Silver Bow Mining Corporation has signed a term sheet with Ocean Partners UK for an integrated funding, credit support and offtake package all valued at $88-million.

Having announced a spinout of its noncore assets in New Brunswick, Canadian copper and zinc explorer Osisko Metals has advised of a best efforts placement of special warrants for the new company called Osisko Critical Minerals Corporation (OCMC).

Another year of mine underperformance, record-low smelter treatment terms and a scramble for metal on the London Metal Exchange (LME). If you're thinking this is a description of the copper market, think again.

Nasdaq-listed cobalt processor Electra Battery Materials has finalised definitive agreements with an agency of the Ontario government, Invest Ontario, for C$17.5-million in funding to support the construction of its cobalt sulphate refinery in Temiskaming Shores.

Swedish miner Boliden said on Thursday it had agreed to acquire all of Brazilian group Votorantim's shares in zinc and silver producer Nexa Resources, giving it a 64.68% stake, and will bid for the rest of the company.

Electra Battery Materials' cobalt sulphate refinery taking shape in Ontario, the company confirms it has secured cobalt hydroxide feed from diversified miner Glencore through December 31, 2031.

The Cengiz Holding subsidiary will invest $20 million in downstream cobalt-salt production and $200 million in a pellet-iron facility at its operating metal-recovery and fertilizer complex in Mardin. The projects remain at the planning stage, with cobalt-plant construction targeted to begin by the end of 2026.

Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation says major construction packages are being executed at its cobalt sulphate refinery, in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, which is a strategic critical minerals processing facility supported by the US, Canada and Ontario governments.

Titan Mining Corporation has reported a record performance in the quarter ended June 30, with adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) having quadrupled year-on-year to $9.6-million which CEO Rita Adiani says reflects the strength of the group's zinc operations.

Congo has banned exports of copper concentrate and cobalt concentrate in a major escalation of its drive to force domestic processing and retain more value from its vast mineral resources, according to a new government order reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.