Production at Glencore’s Raglan nickel mine at Nunavik, Quebec has been suspended as hundreds of unionized workers went on strike for the first time in 25 years on the night of May 27. Nearly 98% of the 630 workers from the United Steelworkers Union, Local 9449, voted in favour of...

As much as Ontario is ready to reap the rewards of the anticipated boom in battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the next 10 years and beyond, the move to go green is not as rosy as it might seem. That was revealed during the two-day BEV conference held at Science...

Gold prices eased on Tuesday, heading towards a second straight monthly decline, as a rise in the dollar and US Treasury yields dented the metal’s appeal despite concerns over surging inflation. Spot gold dialed back 0.7% to $1,843.37 per ounce by 12:15 p.m. ET, recording a loss of 2.7% for...

Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ) has awarded key contracts for its Valentine gold project in central Newfoundland. The company has signed a letter of intent with SNC-Lavalin for detailed engineering for the mill and major facilities. SNC will also supply related equipment and construction packages. Marathon has also appointed Progesys to...

Unionized workers at Baffinland Iron Mines’ Mary River iron ore operation on the northern tip of Baffin Island, in Canada’s territory of Nunavut, are urging the federal government to approve the company’s request for a shipping limit expansion. After four years of consultations and deliberations, the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) rejected...

Inflation, labour costs and supply chain issues may bump up the construction price tag to finish the refurbishment and expansion of a Temiskaming cobalt refinery. But Toronto’s Electra Battery Materials doesn’t expect any delays in the schedule to have the facility running by year’s end. In a news release of its first...

Glencore International AG and Glencore Ltd, a Swiss-headquartered international miner and commodities trader, pleaded guilty this week to charges of bribing foreign officials and engaging in an oil market manipulation scheme. As a result, Glencore has agreed to pay more than US$1.1 billion in criminal fines and forfeiture of all...

Aurelius Minerals has released an initial mineral resource estimate on its Aureus East gold project in Nova Scotia, sending its equity to a new 12-month low at 19c apiece. The Toronto-based explorer outlined 985 million tonnes in the indicated category grading 5.14 grams per tonne gold for 162,700 oz. of...

The City of Timmins is gearing up to host the 2022 Canadian Mining Expo, which has become one of the largest gatherings of mining expertise in Northern Ontario. Taking place June 8-9 at the McIntyre Arena in Timmins, the expo features more than 400 exhibitors, conferences, demonstrations, networking events, and...

Greater Sudbury’s first ever municipal conference to explore the commercial viability of the battery electric vehicle (BEV) industry was told Wednesday that massive economic opportunities will exist in Sudbury and Northern Ontario because of it.Greater Sudbury’s first ever municipal conference to explore the commercialviability of the battery electric vehicle (BEV)...

Glencore Plc has closed the “cash desks” in London and Switzerland that once dispensed money for bribes. Employees implicated in sweeping, cross-border corruption investigations are gone. New safeguards are in place, and boss Gary Nagle says it’s a “different company.” Now he will have to prove it. Glencore this week agreed...

Construction of an open-pit palladium and copper mine project near Marathon appears to be a year away from groundbreaking. Drew Anwyll, chief operating officer for Generation Mining, delivered a webcall update on May 20 as the Toronto company navigates its way through a federal and provincial environmental assessment (EA) on its...

A gold exploration company working ground near Geraldton has signed an exploration agreement with three area First Nations. Tombill Mines announced that they have entered into an agreement with Aroland First Nation, Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek and Ginoogaming First Nation. The company is exploring a large claims package, just south of Geraldton,...

In 2014, the Stephen Harper Conservative government rejected the New Prosperity mine project, said to be one of Canada’s largest undeveloped copper deposits. Now, the Justin Trudeau government is so anxious to secure a domestic supply of critical minerals and metals, including copper, that it earmarked C$3.8 billion ($2.9bn) in...

Australian lithium producer Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) has published a positive pre‐feasibility study (PFS) for its flagship North American Lithium (NAL) project in Québec, confirming the NAL operation’s technical and financial viability over a 27-year mine life. Sayona currently has a 75% interest in NAL, with US-based lithium explorer Piedmont Lithium (ASX:...

The federal environmental and social assessment being applied in the Ring of Fire was declared unconstitutional by an Alberta court. And an Indigenous business organization in that province is “gratified” with the opinion. Alberta’s Court of Appeal handed down a non-binding decision on May 10 that the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) is...

Extracting rare earths, cobalt, nickel or lithium is one thing – processing, refining, smelting and recycling those critical metals and minerals is a whole other business, and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is putting up C$11 million ($8.6m) for new proposals. As part of its Critical Minerals Strategy, NRCan has put...

Electric vehicles (EVs) overtook smartphones and other high-tech devices for the first time last year as the main driver of cobalt demand, with the sector consuming 59,000 tonnes of the battery metal, or 34% of the total globally. The figure contrasts with the 160,000 tonnes of cobalt mined last year,...

McEwen Mining has high hopes of discovering more gold this year at its Fox Complex in the Black River-Matheson area. The Toronto mining company held a conference call late last week on its 2022 first-quarter production results and updated its exploration plans in the Timmins mining camp. The company has three...

Baffinland Iron Mines’ proposed expansion of its Mary River iron ore operation on the northern tip of Baffin Island, in Canada’s territory of Nunavut, has suffered a major blow after a review board advised against the project on environmental grounds. After four years of consultations and deliberations, the Nunavut Impact Review Board...

Timmins-area mine developer Canada Nickel has filed documents for a new federal mine permitting process that leans heavily on Indigenous input and participation. The company announced this week it has filed an initial project description of its Crawford Project to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC). It’s part of Ottawa’s...

An energy crisis exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means the world will need more Canadian resources – from oil and natural gas to wood pellets. And though that rising demand is unlikely to derail the energy transition that’s underway, it will almost certainly delay it. That was the assessment...