply challenge.
Base Metals • Dec 3, 2024
Clean Copper Extraction: The Race to Reinvent a Vital
Now, a new wave of technology startups is promising to rewrite the rules of clean copper extraction and revolutionize copper refining technologies.
Base Metals • Nov 29, 2024
Blue Moon Metals Secures Norwegian Copper Assets
Vancouver-Based Junior Expands European Portfolio Amid Global Decarbonization Drive Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON, OTCQB: BMOOF) has announced a strategic expansion with the acquisition of two…
Base Metals • Nov 29, 2024
Blue Moon acquires two brownfield copper
Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON) (OTCQB: BMOOF) is acquiring two brownfield copper assets in Norway -- a move the Vancouver-based junior says would provide diversification from…
Base Metals • Nov 23, 2024
Copper Supply Gap Fuels M&A Frenzy in Mining Sector
Copper supply gap drives record M&A activity as mining giants like BHP pursue high-stakes deals to secure critical resources for renewable energy and electric vehicles.
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