Is tin the top technology metal?
Rob Bruggeman, a former research analyst with more than a decade of experience at a boutique brokerage firm and a large bank-owned proprietary trading desk on Bay Street, has been…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Cobalt Blockchain tries new business model in DRC
Cobalt Blockchain (TSXV: COBC) is trying something new. The company wants to “ethically source” artisanally mined cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and at the same time…
US markets fall, March 19-23
Gold rose 2.5% to close at US$1,346.8 during a poor week for U.S. markets. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 3.5% to 81.5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Global exploration spending on the rebound, study finds
The following is an edited excerpt from the World Exploration Trends report, released by S&P Global Market Intelligence. To see the full report, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence. Things are looking up for…
First Cobalt to acquire US Cobalt and its Iron Creek project in Idaho
The proposed acquisition of a junior explorer with a cobalt project in Idaho will give Canada-focused First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) a footprint in the U.S. and burnish its…
Editorial: New DRC tax rates chasten foreign miners
In the mining world there’s no better epitome of a high-reward, high-risk jurisdiction than the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with its array of superb mineral deposits, but a…
TSX Venture Exchange inches higher, March 5-9
After rising as many as 24 points midway through the trading week, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index levelled off at 828.9 — a 0.35% gain over the previous week. Shares…
Tianqi to build world’s largest spodumene converter
Tianqi Lithium Australia, a subsidiary of China’s Tianqi Lithium, has started building a state-of-the-art spodumene converter that will produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide in Kwinana, Western Australia. Initial production is expected…
Commentary: Apple and the vertical transformation of mining
In early February, Bloomberg reported that Apple Inc. was in direct talks with an undisclosed mining company to secure long-term cobalt supplies to support the mounting demands of the company’s…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 92: The technology commodity redux (!) ft. Cobalt 27
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! We’re going high-tech this week with a focus on technology minerals and an update on the cobalt market. Matt is joined by…
Avalon steps up lithium hunt at Separation Rapids
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) has begun a new drill campaign at its wholly owned Separation Rapids lithium project, 70 km by road from Kenora, Ontario. It aims…
TSX Venture Exchange inches higher, Feb. 5-9
After falling nearly 90 points in the first week of February, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index has levelled off, rising 0.2% to finish at 813.39. Shares of Gold Reserve rose…