Africa Snapshot: Five juniors seeking gold, diamonds and REEs
While mid-tier gold and copper miners and developers in Africa have caught much of the attention of investors, there remains a vital contingent of small juniors that are active at…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 64: The world according to Robert Friedland ft. tsunamis
We’re tackling technological advances, earthquakes and surficial geology in this week’s Northern Miner podcast. Lesley sits down with David Huntley from the Geological Survey of Canada to talk about the…
TSX Venture slips, June 12-16
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.9%, or 15.29 points, to a 775.91-point close, as spot gold prices fell US$13.03 to US$1,253.73 per oz., and Comex copper prices fell US7¢…
Castle Silver Resources markets cobalt potential to Asian buyers
A junior with properties in northern Ontario containing past-producing silver and cobalt mines says metal traders and carmakers in Japan and battery manufacturers in China are eager to lock up…
Cobalt deficit on the horizon
Cobalt prices have nearly doubled in the first quarter of the year, with demand for its use in rechargeable batteries and the electric-vehicle market, in particular, expected to take off….
Copper the ‘commodity of choice,’ Lukas Lundin says
Lukas Lundin, chairman of the Lundin Group of Companies, was one of the distinguished speakers at The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium in London in early May. In a fireside…
Lithium producers ramp up
Lithium is heating up, with the price globally on the rise following higher demand. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates lithium production last year increased 12% due to a spike…
First Cobalt picks up assets in Canada, DRC
Since joining First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) in March, president and CEO Trent Mell has wasted little time getting down to work — unveiling two large property transactions, raising $6 million…
Wall Street gains, April 17–21
U.S. equities edged up, as the Trump administration confirmed that it would soon reveal a tax reform package to boost the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.5% to…
A 4 billion-year-old story etched in stone: Geology and metal in Canada
VANCOUVER — Canada’s geological heritage goes back over 4 billion years to when the earth was a young, hot planet covered by ocean. During this time, intense volcanism formed the…
Financier Stephen Dattels banks on lithium
Many people in the industry will remember Stephen Dattels as the founder of UraMin, a company he set up in 2005 to develop uranium properties in Africa, and which he…
Advantage Lithium cashes up before closing Orocobre deal
Advantage Lithium (TSXV: AAL) is turning its focus to Argentina in a race to produce lithium, as lithium demand and prices steadily rise. The junior — which has five lithium…