Electric Vehicles
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Nouveau Monde to start construction at Matawinie graphite project
Nouveau Monde Graphite plans to begin early construction works at its Matawinie graphite project in Quebec in the second quarter, after receiving a key authorization from the province. With the issue of an environmental decree from the Quebec government, the…
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Robert Friedland opens Remote Roundup: ‘In our world, the geologists are the gods’
The Association for Mineral Exploration opened up its Remote Roundup – its first virtual conference in the event’s 38-year history – with special guest speakers that included a keynote talk from Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines.…
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First Cobalt inks feed agreements for refinery starting in 2022
First Cobalt has secured cobalt feed amounting to 90% of capacity for its First Cobalt Refinery in Ontario. The facility will be the only producer of cobalt sulphate for electric vehicle batteries in North America once the company completes a…
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Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices
A new research note from battery supply chain specialist and price reporting agency Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has a warning for carmakers about the direction of battery prices used in electric vehicles – they won’t fall indefinitely. Andrew Leyland, Head of…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 213: Platinum Group Metals CEO R. Michael Jones on South Africa, battery tech and PGMs outlook
This week’s episode features an interview with Platinum Group Metals president and chief executive R. Michael Jones, who discusses the company’s large-scale Waterberg PGM project in South Africa. Michael also mentions the company’s newly developed technology patent using palladium in…
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Nouveau Monde to participate in Quebec truck electrification initiative
Nouveau Monde Graphite has been selected as the first mining partner to participate in a government-led electrification initiative, aimed at developing electric systems and rapid recharging infrastructure for heavy vehicles used in open pit mining. The joint effort, which includes…
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Giga Metals targets battery market with PEA for Turnagain nickel project in BC
Giga Metals has tabled an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Turnagain nickel-cobalt project in B.C., 65 km east of Dease Lake. The early-stage study suggests a two-stage, 37-year open pit operation, producing a high-grade nickel concentrate sold to…
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GRAPHITE: Spherical graphite producers impacted by low demand
UNITED KINGDOM – A report by Roskill states that low prices are having a significant impact on the profitability of spherical graphite producers. According to the market analyst, the price decline – which has hit a two year low, with FOB…
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GRAPHITE: Nouveau Monde gets BAPE report, lands fed funding
QUEBEC – Nouveau Monde has received $1.5 million in repayable funding from the federal government to help it optimize its process to manufacture spherical graphite. The company announced it had successfully commissioned a demonstration plant to produce spherical graphite from…
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BATTERIES: Why LFP cathode material is making a comeback
A previously sidelined EV battery cathode material – LFP, composed of lithium iron and phosphate – has come to the forefront in 2020, thanks to its safety, low cost, and the simplified battery pack design that it allows, a white paper published…
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LITHIUM: Cypress releases positive PFS for Clayton Valley in Nevada
NEVADA – With an initial US$493-million investment, Cypress Development‘s Clayton Valley lithium project could produce 27,400 tonnes lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) per year over a 40-year mine life, according to a prefeasibility study released this week. At an 8% discount…
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SURVEY: Canadians want to seize opportunity in critical metals
TORONTO — Coinciding with National Mining Week, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has released a new national poll that highlights public enthusiasm for Canada to grow market share as a preferred global supplier of critical minerals, based on abundance…
