Gold majors vow not to repeat decadent spending of a decade ago
As gold prices hit record highs, industry executives are hoping they can convince investors – who haven’t yet piled into gold mining stocks – that they’ll put their cash to…
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Canada reviews Paladin’s Fission takeover on national security grounds
Paladin Energy’s (ASX: PDN) proposed takeover of Saskatchewan uranium developer Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU) has hit a fresh roadblock after the Canadian government informed the company the deal is now…
IsoEnergy acquires Anfield in uranium deal on road to become major US producer
Canadian uranium developer IsoEnergy (TSXV: ISO; US-OTC: ISENF) is buying Anfield Energy (TSXV: AEC; US-OTC: ANLDF) in an all-stock deal valued at $126.8 million to acquire its Shootaring Canyon conventional mill in…
Video: Why one contrarian mining investor prefers Australia over North America
Australia offers true discovery potential whereas “every rock seems to be turned three times” in North America, Commodity Discovery Fund founder Willem Middelkoop said in an interview. The Netherlands-based investor…
Video: New commodity supercycle to lift gold, copper and uranium stocks, fund manager says
Global investment in infrastructure and inflationary pressures are driving a new commodity boom, fund manager Wasif Latif said in an interview. Latif, the chief investment officer at Texas-based Sarmaya Partners,…
Major copper discoveries down as industry shuns greenfield exploration — report
Major new copper discoveries are becoming scarcer globally, with most reserve growth over the last decade coming from older deposits as the industry has shifted away from early-stage exploration, according…
Video: Gold Fields targets aggressive Americas-focused growth, CEO says
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) expects to boost production by 600,000 oz. in the coming years, CEO Mike Fraser says in a new video. Its pending $2.2-billion acquisition of…
Why choose stocks with large undeveloped deposits?
Before I became a mining analyst and editor at Fat Tail Investment Research in Melbourne, I worked as a geologist in the mining industry. But in all my time writing to…
Lithium rout derails projects around the world, though some persist
Low lithium prices are forcing a raft of companies to delay spending on projects from Quebec to Nevada, from South America to Australia. General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a…
JV video: Alamos Gold eyes 80% growth, mostly from within portfolio, CEO says
After digesting a series of acquisitions made at lower gold prices, Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) president and CEO John McCluskey says the company aims to grow production by…
Video: Gold rally leaves hesitant Western investors in the dust, fund manager says
Most Western investors have missed the record gold rally, remaining hesitant while waiting for a price correction that may never come, Liechtenstein-based gold fund manager Ronald-Peter Stöferle says in a…
Rio Tinto battles ‘misinformation’ over Serbia lithium mine
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is boosting efforts to win public support for its US$2.4-billion Jadar lithium project in Serbia, which has been halted since 2022 because…