Wandering in the wilderness with gold and silver
These are bewildering times. The state of the economy seems more up in the air than usual. Some say a recession is already upon us. Others that one will come…
Europe
Volatile share prices for uranium equities should not distract from fundamental market changes
New ETFs in Europe, billions of dollars raised and spent on physical uranium by Sprott, aggressive reactor construction programs, mine restarts, rising contract pricing, positive turns in public sentiment: Driven…
Gold price may be set to rise – but so are risks for miners
Amid the frenzied analyses of supply, demand and spiking prices for green metals and critical minerals, another metal may be preparing to steal the spotlight: gold. While the price of…
Savannah Resources’ lithium mine caught in Portugal’s red tape
Savannah Resources (AIM: SAV), the company building western Europe’s largest lithium mine, said on Wednesday it sympathized with shareholders’ frustration regarding the time Portugal has taken to review its application,…
Equinox and Sandstorm create new royalty company
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) and Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) are creating a new diversified metals royalty company — Sandbox Royalties — which will combine assets in the Americas…
Glencore charged with bribery in London, pleads guilty in the US
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has settled probes into bribery and market manipulation in the U.K. and U.S. that have hung over the company for years. The company,…
The view from England: Party time as resources soar
In the U.K., despite horrendous inflation and gloomy economic forecasts, we are preparing to party. To mark the beginning of a four-day Platinum Jubilee celebration, thousands of beacons are being…
BHP to speed up Jansen potash mine as Ukraine war weighs on supplies
BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) chief executive Mike Henry wants to gear up on the company’s US$5.7 billion Jansen potash project in Canada as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused…
Electric vehicles surpass phones as top driver of cobalt demand
Electric vehicles (EVs) overtook smartphones and other high-tech devices for the first time last year as the main driver of cobalt demand, with the sector consuming 59,000 tonnes of the…
Failed eruptions play a role in the creation of porphyry copper deposits
Porphyry copper deposits are largely produced by mechanisms similar to those causing large volcanic eruptions, new research by the University of Geneva has found. In a paper published in the…
Hochschild Mining earmarks US$200M to build gold mine in Brazil
Precious metal producer Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) will invest about $200 million to build the Posse gold mine in Brazil, a project added to its portfolio last year through the…
The view from England: Mining events avalanche
Rejoice, in-person events are suddenly back, with Mines and Money, Indaba, PDAC and, of course, the Venice Biennale crowding our calendars. I expect most of you have already made plans…