US indexes close lower during May 1-5 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 423.78 points or 1.2% to 33,674.38 and the S&P 500 lost 33.23 points or 0.8% over the week to 4,136.25. Consol Energy was among…
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Video: Patricia Mohr outlines Canada’s key advantages in the critical minerals space
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl spoke with economist, founder of the publication Critical Metals for a Sustainable World, and former vice-president with Scotiabank, Patricia Mohr at PDAC 2023 in…
WoodMac expects steel, aluminum and copper to benefit most from renewed Chinese growth
A new report by market analyst Wood Mackenzie argues that steel, aluminum, and copper stand to benefit most from an uptick in China’s gross domestic product growth this year. WoodMac…
Video: Behind Quebec’s lithium exploration boom
Northern Miner staff reporter Colin McClelland recently spoke with Jonathan Lafontaine, mining exploration activity monitor with Quebec’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources at PDAC 2023 in Toronto. Quebec has…
TSXV retreats during March 6-10 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 31.49 points or 4.9% over the Mar. 6-10 trading session, ending at 611.49. Artemis Gold was the week’s top value gainer, adding 48¢…
TSX markets nosedive during Mar. 6-10 trading week
Over the Mar. 6-10 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell a substantial 806.66 points or 3.9%, to 19,774.92. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index lost 8.65 points or 7.5% to…
Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies seeking base, precious and energy metals
From Botswana to Ecuador, Spain and Jamaica – it may sound like a travel destination bucket list, but these are just some of the places these eight juniors are exploring…
Foran sees resource growth potential at Tesla discovery
Foran Mining (TSXV: FOM; US-OTCQX: FMCXF) has released initial drill results from the 2023 winter program at the Tesla copper-zinc-gold-silver discovery, about 300 metres north of its McIlvenna Bay deposit…
TSXV takes small dip in Feb. 6-10 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 6.7 points or 1.1% over the Feb 6-10 trading session, ending the week at 613.42. Callinex Mines was the week’s top value gainer,…
B.C. mineral exploration expenditures hit a record in 2022, says Premier
British Columbia-focused mineral explorers set a new spending record in 2022, hitting $740.4 million, announced Premier David Eby on Monday during an industry event in Vancouver. The figure surpasses the…
‘Trudeau-pian’ policy drives mining investment away, says Poilievre
The opening day of the Association of Mineral Exploration (AME) Roundup conference in Vancouver saw some political sparks fly as natural resources minister, Jonathan Wilkinson and Conservative Party firebrand Pierre…
Resource nationalism on the rise, says VRIC’s Jay Martin, as mining juniors head to Vancouver
There’s no denying the world is an entirely different place compared with a year ago, says Cambridge House International’s president and CEO, Jay Martin, as more than 300 mining juniors…