Tesla Inc. has signed an undisclosed deal with Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. for the supply of nickel to the electric car maker, Bloomberg News is reporting, citing sources. The price of nickel, which is essential to making batteries for electric vehicles, had been rising steadily even before the conflict...

Four Sudbury entrepreneurs will compete for $15,000 in prize money during NORCAT’s 2022 Pitch event this May. The event is slated to take place on May 12 at the Sudbury Theatre Centre in downtown Sudbury. During the evening event, companies will pitch their business ideas to a panel of angel investors,...

The world’s biggest miners had a tough start to the year, struggling to hit production goals and keep costs under control in the face of Covid-19 disruptions and global inflationary pressures. Fresh from record profits, and with many commodities still trading at or near all-time highs, the economic recovery from...

Elon Musk’s worries about nickel are well-documented and in an earnings call Wednesday, Tesla’s CEO  added lithium to his list of raw material concerns. Battery production – more specifically lithium – is the “fundamental limiting factor” for electric vehicle adoption worldwide, Musk told investors: “We think we’re going to need to help...

Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a large order for equipment, including battery-electric machines and automation solutions, from the Canadian Malartic partnership, that will be used in a major new underground gold mine currently under construction – the Odyssey mine in...

Electra Battery Materials is putting up the ‘Help Wanted’ sign to build a workforce around its refurbished refinery and proposed battery materials park in Temiskaming. The Toronto-headquartered company is looking to fill the ranks with skilled people to work on the ground floor of a new value-added industry in Northern Ontario....

Goliath Gold is living up to its name as Treasury Metals posted a new resource estimate for the district-scale mine complex, just east of Dryden in northwestern Ontario. After digesting last year’s drilling results, the Toronto mine developer boasts an almost 3-million-ounce resource of measured, indicated and inferred gold resource at its three...

Construction hasn’t started on the road to the Ring of Fire, but the Ontario government promises the environmental assessment process is well underway. The provincial government and two remote First Nations near the remote mineral belt are calling the filing of the terms of reference of the Northern Road Link...

The organizers and trainers behind a northwestern Ontario program, geared to develop a homegrown mining workforce, are declaring it a “resounding success” after one year. An April 8 news release said 227 students participated in the Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord Partnership, supporting the development of the Sioux Lookout Mining Centre of Excellence....

MineConnect member Carriere Industrial Supply Limited (CIS) is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by The Weir Group PLC (“Weir”), one of the world’s leading mining engineering businesses. CIS has served the Canadian mining market since 1964 as a premiere manufacturer, distributor and provider of highly engineered wear...

Hemlo Explorers optioning its Pic Project to north shore gold miner Hemlo Explorers is optioning up to 80 per cent ownership of its Pic Project near the north shore of Lake Superior to Barrick Gold. The Toronto-based junior miner, formerly known as Canadian Orebodies, announced last week it had signed a...

The Sudbury Airport Community Development Corporation (SACDC) is currently seeking three (3) candidates for the Board of Directors. This is a volunteer position available for qualified citizens, with or without prior Board experience. Further information on the board mandate and structure can be found at https://lnkd.in/eMw3Hr3. The term of appointment is...

Canadian miners say Ottawa’s plan to spend C$3.8 billion ($3.02 billion) to boost domestic production of lithium, copper and other strategic minerals should help propel the country’s efforts to become a key part of the global electric vehicle supply chain. The spending, announced during Canada’s federal budget unveiling on Thursday, promises grants...

Kinross Gold is aiming to report an initial inferred resource for its recently acquired Great Bear (Dixie) project in Red Lake, Ontario, by the end of the year. The gold miner, which paid $1.8 billion in cash and shares for Great Bear in a deal that closed in late February,...

Australian miner tables a socio-economic and green agenda to benefit Indigenous business and deliver a net-zero mine The Ring of Fire’s newest player contends it will “set a new global benchmark in sustainable mining” in Ontario’s Far North. Australia’s Wyloo Metals announced April 7 that it has formally completed its acquisition of...

Northern development minister challenges environmental groups to ‘get on board’ with Ontario Minerals Strategy Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford said environmental groups that continue to target Northern Ontario’s mining industry are missing the boat if they do not support Ontario’s Critical Minerals Strategy. Rickford recently made reference to Ontario environmental...

Canada’s federal budget will include an investment of at least C$2 billion ($1.6 billion) for a strategy to accelerate the production and processing of critical minerals needed for the electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain.

Shopping app and manufacturing facility will share in more than $1.4 million. An app to help consumers shop with local businesses and a manufacturing facility producing drilling equipment will share $1,416,298 in federal funds to help grow their companies.

Ontario’s strategic push to establish a fully integrated lithium-ion battery supply chain got a massive boost on Monday after Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL) reached an agreement with India-based Essar Group to fund and provide development support for a lithium refinery in Thunder Bay. Avalon and RenJoules International have partnered...

Mining partners maintain good relationships and trust are ongoing processes. Fifty years ago, it was unheard of for mining companies to share the wealth and the benefits from their operations with Indigenous communities in Canada, much less be on speaking terms.