Mining – Battery Metals

CanAlaska is a junior mineral exploration and Project Generator company. The Company controls 132,300 hectares across 9 uranium projects in northern Saskatchewan & Manitoba, 25,000 hectares across 3 nickel projects in northern Manitoba and two base metal projects in northern Manitoba & B.C., and 2 diamond projects covering 57,752 hectares in Saskatchewan & Alberta. [more]

Revenue for Tesla was US$6.0B in Q2, up 1% Q/Q but down 5% Y/Year. During the earnings’ call, Elon Musk announced that the next Tesla factory will be built near Austin, Texas and asked any mining companies to mine more nickel and that “Tesla will give you a giant contract for a long period of time.” [more]

Net proceeds from the offering would be used for further R&D of the Company’s intelligent battery management system and commercial electric vehicle programs. [more]

Last week, Rivian, a private electric vehicle manufacturer backed by Amazon, announced a US$2.5 billion capital raise, aimed at ensuring the production launch in 2021 of its electric truck and SUV line, competing against Ford, General Motors, Nikola, Tesla, and Lordstown Motor. [more]

Top deals closing this month included Osisko Mining receiving $177M and Lundin Gold closing C$57.5 million, both from bought-deal financings. Artemis Gold expects to raise $175 million from a bought-deal agreement with a syndicate of underwriters as well as a non-brokered offering. [more]

The production and sale of electric vehicles were resilient despite the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the EV industry reported various new developments in vehicles and technologies. [more]

Balmoral, Skeena, Freegold, Rubicon Minerals and Wallbridge lead the way with high grade or long intercepts [more]

Top deals include Equinox Gold receiving $145M from the exercise of warrants, Fortuna Silver Mines closing a US$69M bought deal financing, and Bluestone Resources closing a C$92M bought deal equity financing. [more]