Decarbonization plays the metals fiddle in 2022
The recent 26th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) brought about renewed vigour to phase down carbon dioxide emissions across the globe. Still, to get there, the mining…
Platinum Group Metals
US markets climb, Dec. 6-10
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4.02% or 13,909.91 points to 35,970.99 and the S&P 500 increased 3.82% or 173.59 points to 4,712.02. Spot gold ended the week at US$1,782.90…
2022: Another year to disappoint irrational expectations
While 2020 and 2021 have been brutal overall, the reality is that they have been very good for gold and silver. The first part of 2021 was good for platinum,…
Ivanhoe Mines strikes streams and offtake agreements for Platreef
Ivanplats, the South African subsidiary of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), has struck two stream financing deals with Orion Mine Finance and Nomad Royalty for its Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold project…
Palladium ETF tops US$100M in AUM for the first time
A substantial influx of interest from institutional investors and wealth management allocations has pushed the Global Palladium fund (GPF), an exchange-traded fund created by Russia’s Norilsk Nickel, above US$100 million…
US markets fall, Nov. 22-26
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.97% o 702.64 points to finish the November 22-26 trading week at 34,899.334, and the S&P 500 fell 2.20% or 103.34 points to 4,594.62….
More than US$2 trillion investment needed to meet IEA hydrogen targets
More than US$2 trillion of investment would be required in equipment and infrastructure to sustain the accelerating global momentum towards establishing hydrogen as a competitive element of a net-zero carbon…
Video: Randy Smallwood discusses WPM’s Q3 performance, organic growth prospects
Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM; TSX: WPM) has reported earnings per share and revenue for the three months ended September that missed the consensus mark, despite record revenue for the…
Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt
Australian diversified major Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has teamed up with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to hunt for critical minerals beneath the Continental Divide…
Green Energy Metals Snapshot: Eight companies with large ambitions
Canada is rich with resources needed to fuel the electrification of modern society, and Canadian companies are rich with ideas for finding lithium, nickel, copper, cobalt, and PGMs wherever they…
Silver, PGM Snapshot: Eight companies with an eye for precious white metal
Not all that glitters is gold. Sometimes it’s silver, platinum and palladium. The Northern Miner takes a look at eight companies active in the space. BAYHORSE SILVER Bayhorse Silver (TSXV:…
JV Article: Magna Mining aiming to capitalize on a once in a generation nickel cycle
Nickel sulphide deposits are currently the most reliable source for the Class 1 nickel products required to produce battery-grade nickel. As the demand for battery-grade nickel steadily climbs with each…