ERM outlines the true cost of mine closure
Mining has long been the source of materials for modern society. It also has been critical in the establishment of associated secondary and tertiary economies. However, mines have a finite…
Articles by Trish Saywell
The View from England: March is a good time to consider risk and reward
It seems odd not being in Toronto during the first full week of March. For as long as I can remember, the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention…
Former Xstrata boss creates Vision Blue Resources and invests in NextSource Materials
Sir Mick Davis built Xstrata into one of the largest mining companies in the world before it was acquired by Glencore in 2013 and has raised more than US$40 billion…
Steinmetz bets on Brazilian investigation against Vale
Israeli diamond and mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz is betting on Brazil’s authorities in his battle against Vale (NYSE: VALE). In January, the billionaire businessman was found guilty of bribing a…
Canaccord Genuity raises Q1 copper price forecast
Canaccord Genuity mining analyst Dalton Baretto has raised his copper price forecast for the first quarter from US$3.50 per lb. to US$3.75 per lb. “Given the average quarter to date…
Aspiration versus reality: What lies in store for platinum group metals over the next decade?
The rise in electric vehicle (EV) market share in the car industry may be accelerating as witnessed in the wave of announcements from Volvo, Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford, Nissan, Toyota,…
Global silver demand forecast to rise 11% in 2021: Silver Institute
The following is a release by the Silver Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit association that draws its international membership from across the breadth of the silver industry, including silver miners,…
Battle North Gold greenlights construction of Bateman project
The board of Battle North Gold (TSX: BNAU) has approved construction of the Bateman gold project in Red Lake. After starting work on critical path construction items in November, the…
Interview: Clean TeQ’s Sunrise battery materials complex in Australia is construction ready
Clean TeQ’s (ASX: CLQ; US-OTC: CTEQF) Sunrise project in New South Wales, Australia, is one of the largest nickel/cobalt deposits in the world and one of the largest and highest…
Institutional investors turn to gold
In the face of historically low interest rates and chronically depressed bond yields, institutional investors are turning to gold as a portfolio diversifier. Gold has been largely shunned by institutional…
Nickel prices: How did we get here and what comes next?
Nickel prices have risen substantially over the past 12 months and are edging closer to the US$9 per lb. or US$20,000 per tonne threshold that analysts believe could spur investment…
Investors, regulators looking at board diversity beyond gender
Canadian public companies will have a year to get in line with new, tougher board gender diversity guidelines from leading proxy advisory firms or face a withhold vote against the…