TSX falls last week on interest rate fears
Stocks fell during the Feb. 21-24 trading period after higher-than-expected U.S. inflation for January of 6.4% a year prompted concerns that central banks would maintain higher interest rates for longer….
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U.S. inflation knocks NYSE lower last week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 873.83 points or 2.6% to 32,816.92 during the Feb. 21-24 trading period after the U.S. Commerce Department reported higher-than-expected inflation for January of 6.4%…
TNM Drill Down: New Pacific Metals reports top gold hit during Feb. 17-24
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…
Jindalee claims McDermitt project is the US largest lithium deposit
Australia’s Jindalee Resources (ASX: JRL) says it has the largest lithium deposit in the United States after updating the resource for its McDermitt project to 21.5-million tonnes of lithium carbonate…
Base and battery metals Snapshot: Eight companies targeting critical minerals
The growing demand for clean energy technologies is driving exploration and development of critical mineral deposits around the world. Here’s a look at eight companies on the hunt for everything…
JV Article: Fluor announces dedicated critical minerals team
Fluor Corp., (NYSE: FLR) a global engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance company with a legacy spanning over 75 years in mining, has taken a bold step towards meeting the surging…
Lithium Royalty to issue IPO with eye on Quebec investment
Lithium Royalty, a Toronto-based investor in battery metal producers, is planning to list on the city’s stock exchange to raise capital as it considers opportunities in Quebec for the fast-growing…
GMS: Risk-averse Wheaton eyes Australia as China buoys gold price
Resurgent Chinese demand can overcome a potential recession while the gold price remains strong and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM) expands its production by 40% over four years,…
GMS: Hecla chairperson promotes family offices, solar power, North America focus
Catherine Boggs, chairperson of Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), the largest silver producer in the United States, sees opportunities for juniors to tap private wealth, a new lifeline in solar panels…
Uranium market gathers momentum – towards a supply shortfall
After a dozen years in the doldrums, uranium prices are on the rise, supported by real growing demand and support for nuclear power, as well as geopolitical concerns. While in…
Site visit: Arizona juniors keen to shore up made-in-America copper supply
A handful of Arizona-focused copper juniors are making steady progress delineating resources and fine-tuning potential development plans towards feeding an independent, Western supply chain. Near the semi-desert town of Casa…
Video: Majuba Hill Copper advances Nevada porphyry project
Buster Hunsaker, consulting geologist with Majuba Hill Copper, discusses recent drilling results from the company’s namesake copper porphyry project in Nevada, where it is working on a National Instrument 43-101 compliant…