Proposed new royalty unsettles miners in Chile
The return of high copper prices has come in the nick of time for Chile, but as the price for the red metal rallies, politicians believe the mining industry could…
Articles by Trish Saywell
Africa Snapshot: Eight companies seeking opportunities
Be it gold, copper or uranium, the African continent has powerful resources for mining. And there are several industry-friendly governments that are ready to secure their futures with new resource…
The View from England: Napoleon Bonaparte helped aluminium take wing
The British are not especially peaceful. Since the Act of Unification in 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain has fought in over 120 wars across a total of 170 countries….
Vale mulls base metals spinoff to tap EV market
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s no.1 nickel producer, is evaluating a potential spinoff of its base metals division as part of the miner’s growing interest in the electric vehicles (EV)…
The West needs to level the playing field to compete with China
Access to the raw materials of the new green economy is increasingly a high-stakes chess match along geopolitical lines dividing the East and the West. China controls access to the…
Tier One Silver on cusp of drilling Curibaya in Peru
In October, Auryn Resources was reorganized and split into three separate companies — Canada focused Fury Gold Mines (TSX: FURY NYSE-AM: FURY) and Peru-focused Sombrero Resources and Tier One Silver….
Bolivia-focused Andean Precious Metals lists on TSXV
Silver producer Andean Precious Metals (TSXV: APM) listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange on March 29 with US$70 million in cash and the only producing oxide plant in Bolivia. Its…
Friedland: “It’s copper, copper, copper, copper, copper, copper …”
I’ve covered the mining industry for more than a decade and during that time have had many opportunities to listen to presentations and speeches by Ivanhoe Mines’ founder Robert Friedland….
The View from England: For gun salutes, container ships, mining equipment and mines, size matters
At midday on April 10, a 41-round Death Gun Salute was fired across the U.K. to mark the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We are accustomed to gun…
JV Article: Trillium Gold and the resurgence at Red Lake
Imagine the value of 50 gold mines along the same stretch of highway. Current worth compared to historical value is what sparked Trillium Gold Mines (TSXV: TGM) CEO Russell Starr’s…
Piedmont grows its flagship lithium project in the US
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL), which in September signed a deal to supply Tesla with high-purity lithium, has boosted the resources at its flagship Piedmont Lithium project in the…
Canadian First Nation challenges DeBeers’ mine waste plans
Canada’s Attawapiskat First Nation it’s challenging the construction of a new mine landfill near the community in the province of Ontario, which is being proposed by diamond miner giant DeBeers….