In his May 22nd broadcast, John Kaiser updates Midland Exploration's (MD) Mythril project which has implications for nearby area plays hosted by Azimut Exploration (AZM), 92 Resources (NTY) and Quebec Precious Metal (CJC). Midland released initial drilling results from 10 holes on May 16th.Image By nattAng source WikipediaIn the third and final segment of the show, Mr. Kaiser assesses the implica...Read More
LUSAKA/JOHANNESBURG - A court hearing between Vedanta and the government of Zambia over control of its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) business was adjourned on Friday until June 4.The government is pressing for the liquidation of KCM which it has accused of breaching its operating licence. The company faces a lawsuit in the English courts over allegations KCM polluted the land of nearly 2,000 Zambian...Read More
KUALA LUMPUR - The chief executive of Australian rare earth metals producer Lynas Corp said on Friday that feedback from the Malaysian government relating to its plans to move initial ore processes out of the Southeast Asian nation has been favourable.In a strategic growth plan to 2025 unveiled last Tuesday, Lynas said it intends to build an initial ore processing plant in Western Australia that...Read More
The South Australian Minister for Energy and Mining granted Havilah Resources (ASX: HAV) three mineral leases and two miscellaneous purposes licenses for the Kalkaroo copper-gold project, located northeast of Adelaide in South Australia.In a press release, Havilah said the decision secures the company's right to mine Kalkaroo. However, the firm still needs to obtain permission to mine which requir...Read More
The South Australian Minister for Energy and Mining granted Havilah Resources (ASX: HAV) three mineral leases and two miscellaneous purposes licenses for the Kalkaroo copper-gold project, located northeast of Adelaide in South Australia.In a press release, Havilah said the decision secures the company's right to mine Kalkaroo. However, the firm still needs to obtain permission to mine which requir...Read More
Max Resource (TSXV: MXR) reported this week the first assays from its 10-week exploration program underway at the North Choc?? copper-gold project, located 80 kilometres southwest of Medell?-n, Colombia.Among the highlights of the campaign, Max said that seven of 23 chip samples returned grades ranging from 155.27g/t gold to 2.94g/t gold and, of those seven samples, three returned values of >10,00...Read More
Max Resource (TSXV: MXR) reported this week the first assays from its 10-week exploration program underway at the North Choc?? copper-gold project, located 80 kilometres southwest of Medell?-n, Colombia.Among the highlights of the campaign, Max said that seven of 23 chip samples returned grades ranging from 155.27g/t gold to 2.94g/t gold and, of those seven samples, three returned values of >10,00...Read More
Mid-tier Canadian miner B2Gold (TSX:BTO)(NYSE: BTG) on Friday dismissed reports indicating it was mulling the acquisition of an idled gold mine in Zimbabwe, emphasizing it was not currently interested in any mergers or acquisitions.Chief executive Clive Johnson reiterated B2Gold's long-term growth strategy by saying that in addition to developing its existing pipeline of projects, the company co...Read More
Mid-tier Canadian miner B2Gold (TSX:BTO)(NYSE: BTG) on Friday dismissed reports indicating it was mulling the acquisition of an idled gold mine in Zimbabwe, emphasizing it was not currently interested in any mergers or acquisitions.Chief executive Clive Johnson reiterated B2Gold's long-term growth strategy by saying that in addition to developing its existing pipeline of projects, the company co...Read More
Chile's Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, has dismissed reports of a predicted 40% drop in production over the next two years due to declining ore grades and the switch of its flagship Chuquicamata mine to underground from open pit.Instead, the miner says it is following a detailed plan that will allow it to keep copper output at current levels of around 1.7 million tonnes a year over th...Read More
A new report projects the cannabis market in the United States will reach $22.7 billion in sales by 2023. The estimates in the Brightfield Group report imply a compound annual...Read full newsRead More
This week’s Canadian mining news was dominated by the gold stocks, with junior gold miners in particular preparing for the arrival of the drilling season in the north. Aben Resources (TSX-V:ABN) announced details of its hotly awaited exploration programmes in both Yukon and the Golden Triangle. The junior gold miner plans to extend its drilling season by a month by initiating a 2000...Read More
This is big, really big. I can't say that it's a surprise that Glencore might want to partner with First Cobalt Corp. (TSX-V: FCC) / (QTCQX: FTSSF), but it would be by far the best possible outcome for management's strategic review of its 100%-owned refinery in Ontario. Shareholders & prospective investors were understandably growing nervous about First Cobalt's ability to deliver the restart fund...Read More
After peaking at a record high of over US$1,600 an ounce in late March, 2019 precious metal palladium has come off the boil, losing almost 18%. This has impacted palladium miners, with Canada's largest North American Palladium (TSX:PDL) losing 4.5% over the last year.Improving outlook for palladiumThe decline in the value of palladium has gone against many analysts' forecasts, where it was predict...Read More
If you’re invested in precious metals or mining stocks, you’ll want to pay attention.Sandstorm Gold (TSX:SSL)(NYSE:SAND) is a metals streaming company. That means it provides financing to mining companies so that they can get their projects into production.In exchange for the upfront financing, Sandstorm secures a certain percentage of the output at a fixed (often very discounted) pri...Read More
Elon Musk sent out an internal email to employees on Thursday in which he makes the highly dubious claims that the Company has 50,000 new orders for the Model 3, the Company has a "good chance" of exceeding Q4's record deliveries and the production of the Model 3 is close to 1,000 per week.Regardless of the veracity of the production numbers, the new orders and Q2 deliveries assertions are lik...Read More
The company, which is chaired by former St Barbara boss Tim Lehany, launched a A$16.3 million capital raising at the start of this month to progress its Goschen zircon and rare earths project in Victoria towards production.Last week it reported increased interest in the offer due to the US-China trade war."Since our last capital raise in March 2019, the market has become more savvy, and we're seei...Read More
The U.S. economy has seen one of the greatest periods of growth ever under the Trump administration.But the ride might be coming to an end soon.Last month, the U.S. Commerce Department revised fourth quarter GDP growth down from 2.6% to 2.2%. The change stems from weakness in consumer spending, investment, and housing - all of which came in lower than initially thought.Economists are saying a lag...Read More
Copper Fox Metals Inc. (TSXV: CUU) (OTC Pink: CPFXF) is focused on the exploration and development of copper properties in Canada and the United States. At PDAC 2019, we learned from Elmer Stewart, President and CEO of Copper Fox, that they have four copper projects and a significant investment in a publically traded company that spans the copper space from early stage exploration to very advanced...Read More
They won't start final construction in Morocco until August, but the Mines Solar Decathlon team isn't waiting to get building. The eco-friendly model home's wet wall - the interior wall that contains all the plumbing for the bathroom and kitchen - as well as the power storage and HVAC systems are being assembled and tested here on the Mines campus. By mid-June, they'll all be packed inside a ship...Read More