Editorial: Copper prices near two-year highs
If you ever wondered what would happen to copper prices if 10% of world supply suddenly went offline, mid-February provided the answer: Spot copper prices soared to 20-month highs of…
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It’s cobalt’s time to shine, Macquarie says
Cobalt seems to be making a comeback.Current spot prices of US$17 per lb. are well above the US$10 per lb. mark of late 2015, and the metal’s steady march higher…
Editorial: Kazatomprom’s cuts and uranium’s rebound
What a difference a month makes. After an absolutely desultory past few years for uranium oxide prices — which saw the spot price of yellowcake hit 11-year lows of only…
Junior miners need to address credibility gap, panel hears
The past four years have been bleak for junior miners, but the downtrend is finally coming to an end, says Continental Gold (TSX: CNL) CEO Ari Sussman. “We’re definitely at…
Base metal and bulk commodity forecasts improve heading into 2017
VANCOUVER — It’s been a tough run the past few years for people involved with base metals and industrial commodities. Recessions among leading global economies combined with oversupply concerns to…
CPM’s Jeffrey Christian shares precious metal forecasts
Jeffrey Christian is the managing partner of CPM Group, a commodities research and management, consulting and financial advisory firm in New York. He founded the company in 1986, spinning off…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Silver market to record fourth straight deficit in 2016
The following are highlights from The Silver Institute’s 2016 Interim Silver Market Review. For more information, please visit www.silverinstitute.org. The silver market is expected to be in an annual physical…
Editorial: Welcome back, copper
Metal price prognosticators came out almost as badly as the pollsters in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, with most metal analysts predicting a post-election rise in gold prices,…
The millennial mindset and diamonds: Editorial
Born between 1981 and 2000, the millennial generation will reach their highest earning potential in another 10 years. That makes them an important age group in terms of current and…
Q&A: Decoding the diamond market
With a dismal 2015 in the rear-view mirror, the first half of 2016 saw surprisingly strong demand for rough diamonds. However, with new production coming online from several mines in…
Renard & Gahcho Kué: Two new reasons to celebrate Canadian diamonds
It’s been nearly a decade since Canada, the world’s third-largest diamond producer, has added any significant new production. But this fall has seen two new mines come online within just…
Stornoway opens Quebec’s first diamond mine
JAMES BAY REGION, QUE. — On a blustery grey day in mid-October, as Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) welcomes 200 visitors to the official opening of its Renard diamond mine in…