US markets climb, Sept. 28-Oct. 2
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.87% to finish the week at 27,682.81 and the S&P 500 Index climbed 1.52% to 3,348.44. Spot gold increased US$37.60 per oz., or 2.02%,…
Articles by Carl A. Williams
TSX up, Sept. 28-Oct. 2
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.83% to 16,199.25 during the Sept. 28-Oct. 2 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index increased 0.14% to 96.25, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals…
Regulus partners with Osisko Gold Royalties on AntaKori in Peru
Regulus Resources (TSXV: REG; US-OTC: RGLSF) and Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) have announced a strategic partnership that grants Osisko rights on existing royalties covering claims on Regulus’ AntaKori copper-gold-silver project…
Aftermath Silver purchases Berenguela silver-copper project from SSR Mining
Aftermath Silver (TSXV: AAG; US-OTC: AAGFF) has signed an agreement with SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) to purchase 100% of the Berenguela silver-copper project in Peru, 204 km from Arequipa….
Palladium One extends mineralization at Kaukua South
Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM; US-OTC: NKORF) has extended the Kaukua South zone at its flagship Lantinen Koillismaa (LK) platinum-nickel-copper project in Finland, 190 km northeast of the port city of…
Raymond James hikes silver price forecast; Jeffrey Christian sees ‘extremely hostile’ environment
Raymond James has raised its average silver price forecasts for 2021 to US$25 per oz., up 37.9% from its previous estimate, and to US$22.50 per oz. in 2022, a 25%…
Platinum and palladium could boost performance of lithium-ion batteries
Lion Battery Technologies is pushing forward with plans to develop lithium-ion batteries that use platinum and palladium to enhance battery performance. The company was formed as a joint venture between Platinum…
Power outage damages equipment at Lundin’s Chapada mine in Brazil
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) has withdrawn its 2020 production, cash cost and capital expenditure guidance for its Chapada copper and gold mine in northern Brazil after a power outage caused damage…
Battle North reports ‘high-grade intercepts’ at Bateman gold project
Battle North Gold (TSXV: BNAU; US-OTC: NBAUF) has released assay results from drilling at the McFinley and Pen zones at the company’s wholly owned Bateman gold project in northwestern Ontario’s…
Tesla to eliminate cobalt from electric vehicles
At Tesla’s live-streamed Battery Technology Day this week, chief executive Elon Musk outlined the company’s plans to build a US$25,000 electric vehicle (EV) with a cheaper, more powerful battery that…
Luminex Resources finds high-grade mineralization at Condor
Luminex Resources (TSXV: LR; US-OTC: LUMIF) has released drill results from a five-hole, 3,300-metres drill program at its Condor gold-copper project in the Zamora-Chinchipe province in southeast Ecuador, 400 km southeast of…
Industry survey captures concerns about long-term impact of Covid-19
In our second article examining the results of The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal’s reader survey on the industry’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we look at respondents’ concerns about the long-term…