Indonesia quota talk triggers nickel reality check
Nickel surged early this month on fresh speculation that Indonesia may tighten ore-production quotas this year, but not everyone is convinced the rally has legs – or that it will…
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Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inducts Harquail, Lindsay, McLeod-Seltzer, Morrison
For Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder and board chair, David Harquail, his life in mining has taken him almost everywhere, even to discuss gold with a communist dictator. Harquail recalled…
Canada Nickel’s Reid deposit may outshine Crawford
Canada Nickel’s (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) new 46% larger Reid nickel sulphide resource makes it a likely successor to the company’s $1.4-billion (C$1.9-billion) Crawford project in the same Ontario region….
Trump, Congress to overturn Minnesota mining ban
U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress are moving to rescind a Biden-era mining ban on public lands in northern Minnesota, leading to the revival of one of the nation’s biggest…
US focus on Greenland grab misguided: analysts
United States officials are misguided if they think gaining control of Greenland will give them access to a wealth of resources capable of shrinking overnight the country’s critical minerals reliance…
Venezuelan neglect scars mining potential: analysts
Venezuela has significant mineral resources including gold reserves rivalling Peru and Brazil and large dormant projects the government seized more than a decade ago as companies and investors size up…
Nickel spikes on Indonesia quota risk
Nickel extended its rally on Wednesday after reports of deep mining-quota cuts this year in Indonesia tightened supply expectations. The London Metals Exchange (LME) three-month contract traded around $18,460 (about…
Copper prices hit yet another record
Copper prices surged to a fresh record on Tuesday as supply disruptions and U.S. trade uncertainty continue to fuel a sharp early-year rally across base metals. Benchmark three-month copper on…
Mineral, metal prices to edge higher: Fitch’s BMI
Most mineral and metal prices are expected to increase slightly this year as robust demand and tighter supply combine with declining tariff uncertainties, according to BMI, a unit of Fitch…
London Symposium: Ontario’s focus on fast-track, refining wins industry praise
Ontario’s push to OK major projects in less than two years and keep more mineral processing at home stunned industry heavyweights at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. “We’re moving with speed,” provincial Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce…
London Symposium video: Rick Rule on gold
The surging gold price over the past two years marks a catch-up based on a bull market going back to 2000 that few recognized then, veteran investor Rick Rule says…
London Symposium video: Canada needs ‘1939 moment’
Canada should re-take its crown as a global metals producer and rise to the challenge of the green energy transition by investing in smelting and critical mineral capacity, according to…