Canadian production on the rise
With Gahcho Kué and Renard now officially under construction, I think it’s fair to say that in four years’ time, Canadian diamond production will look significantly different than it does…
Commodities Markets
Rick Rule sees ‘lustrous return’ ahead
The Northern Miner recently interviewed Sprott US Holdings chairman Rick Rule on commodity trends, his investment strategy and the junior exploration market. Listen to the podcast at www.northernminer.com, or read the edited transcript below:
Metals, mining and money markets
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Commentary: As graphite prices stumble, more is needed for new operations to succeed
The latest China monthly graphite export data support the idea of some graphite price stabilization. Natural graphite prices trending lower would bolster their competitiveness against synthetic graphite and accelerate demand.
Metals, mining and money markets
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Metals, mining and money markets
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Editorial: Miners smile at falling oil prices
Mining companies struggling to cut cash costs have caught a welcome break in September and October, as global oil prices have fallen sharply to two-year lows.
Metals, mining and money markets
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Commentary: Steel demand cools
The following is an edited excerpt from the World Steel Association’s (worldsteel) “Short-range outlook for 2014 and 2015.” It forecasts that global apparent steel use will increase by 2% to 1,562 million tonnes in 2014 after…
Podcast: Brent Cook provides insight on the junior gold market
Brent Cook, a veteran mining analyst and editor of Exploration Insights, talks about the state of the junior gold market and shares his investment criteria and top stock picks.
Metals, mining and money markets
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Editorial: Iron ore prices – grim and grimmer
If you thought around mid-year that the iron-ore market couldn’t get any worse, September was a bit of a shocker.