
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 […]
QUEBEC – There has been a new discovery of a nickel-copper-cobalt showing in the James Bay area by the 50:50 joint venture […]
AUSTRALIA – Toronto-based First Quantum Minerals has decided to puts its Ravensthorpe nickel mine in Western Australia on care and maintenance at […]
SOUTH AFRICA – Ivanhoe Mines has released the definitive feasibility study for phase one of its Platreef platinum group-nickel-copper-gold project 280 km […]
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Garibaldi Resources is preparing to drill its 100% owned E&L project, the only nick-copper-rich massive sulphide system in […]
NORTH BAY, Ont. – Cementation Canada has registered ‘Nortech-Cementation Canada Labrador LP’, a limited partnership between Nortech Holdings of Happy Valley Goose […]
MANITOBA – Vale Canada, the Toronto-based arm of mining behemoth Vale SA, has announced the closure of its small Birchtree nickel mine […]
OTTAWA – The Mining Association of Canada has awarded two Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Excellence awards this year – one to the […]
MANITOBA – Wolfden Resources of Thunder Bay, Ont., says winter drilling has extended nickel-copper-cobalt mineralization within a recently discovered feeder structure at […]
MADAGASCAR – Sherritt International is reducing its interest in the Ambatovy nickel joint venture to 12% from the current 40%. Sherritt will, […]
QUEBEC – RNC Minerals of Toronto and the Abitibiwinni First Nation (AFN) have signed an impact and benefits agreement for the Dumont […]
SOUTH AFRICA – Ivanhoe Mines of Vancouver has selected three mine financing institutions as lead arrangers to attract financing for the ongoing […]
ONTARIO – Noront Resources of Toronto and the Marten Falls First Nation (MFFN) have signed an exploration and project advancement agreement. The […]