Lithium: Spot prices soar in lunar new year
Lithium spot prices in Chinese markets showed substantial gains in the first week after the lunar new year holidays in East Asia, mainly driven by sustained supply tightness in spot…
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AME Roundup: Patricia Mohr sees a copper supercycle emerging in the medium term
Copper could be heading towards supercycle territory in the medium term, with price levels expected to reach above US$5 per pound, economist and commodity market specialist Patricia Mohr told a…
American mining output rises 12% y/y to US$90.4B
Operating mines in the United States generated US$90.4 billion in mineral commodities in 2021, a 12% increase year-over-year, the US Geological Survey said in the 27th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report…
Uranium ‘has to be part’ of electrification, says Dev Randhawa
The continued industrialization and urbanization of the global economy have thrust energy security back to the fore. According to uranium industry doyen Dev Randhawa, it creates a perfect storm to…
Searchlight Resources finds uranium south of the Athabasca Basin
Canadian explorer Searchlight Resources (TSXV: SCLT; US-OTC: CNYCF) is generating renewed interest in grassroots uranium exploration outside the established boundaries of the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan, chairman and VP…
In charts: Gold rally defies traditional headwinds
Bank of America expects the gold price rally to persist despite a challenging macro backdrop. Gold continues trading above $1,800 per ounce despite the respective 10-year interest rates and Dollar…
Video Interview: Magna Mining on its Shakespeare project’s Ni-Cu opportunity
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU) continues to build positive exploration and development momentum at its Shakespeare nickel-copper project 70 km southwest of the Sudbury Basin in Ontario. The Northern Miner recently…
Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s oil powerhouses, boasting the second-largest proven reserve of the slick stuff. Still, as the inaugural Future Minerals Forum recently held in Riyadh heard,…
NextSource shares storm ahead on successful Molo graphite plant testing
The Toronto-quoted equity of Sir Mick Davis-backed graphite mine developer NextSource Materials Inc. (TSX: NEXT; US-OTC: NSRCF) continues to climb after the company announced successful factory acceptance testing this week…
Kazakh uranium industry unaffected by unrest
The world’s largest uranium producer, Kazatomprom, remains unaffected by the ongoing turmoil in the Central Asian state of Kazakhstan, Reuters reported the Kazakh producer as saying. “Uranium mining is going…
Trigon produces first Kombat copper concentrate
Trigon Metals (TSXV: TM) has succeeded in restarting copper and silver concentrate production at the Kombat mine in Namibia, placing the project on track to meet commercial production objectives by…
Tin price outlook dims in 2022, report
Following on the heels of record-setting tin prices in 2021, the price outlook for 2022 is slightly softer as continued demand growth spurs increased investment to bolster metal supply, says…