Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxAltech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsPresident and CEO Michael McPhie said with the increased interest in copper and other metals used in sustainable energy sources, the company believed Manto Negro stood out "as a unique opportunity to create value" for shareholders."The company is also considering options for the future of the...Read More
Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesThe first trench at the Fierrazo area...Read More
Seabridge Gold has tabled an updated resource estimate for its Iron Cap gold-copper porphyry project in British Columbia that increases the project's indicated resource by 460,000 oz. gold and 177 million lb. copper. It also boosts the project's inferred resource by 7.45 million oz. gold and 4 billion lb. copper.The project now contains 423 million indicated tonnes grading 0.41 gram gold per tonne...Read More
PowerOre of Toronto has spent the winter poring over historical drill results and creating a 3D model of the past producing Springer and Perry copper mines. The geologists identified a number of wide - 20 metres or longer - disseminated mineralized drill intersections from the Springer mine.Early in the mines' history, operators focused on high grade veins and much of the disseminated copper miner...Read More
The World Copper Conference will once again be hosted in Santiago, Chile and will reinforce its position as the premier copper event in Latin America.The conference is renowned for its calibre of attendees attracting CEOs and senior executives from leading miners, smelters, service providers, financiers, as well as government delegations. It is also a major networking event for key stakeholders fr...Read More
Hudbay Minerals has received the last key permit it needs to start building its Rosemont mine in Arizona.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a Section 404 water permit for the project, which a feasibility study in 2017 forecast would have a mine life of 19 years and produce 112,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate a year at a life-of-mine cash cost of $1.29 per lb.Now that the 404 Permit has be...Read More
Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM), continued its deal-making spree Tuesday by setting a joint venture with Greatland Gold (LON:GGP), which will focus on advancing the explorer's Havieron project in Western Australia's Paterson region.The agreement comes only a day after Newcrest announced it was buying a 70% stake in the Red Chris copper and gold mine in Canada from Imp...Read More
It's important to understand Gold's fundamentals as it will help us confirm a new bull market.To this point, Gold's rallies have failed to make higher highs and higher lows because, although there has been improvement in fundamentals, the fundamentals have not turned bullish yet.The technical trigger will be Gold and gold stock outperformance of the stock market which will likely lead to the funda...Read More
Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAmong the highlights, it reported 28.95m at 0.48% copper, 0.77g/t go...Read More
Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesI am sure in many cases it's got to d...Read More
Production at MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine in Peru could fall 'in the near term' due to a road blockade by a community that was relocated to make way for the mine, the company said on Monday.Production at Las Bambas, which churned out some 385,000 tonnes of copper last year, has not yet been affected by the protest but could be if it continues or intensifies, the company said in a statement. I...Read More
Producer of mineral-based highly engineered advanced materials Luxfer, and manufacturer of rare earth and rare metal-based functional materials Neo Performance, announced that they have mutually agreed to terminate a previously announced transaction under which Luxfer would have acquired Neo for $612 million in cash and stock.The companies made the announcement by issuing a press release in which...Read More
Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining, (ASX: NCM) is acquiring a 70% joint-venture interest in Imperial Metals' (TSX: III) Red Chris copper and gold mine, located in British Columbia, Canada, as part of an ongoing push by the world's top bullion miners to get even bigger.The Melbourne-based company, which is also the world's No. 3 gold producer by market value, is paying Imperial $806...Read More
Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesIt said "impressive surface alteratio...Read More
The widely-held mega-cap stocks that dominate the U.S. markets recently finished reporting their Q4 2018 financial results. Because the tenor of stock markets changed radically last quarter, this latest earnings season is more important than usual. An extreme monster bull market suddenly rolled over into a severe near-bear correction in Q4. How major corporations fared offers insights into whether...Read More
"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftA ‘stronger for longer' iron ore price would benefit big producers, especially Rio Tinto, but the same cannot be said for the big Anglo-Australian miner's exposure to closure and rehabilitationRead More
Mining industry employees and jobseekers are prioritizing a work-life balance when they look for a new role or when they start feeling dissatisfied in the position they are in.This is according to a survey of almost 800 people conducted by Perth-based Mining People International in January 2019.The recruitment agency reported that when asked "What takes priority when you're searching for your next...Read More
Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism reported this week that exports dropped by 7.4% in January 2019 when compared to the same month of the previous year.Mineral production was down 1.26% in January.According to local media, the Ministry said that the largest fall was observed in mineral exports, which went down by 16.8% in January due to lower gold and copper prices. Sales of the yellow m...Read More
Crystal Lake Mining's (TSXV: CLM; US-OTC: SIOCF) maiden drill program has uncovered a new copper discovery consisting of more than 20 mineralized zones at its 430 sq. km Newmont Lake project northwest of Eskay Creek in B.C.'s Golden Triangle.Last fall the company drilled 550 metres across four reverse circulation holes at the project's Burgundy Ridge target, hitting copper, gold and silver mineral...Read More
Goldcorp, (TSX: G, NYSE: GG) Yamana Gold, (TSX:YRI; NYSE: AUY) and Glencore (LSE:GLEN; JSE:GLN) signed an integration agreement this week that stipulates the Agua Rica copper-gold project in Argentina will be developed and operated using the existing infrastructure and facilities at the Alumbrera mine."The integration of the Agua Rica project and the Alumbrera mine has significant merit given the...Read More