What happens to companies that try to operate where they have few friends? It all depends on their approach. But one thing is certain — corporate engagement with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local stakeholders is now a…
In a keynote address at Byron Capital Markets’ third annual conference on electric metals in Toronto last week, Jack Lifton warned that the prospect of copper shortages should be of far greater concern than of electric metals such as rare…
What happens to companies that try to operate where they have few friends? It all depends on their approach. But one thing is certain — corporate engagement with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local stakeholders is now a…
Gold investors have become far too familiar with the same old reasons offered by the financial press for short-term gold price movements.
Historic high prices for tin and silver are in the cards between now and 2018 as demand for the two metals in solder used in the electronics industry continues to climb and supply fails to keep pace, Jon Hykawy, head of global research at Byron…
There have been a couple of new precedents set in Canada’s evolving corporate social responsibility (CSR) landscape.
Since the 2007 global financial crisis, March has been the worst month for the gold price with average declines of 1.6%. But David Doyle, a Toronto-based strategist and economist at Macquarie Capital Markets, believes the recent pullback is a…
In presenting its budget on March 29, the Canadian government lived up to its reputation of being mining-friendly, even in an age of austerity budgets worldwide. Overall, the relatively healthy state of the Canadian economy gave federal Finance…
The nickel sector was caught a bit off guard in February when an Indonesian press report claimed the country’s government intends to enact its proposed ban on nickel ore exports from January 2014 to as early as May 2012. The ban,…
The following is a summary of the International Copper Study Group’s (ICSG) preliminary data for 2011 world copper supply and demand. The full report is included in the ICSG’s March 2012 Copper Bulletin, which can be purchased at…
Another year, another coup in Africa. This past week it was Mali’s turn to see rebel troops running through the streets of the capital and taking over the presidential palace.
Since the outbreak in 2007 of the global financial crisis, March has been the worst month for the gold price with average declines of about 1.6%. But David Doyle, a Toronto-based strategist and economist at Macquarie Capital Markets, believes…
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