
CHARTS: How the sulphuric acid crunch is driving up critical minerals costs
Benchmark warns soaring sulphuric acid prices are driving up lithium and nickel production costs worldwide.

Benchmark warns soaring sulphuric acid prices are driving up lithium and nickel production costs worldwide.

The Metals Company (TMC) has signed a contract with Allseas, a subsea construction company, for the development and operation of a nodule collection […]
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which is reeling from the forced closure of its giant copper mine in Panama, will […]
South Korean battery manufacturer Samsung SDI has become the latest company to invest in Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; OTCQX: CNIKF), which […]
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) made a $23.1-million investment in the recent flow-through offering from Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; […]
$1.7B investment in underground development extends mine life to 2034 A key driver for the $1.7-billion expansion is the burgeoning demand for […]
When George Pirie, Ontario’s mines minister, closes his eyes and imagines what a resurgent northern Ontario mining industry will look like five […]
Global mining and metals sector consultancy CRU has released its top 10 sustainability predictions for commodity markets in 2024, covering topics that […]
Nauru Ocean Resources (NORI), a subsidiary of The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC), has begun sharing emerging data on the impacts of seafloor […]
CaNickel Mining (TSXV: CML) has granted Cobalt One Energy an option to purchase CaNickel’s Bucko Lake nickel project for $80 million. The […]
Vale Base Metals (VBM) announced on Friday that Deshnee Naidoo will step down from her position as CEO effective March 31. According to the company, […]
Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has inked a deal with Zambia’s Mimosa Resources to fast-track their joint development of the Fishtie copper project […]
A Canadian unit of Vale Base Metals, Vale’s (NYSE:VALE) copper and nickel spinoff, has agreed to sell a 14% stake in Vale Indonesia (PT […]
The Metals Company (TMC) (NASDAQ: TMC) is hunting the seafloor for polymetallic nodules that could play a role in supplying battery metals. […]