China lights a fuse under the copper producers
Turn your mind back six months ago to January 2023. Markets were in a frenzy predicting enormous growth in Asia as China emerged from its three-year lockdown. Commodity stocks were…
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Global Copper Snapshot: Eight companies keen to plug the copper supply gap
Copper is critical for a lower carbon future but as deposits are becoming harder to find and a supply deficit looms, miners are keen to find new sources of the…
Irving Resources shares leap on high-grade gold results from northern Japan
Shares in Japan-focused explorer Irving Resources (CSE: IRV) rose nearly 20% on Wednesday after it reported high-grade assays from its winter drill program at its flagship Omu gold-silver project on…
Video: Dundee’s process innovations help miners get greener
The mining and smelting industry has faced environmental risks for decades, but now new mineral extraction and metallurgical technologies are helping to mitigate them. Dundee Sustainable Technologies has developed two…
TSX gains during May 29 to June 2 trading week
Stocks in Toronto posted modest advances last week after the United States Congress agreed on a debt ceiling deal, Canadian oil regained losses ahead of an OPEC meeting that was…
Centerra to resume full operations at Öksüt after EIA approval
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) is set to resume full operations at the Öksüt mine after receiving approval from the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change for…
Sigma Lithium sells first “green tailings” to China’s Yahua
Sigma Lithium (TSX-V; Nasdaq: SGML) has received payment on its first shipment under a three-year environmental offtake agreement for its green tailings to China’s Yahua International Investment and Development. Yahua…
RANKED: World’s top producing copper companies in 2022
Copper is a highly conductive metal used in wiring in transport, construction and manufacturing — and it is also vital to the green energy transition as a component in electric…
Investors flock to safety on rising risk around the globe
Prospective geology, reasonable costs, workable permitting and regulation regimes, and political stability rarely go together in a mining jurisdiction. That’s what makes mining such a high-risk, high-stakes business. Early entry…
TSX Venture drifts lower over May 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 5.05 points or 0.8% over the May 15-19 trading session to close at 612.79. Surge Battery Metals gained 12¢ to end the week at…
Neo Performance Materials preps to drill at Greenland rare earths project as CEO steps down
Canadian-based permanent magnet manufacturer Neo Performance Materials (TSX: NEO) is preparing for its first exploration program at its Sarfartoq rare earths project in Greenland, just as its CEO and founder…
Silvercorp to buy copper-gold focused junior Celsius Resources
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM) is moving towards being a diversified precious-base metals producer with the signing of a preliminary agreement to acquire Australia’s Celsius Resources (ASX: CLA) in a stock-plus-cash…