Finance & business

According to the latest Rystad Energy projections, global demand for copper will outstrip supply by more than 6 million t by 2030.

Endeavour Silver Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the Pitarrilla project in Durango State, Mexico, from SSR Mining Inc.

Hexagon AB has acquired Minnovare, a leading provider of drilling technology that improves the speed, cost and accuracy of underground drilling.

ALROSA has reported that its sales of rough and polished diamonds in 2021 totalled over $4 billion.

A recent analysis from Rystad Energy has shown that EV producers and suppliers could be facing a major cost headache starting this year as battery-grade lithium prices skyrocket.

Whitmore Manufacturing, LLC has announced that Chad Spretz has joined the company as Vice President of Sales.

Calibre Mining Corp. and Fiore Gold Ltd has announced the successful completion of the transaction pursuant to which Calibre acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Fiore.

Yorkton Ventures Inc. has acquired 12 mineral claims in five blocks, known together as the Sirmac East Project, in the James Bay area of Quebec.

Talon Metals Corp. has entered into an agreement with Tesla Inc. for the supply and purchase of nickel concentrate to be produced from the Tamarack Nickel Project.

Critical Resources Ltd has announced that its acquisition of the Mavis Lake lithium project in Ontario, Canada, has been completed.

Osino Resources Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire the Ondundu gold exploration property in Namibia from B2Gold Corp.

Lycopodium has been awarded an Engineering and Construction Management Services contract from PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara for the Batu Hijau Process Plant Expansion project in Indonesia.

BHP has made investments in both Kabanga Nickel’s project in Tanzania and Lifezone’s roll-out of its patented hydrometallurgical technologies.

East Star Resources has been readmitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority by way of a Standard Listing following its acquisition of Discovery Ventures Kazakhstan.

Adriatic Metals PLC has advised that definitive documentation for the US$142.5 million debt financing package with Orion Resource Partners (UK) LLP has been entered into by the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Adriatic Metals Trading & Finance B.V.