Opinion: Want more investors? Act local
The mining industry must boost its support of local communities if it’s ever going to attract enough investors for the world to meet climate-change fighting goals, a new survey and…
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Kinross invests in Wyoming-focused gold junior
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has acquired 9.9% of Wyoming-focused explorer Relevant Gold (TSXV: RGC; US-OTC: RGCCF) which is advancing the Golden Buffalo project. The major spent $1.5 million…
Gold, copper equities to rise, metals flat: analysts
Stocks in certain gold and copper producers are expected to gain this year even as a surge in the metals’ prices subsides, BMO Capital Markets says. Investors may seek attractive…
Analysis: Rate cuts may boost mining M&A
As summer holidays beckon, investors typically exchange their screens for a beach. However, with increased volatility in the market and more rate cuts expected this month by both the Bank…
Tracing global nickel production to its sources
Nickel is an essential component in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, solar panels and alloys for the aerospace industry. Nickel demand for EVs is projected to grow about 40 times by…
Biden administration blocks Ambler road in Alaska
The road would provide access to untouched deposits of copper, zinc, lead, silver, and gold in northwestern Alaska.
Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door
Some of Canada’s leading mining law firms say their clients are considering leaving the country because the federal government’s clampdown on Chinese investment has closed off an important funding lifeline. …
Lithium price surge unlikely to return: Fitch
The lithium market has entered a “new normal” period of stability with sustained price surges a thing of the past, analysts at FitchSolutions BMI said in a webcast Thursday. Falling…
Gold Reserve raising US$30M to bid for Venezuela’s Citgo in asset seizure dispute
Gold Reserve (TSXV: GRZ; US-OTC: GDRZF), an exploration company that’s still trying to collect on what it’s owed by Venezuela for a 2008 expropriation of its Brisas gold project, is…
LithiumBank reports largest lithium brine resource in North America at Alberta project
Canadian explorer LithiumBank Resources (TSXV: LBNK; US-OTC: LBNKF) has tabled the largest known lithium-brine resource in North America at its Park Place project in Alberta as it targets an initial…
Beaty optimistic on Mexico ahead of cross-Canada bike trip to Equinox Gold’s mine opening
Mexico’s new leader is an improvement while Canada should be careful in blocking Chinese investment, according to Ross Beaty, the Canadian Mining Hall of Famer who founded Pan American Silver…
Copper price slides from record on Chinese stockpiles
The price of copper has slid from its record high after China’s real estate turmoil increased storage of the wiring and plumbing metal. A pound of copper was at US$4.376…