The tough times will pass for boom-and-bust mining sector
I have been working with a great group of young professionals lately that have generated some interesting conversations. Some of them voiced fears and dismay at what the world is…
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Lithium Americas breaks ground on lithium process testing facility in Nevada
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) has marked the official opening of its lithium process testing facility located in Reno, Nev., with a ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday. The company was…
Kenorland Minerals options Alaska copper project to Antofagasta
Junior Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD) has inked an earn-in agreement with Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) that gives the Chilean miner an option to acquire a 70% interest in the Tanacross copper-gold…
Higher copper prices needed to incentivize new production, says Stifel exec
The current and consensus forecast copper price levels are insufficient to incentivize the new supply that will be needed as the world moves to a fully electrified economy, a senior…
US markets flat over July 11-15 trading week
Over the July 11-15 trading week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 113.23 points, or 0.36%, to 31,451.38, and the S&P 500 fell 8.27 points or 0.21% to 3,891.11. Shares…
TSX Venture falls during July 11-15 trading week
Over the July 11-15 trading week, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 21.95 points or 3.7% to end at 584.43. Shares of IsoEnergy rose 21¢ to $3.03 during the trading…
Barrick sees 5.4% bump in quarterly gold output; copper production up 18.8%
Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) has reported its preliminary second quarter operating results, showing total gold production of 1 million oz. and copper production of 120 million lb. During…
Talon Metals intersects high-grade nickel, copper outside of Tamarack resource area
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; US-OTC: TLOFF) has reported high-grade nickel and copper assay results from its Tamarack nickel project in Minnesota. The drill results come from CGO East, an area…
Video: Mining veteran explains why fossil fuels are needed on path to green economy
Building a net-zero economy is critical, but using fossil fuels still will be necessary for decades to come, said Pierre Lassonde, co-founder of Franco-Nevada on June 8 in Toronto at…
Canada’s Top Ten base metals and uranium companies
The green energy revolution is driving unprecedented demand for sustainable sources of base metals and uranium which is increasingly seen as an acceptable form of baseload power generation. Here’s a…
Arizona Metals hits wide intercepts of gold and copper at Kay project
The latest drill results from the Kay mine project in central Arizona demonstrate more intervals of gold and copper-rich sulphide mineralization, Arizona Metals (TSXV: AMC; US-OTC: AZMCF) reports. Results from…
Hecla Mining acquires Yukon miner Alexco Resource in all-share deal
American silver producer Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) has agreed to acquire all shares of Canadian Alexco Resource (TSX: AXU: NYSE-AM: AXU) it doesn’t already own, in a deal that values the target’s…