US markets down, Sept. 27-Oct. 1
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 471.54 points or 1.36% to finish the September 27 to October 1 trading week at 34,326.46 and the S&P 500 fell 98.44 points or…
Articles by Trish Saywell
TSX Venture down, Sept. 27-Oct. 1 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 10.25 points or 1.17% to finish the Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 trading week at 865.88. Spot gold rose US$10.80 per oz. or 0.62%…
Building a ‘Canadian mining Champion’
Whatever one thinks of the logic behind the ‘merger of equals’ announced this week between Agnico Eagle Mines and Kirkland Lake Gold, one thing is abundantly clear: The business combination…
Mixed hydroxide precipitate–the new class one nickel
We’ve all read about the push for de-carbonization, which is the primary driver for the battery mega-factory boom. All of these factories need nickel and cobalt for their products, but…
Horizonte Minerals secures more funds for Araguaia nickel project in Brazil
A syndicate of five international financial institutions have approved a senior secured project finance facility of up to US$346.2 million for Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; LSE: HZM) to fund the…
Global Mining Symposium: Peter Marrone on Yamana’s ‘generational’ mines
Peter Marrone, executive chairman and founder of Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY), shared his views on the company’s ‘generational’ strategy and assets — mines with several decades…
Analysts raise target prices on Teck after investor day
Analysts at CIBC, Canaccord Genuity, Raymond James and BMO Capital Markets raised their target prices on Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/B; NYSE: TECK) following the diversified miner’s September 21 Investor Day,…
Bank of America cuts iron ore price forecasts
The Bank of America’s global research team is lowering its price forecast for iron ore fines in 2022 by 45% to US$91 per tonne (down from its previous forecast of…
Rising spot uranium prices buoy explorers, developers and producers
Raymond James has raised its target prices on Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-AM: DNN) and NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) as spot uranium prices have jumped…
What’s really driving aluminium prices
The West African nation of Guinea is often referred to as the ‘Saudi Arabia’ of bauxite since it produces about 23% of the world’s supply of the commodity—second only to…
Rupert Resources completes first resource estimate on Ikkari
In less than 18 months from drilling the discovery hole, Rupert Resources (TSXV: RUP) has released its first resource estimate on the Ikkari gold deposit, part of its Rupert Lapland…
Barrick, NovaGold closer to Donlin mine decision
Joint-venture partners Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and NovaGold Resources (TSX: NG) have published the first results of their 24,000-meter drill program for their Donlin gold project in southwestern…