Volume 104 Number 4 February 19 – March 4, 2018

Chakana Copper CEO David Kelley (left) and chairman Douglas Kirwin outside the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, where some of Kirwin’s mineral and ore collection is on display. Photo by Trish Saywell.

News, People in Mining, Stock Markets/Investing January 31, 2018

Chakana surges on Venture debut

Shares of Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU) gained 78% on their first day of trading and the release of assays from five shallow drill holes at the company’s Soledad copper-gold-silver project…

Drill rigs and vehicles at Corvus Gold’s Mother Lode gold project, 150 km northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. Credit: Corvus Gold.

News January 23, 2018

Corvus drills toward Mother Lode PEA in Nevada

Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR; US-OTC: CORVF) is drilling its wholly owned Mother Lode gold project in Nevada’s Walker Lane gold belt to establish a resource estimate and preliminary economic assessment…

The massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold operation in Mongolia. Credit: Rio Tinto.

News January 22, 2018

Rio Tinto deepens presence in Mongolia

A week after the Mongolian government hit Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE: TRO) with a US$155-million tax bill associated with the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine, Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LON: RIO),…

Tesla Motors’ entry level Model 3 electric vehicle. Credit: Tesla Motors.

Commodities Markets, News January 18, 2018

China ‘tweaks’ nickel taxes to favour EVs, Wood Mackenzie says

In December, China made adjustments to import taxes on some nickel products that favour the production of electric vehicles (EVs). On Jan. 1, the import tax on nickel sulphate —…

Don Taylor (left), Arizona Mining COO, and Jerry Willis, senior contract geologist, with core samples at the Hermosa zinc-lead-silver project, 80 km southeast of Tucson, Arizona. Credit: Arizona Mining.

News January 17, 2018

Arizona tables ‘world-class’ PEA at Hermosa zinc deposit

VANCOUVER — Arizona Mining (TSX: AZ) has released an improved preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its flagship Hermosa zinc-lead-silver project, 81 km southeast of Tucson, Arizona. The updated study is…

SilverCrest CEO (kneeling centre) and his Las Chispas team in Mexico. Credit: SilverCrest Metals.

News January 12, 2018

SilverCrest finds high grade

VANCOUVER — SilverCrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; US-OTC SVCMF) is making rapid progress exploring its flagship Las Chispas silver-gold project, 180 km northeast of Hermosillo, Mexico. The company has drilled more than…

Freeport-McMoRan’s Climax molybdenum mine in Colorado. Credit: Freeport-McMoRan.

Commodities Markets January 9, 2018

BMO raises moly price forecast

BMO Capital Markets analyst Colin Hamilton is raising his molybdenum price forecast to US$10.75 per lb. for 2018. “Having been stuck in a range of US$7 to US$9 per lb….

The ramp entrance at the McKenzie Break gold project, 25 km north of Val-d’Or, Quebec. Monarques Gold has optioned the project from Agnico Eagle Mines. Credit: Monarques Gold.

News January 4, 2018

Monarques to acquire gold properties from Agnico

Monarques Gold (TSXV: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) is set to acquire the McKenzie Break and Swanson gold properties from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM). The agreement brings Monarques’ Quebec…

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