TSX Venture edges higher over the Oct. 17-21 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 11.95 points or 2.1% over the Oct. 17-21 trading session to end at 593.04. Sigma Lithium was the week’s top gainer by value,…
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Moody’s cuts metals price calls amid slowing global growth
Credit rating firm Moody’s Investors Service has pared down its 12-month price outlook for a basket of metals and mining commodities, citing a global economic slowdown and softening demand. Essential…
Antofagasta opens remote operations centre at Centinela mine
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has opened a $66-million integrated remote operations centre (IROC) for its Centinela copper mine in the country’s north. The centre is expected to improve safety,…
Market volatility to hit Q1 earnings for base metals miners
Despite higher commodity prices, base metal miners are likely to take an earnings hit in the first quarter of the year, as volatile price actions continue in the wake of…
South America Snapshot: Eight companies exploring and developing new mines
The need for battery metals is propelling many projects in resource-rich South America, but gold and silver projects retain their appeal, too. BEAR CREEK MINING The Corani silver-zinc-lead project in…
RANKED: World’s top 10 copper mining projects – 2022
Copper, often called the bellwether metal as a barometer of global economic health, is a metal vital to the green energy transition. Demand has been growing for the red metal,…
AME Roundup: B.C. mining production achieves record in 2021
The Association of Mineral Exploration’s annual Roundup event kicked off this week, providing the first opportunity for industry delegates to mingle in person at an industry event following the start…
BMO’s Colin Hamilton looks at the year ahead
As a commodities analyst for BMO Capital Markets, Colin Hamilton covers base metals, bulk commodities, precious metals and battery raw materials. He also focuses on China and global trade flows….
Exploration Projects to Watch Snapshot: Eight companies on the lookout for new deposits
Mining companies are scouring the globe to find new deposits and future mines. Here’s a list of eight companies hunting for base and precious metals around the world. AURION RESOURCES…
US markets fall, Nov. 8-12
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 227.64 points or 0.63% to finish the Nov. 8-12 trading week at 36,100.31 and the S&P 500 dropped 14.68 points or 0.31% to 4,682.85….
JV Article: Equity Metals plans to more than double existing resource for Silver Queen in B.C.
Equity Metals (TSXV: EQTY; US-OTC: EQMEF) is an exploration company with precious metal and diamond projects in B.C. and the Northwest Territories. The Canadian junior is focused on advancing its 100%-owned…
Top Ten U.S. miners
Mining in the United States has played a significant role in the country’s development. The Northern Miner presents its annual top-ten list of the largest U.S.-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization,…