Commentary: Don’t give up on the diamond industry just yet
If diamond miner equities are a proxy, the sentiment surrounding the diamond industry is now at historically low levels. Just in the last two years, a basket of diamond-producer stocks…
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Commentary: Celebrating a century of mining at Yukon
It was finding gold at Rabbit Creek and along the riverbeds of the Klondike that forever changed one of the world’s final frontiers — the Yukon Territory — and cemented…
Commentary: Northwest Territories, a multi-faceted mining destination
As Minister of Industry Tourism and Investment for the Government of the Northwest Territories, one of my jobs is to champion resource development for our unique place in Canada’s North….
Commentary: AME works to ensure a vital exploration community in BC
As the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) prepares for its 36th annual Mineral Exploration Roundup conference from Jan. 28 to 31, 2019, we look back on industry successes in 2018…
Metals Commentary: Bright lights at end of long tunnel for lithium
Cold water was thrown on the lithium market in 2018, with prices falling and lithium miners’ equity prices falling alongside. We at Fastmarkets believe the price weakness has been front-loaded…
Metals Commentary: Growth in tin usage weakens in 2018, ITA survey finds
The following is an edited release from the International Tin Association (ITA) regarding key findings from its 14th annual survey of tin users, which gathered data from tin users worldwide…
Minerals commentary: Replenishing the diamond pipeline is a daunting task for miners
Given that most of the highly economic diamond deposits in the world have already been put into production, diluted via expansion or depleted, going forward the economics of diamond mines…
Commentary: The graphite opportunity within the EV boom
One cannot open the paper or go online these days without seeing articles about the rosy future for electric vehicles (EVs) and grid storage, and the resultant growth in lithium…
Commentary: Humanity ‘living on borrowed time’ as ‘cheap metals’ disappear, says Ross Beaty
The following are edited remarks made by mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty during a panel session at the Resources for Future Generations conference in Vancouver in June. When it comes to…
Metals Commentary: Gold could hit US$1,450 this year, says Metals Focus
The following is an edited release from Metals Focus in London, based on its annual Gold Focus report. For more information and to access the full report, visit www.metalsfocus.com. After…
Commentary: Stephen Dattels on friend and former colleague Peter Munk
Senior mining executive and resource financier Stephen R. Dattels joined Barrick Gold in the early 1980s and was one of the key executives during its formative years, where he was…
Commentary: Fifty years of ‘free’ gold
It is difficult to say when the ‘free’ gold market came into existence, since there always has been one. Yes, the gold price has been set and fixed by governments…