China’s CMOC attains cobalt output crown
Rising output from a new African mine helped China’s CMOC Group become the world’s largest cobalt producer over Glencore (LSE: GLEN). CMOC produced 55,526 tonnes of cobalt last year in…
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Video: Battery metal boom navigates new tech
How the blossoming markets for lithium, nickel and uranium are coping with new technology, politics and societal concerns led the debate at a panel discussion in Zurich this month. The…
National security-driven policy decisions to recast critical minerals space in 2024
While governments around the world are beginning to understand the strategic importance of critical minerals, miners may struggle in 2024 to position themselves to benefit as states battle for control…
JV Video: EY highlights access to capital as key concern for miners
Concern over access to capital against the urgent need for trillion-dollar investment to meet metal demands for the energy transition emerged as a critical industry concern in the latest findings…
Credit rater Fitch upbeat on gold majors’ resilience amid hazy markets
Fitch Ratings of London has issued a stable credit outlook for global gold producers, citing their strong financial metrics and debt reduction despite higher inflation, interest rates and geopolitical risk….
Idris Elba film a gold-infused global adventure through culture, history and industry
Actor Idris Elba takes audiences on a global journey about gold in a new documentary from the World Gold Council, Gold: A Story of Beauty, Power, and Transformation. Premiered on…
JV Video: How acquisitions-driven Horizon Copper catches an updraft
Horizon Copper (TSXV: HCU) CEO Erfan Kazemi discusses the new company’s acquisition-driven growth strategy during the Canadian Mining Symposium in London this October. The company’s strategy is underpinned by a…
Why investors should make room for fertilizer stocks in their portfolios
Today I want to draw your attention to the other side of the commodities market — food. The soft commodities are an important but overlooked investment theme. As we head…
RANKED: Top gold producers of H1 2023
Gold has taken centre stage this year as a flurry of multi-billion dollar M&A deals have played out in the industry. Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) US$19.2 billion acquisition of…
TNM Drill Down: Year’s best nickel results YTD found in Australia, Canada
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals year to…
TNM Drill Down: South America dominates Top 10 copper assays YTD
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner presents the top 10 drill results for major metals year…
Commodity investing the antidote to the Age of Scarcity
Broken supply chains, geopolitical tensions, war, inflation, rising energy costs, food crisis, droughts, famine, depleting mines. Welcome to the 2020s! The age of abundance is dead. The patterns defining…