Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners
Resource nationalism has spiked in more than 30 countries over the last year and more than half of those nations are key producers of minerals and hydrocarbons, a new study reveals….
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Golden Predator to acquire Viva Gold and build ‘premier junior gold producer’
Golden Predator Mining (TSXV: GPY) has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire Viva Gold (TSXV: VAU) — bringing together Golden Predator’s past-producing Brewery Creek mine, 55 km from…
Standard Lithium produces high-purity Li₂CO₃, shares up
The company has successfully completed the conversion of its Arkansas-produced lithium chloride into 99.985% pure lithium carbonate.
Northern Dynasty to appeal latest negative Pebble permit decision
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has accepted the request of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX:NDM) to appeal the latest refusal to grant a water licence to the Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum project….
Project to capture 90% of all spent Li-ion batteries in the US gets government funding
The project is led by Everledger, HP, Call2Recycle and Fairphone.
Capstone reports 2020 operations beat with strong Q4
Copper-focused miner Capstone Mining (TSX: CS) has announced a production and costs beat for 2020, driven by strong fourth-quarter output at both the Pinto Valley open pit mine in Arizona…
Nevada is the world’s new top mining destination
Nevada replaced iron ore-rich Western Australia as the most attractive mining jurisdiction according to the Fraser Institute.
U.S. markets mixed, Feb. 15-19
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 35.92 points (0.11%) to 31,494.32 during the Feb. 15-19 trading week and the S&P500 fell 28.12 points (0.72%) to 3,906.71. Spot gold finished the…
Ontario taskforce aims to improve capital raising for public companies
An Ontario government task force issued a series of recommendations aimed at making capital raising in the public markets easier for issuers of all sizes, something that experts say could…
Trilogy, South32 partner with Alaska to fund critical mine road
Ambler Metals, a joint venture between Canada’s Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE: TMQ) and Australia’s South32 (ASX: S32; LSE: S32), has inked a development funding agreement with the Alaska Industrial Development and Export…
Kinross reports record free cash flow, 2020 results in line with guidance
Toronto-based gold major Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has released its fourth-quarter and year-end 2020 financial results. Production of 2.4 million gold-equivalent oz. for the year (624,032 oz. in…
Global silver demand forecast to rise 11% in 2021: Silver Institute
The following is a release by the Silver Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit association that draws its international membership from across the breadth of the silver industry, including silver miners,…