E3 Lithium (TSXV:ETL) has received $5 million from the government of Alberta to accelerate the development of their lithium brine demonstration facility.

Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE: IE) has completed the final payment as part of their option agreement for the Santa Cruz Copper Project for $10 million.

Mining giants BHP (NYSE:BHP) and Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN) have announced they will acquire Filo Mining (TSX: FILO) in a $3 billion deal.

London listed SPAC ACG Acquisition (LSE: ACG) has announced they will purchase a copper mine located in Turkey in a new $290 million deal.

The Sprott Copper Trust (TSX:COP-U) has announced they will raise up to $500 million in new capital to purchase more physical copper.

Talon Metals (TSX:TLO) has announced they have officially begun drilling for nickel and copper at their Michigan property, just 1.7 miles from a major mine.

The Metals Company (NASDAQ:TMC) has announced they have successfully produced the world’s first cobalt sulphate from the mining of deep sea nodules.

The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) has announced that nickel that was mined from the Pacific Ocean has been verified as battery grade.

Silicon is a critical input for emerging technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence chip manufacturing.

Talon Metals (TSX:TLO) has announced they are expanding the Raptor Zone at their flagship Tamarack property located in central Minnesota.