Canadian mining news

E3 Lithium Ltd has successfully produced lithium carbonate, the last major step in a conventional process before conversion to battery quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate.

Uranium Energy has announced that it has closed a purchase agreement with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada to acquire a portfolio of exploration-stage projects in the Athabasca Basin.

Newmont has announced that, following a review by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, it has been cleared to proceed with its proposed acquisition of Newcrest.

Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine is set to build the largest solar power plant across Canada’s territories that will generate approximately 4200 MWh of carbon-free electricity annually.

Stantec has been selected by First Mining Gold (FMG) to lead the environmental baseline programme for its Duparquet Gold Project in Duparquet, Quebec.

Volt Lithium Corp. announces strategic collaborations with nanotechnology labs to accelerate North American lithium production and environmentally conscious water management.

The facility will process lithium mineral concentrates that are essential for the North American electric vehicle (EV) value chain development.

Proceeds from the Strategic Investment will be used to advance and accelerate the development of the Company’s flagship Marimaca Copper Project located in the Antofagasta region, Chile.

Preliminary metallurgical testing completed in 2022 demonstrated up to 99% recovery of the magnesium using an HCl leach and 58% recovery of the nickel through floatation.

Results Include 5.9% Ni, 2.0% Cu, 12.4 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 3.2 m.