Taseko maintains production through pandemic
While gold miners have been stealing the pandemic limelight as that precious metal’s price has soared, copper miners have struggled with the collapse of their main markets, like China, and…
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Electrum fund boosts stake in Nickel Creek Platinum
The Electrum Strategic Opportunities Fund has increased its interest in Nickel Creek Platinum (TSX: NPC; US-OTC: NCPCF) to 33.88% following the closure of the second tranche of a private placement….
BloombergNEF forecasts 18% drop in electric vehicle sales
BloombergNEF, the primary research service for Bloomberg, is forecasting an 18% drop in electric vehicle (EV) sales this year due to disruptions to battery metals supply chains from the COVID-19…
Copper price rally builds on China spending
Copper advanced to a 12-week high on June 4 as China’s US$700 billion stimulus program focussed on so-called “new infrastructure” and “new urbanization” kicked into gear. Copper trading in New…
SolGold seeks US$20M to prevent takeover attempts
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is bolstering its defences against a takeover by fundraising to raise a minimum of £16 million (US$20 million) as top miners try to…
Atlantic Nickel hits milestones at Santa Rita in Brazil
The Santa Rita mine in Brazil — one of the largest open-pit nickel sulphide mines in the world — remains fully operational with limited disruptions to the supply chain, owner…
Centerra Gold kicks off commercial mining in Turkey
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) has declared commercial production at its Öksüt mine in Turkey, four months after it poured first gold at the operation. The Toronto-based company now has three…
US markets advance, May 25-May 29: Vale, Cleveland Cliffs, Fortuna Silver, Barrick
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.75% to 25,383.11, and the S&P 500 increased 3.01% to 3,044.31. Spot gold fell US$4.00 per oz., or 0.23%, to finish the trading week…
TSX rises, May 25-29: Endeavour Mining, Yamana, RTG Mining, Guyana Goldfields
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.87% to 15,192.80 during the May 25-29 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 2.49% to 86.50 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
EPA declines to evaluate Northern Dynasty’s Pebble project despite concerns
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) appears to be back on track towards obtaining final permits for its proposed massive copper-gold mine in Alaska after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Codelco profits down 85% despite output increase
Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, saw profit nosedive in the first three months of the year as prices for the metal dropped to an average of US$2.49 per…
Hudbay increases exposure to gold in Canada
After beginning the year by formally appointing Peter Kukielski as its CEO, and this month settling a long-drawn-out boardroom battle with its second-largest investor, Canadian copper producer Hudbay Minerals (TSX,…