Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesI am sure in many cases it's got to d...Read More
Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAmong the highlights, it reported 28.95m at 0.48% copper, 0.77g/t go...Read More
It's important to understand Gold's fundamentals as it will help us confirm a new bull market.To this point, Gold's rallies have failed to make higher highs and higher lows because, although there has been improvement in fundamentals, the fundamentals have not turned bullish yet.The technical trigger will be Gold and gold stock outperformance of the stock market which will likely lead to the funda...Read More
Production at MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine in Peru could fall 'in the near term' due to a road blockade by a community that was relocated to make way for the mine, the company said on Monday.Production at Las Bambas, which churned out some 385,000 tonnes of copper last year, has not yet been affected by the protest but could be if it continues or intensifies, the company said in a statement. I...Read More
Producer of mineral-based highly engineered advanced materials Luxfer, and manufacturer of rare earth and rare metal-based functional materials Neo Performance, announced that they have mutually agreed to terminate a previously announced transaction under which Luxfer would have acquired Neo for $612 million in cash and stock.The companies made the announcement by issuing a press release in which...Read More
Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining, (ASX: NCM) is acquiring a 70% joint-venture interest in Imperial Metals' (TSX: III) Red Chris copper and gold mine, located in British Columbia, Canada, as part of an ongoing push by the world's top bullion miners to get even bigger.The Melbourne-based company, which is also the world's No. 3 gold producer by market value, is paying Imperial $806...Read More
"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftA ‘stronger for longer' iron ore price would benefit big producers, especially Rio Tinto, but the same cannot be said for the big Anglo-Australian miner's exposure to closure and rehabilitationRead More
The widely-held mega-cap stocks that dominate the U.S. markets recently finished reporting their Q4 2018 financial results. Because the tenor of stock markets changed radically last quarter, this latest earnings season is more important than usual. An extreme monster bull market suddenly rolled over into a severe near-bear correction in Q4. How major corporations fared offers insights into whether...Read More
Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesIt said "impressive surface alteratio...Read More
Mining industry employees and jobseekers are prioritizing a work-life balance when they look for a new role or when they start feeling dissatisfied in the position they are in.This is according to a survey of almost 800 people conducted by Perth-based Mining People International in January 2019.The recruitment agency reported that when asked "What takes priority when you're searching for your next...Read More
Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism reported this week that exports dropped by 7.4% in January 2019 when compared to the same month of the previous year.Mineral production was down 1.26% in January.According to local media, the Ministry said that the largest fall was observed in mineral exports, which went down by 16.8% in January due to lower gold and copper prices. Sales of the yellow m...Read More
Crystal Lake Mining's (TSXV: CLM; US-OTC: SIOCF) maiden drill program has uncovered a new copper discovery consisting of more than 20 mineralized zones at its 430 sq. km Newmont Lake project northwest of Eskay Creek in B.C.'s Golden Triangle.Last fall the company drilled 550 metres across four reverse circulation holes at the project's Burgundy Ridge target, hitting copper, gold and silver mineral...Read More
Goldcorp, (TSX: G, NYSE: GG) Yamana Gold, (TSX:YRI; NYSE: AUY) and Glencore (LSE:GLEN; JSE:GLN) signed an integration agreement this week that stipulates the Agua Rica copper-gold project in Argentina will be developed and operated using the existing infrastructure and facilities at the Alumbrera mine."The integration of the Agua Rica project and the Alumbrera mine has significant merit given the...Read More
The Indonesian government issued one-year export recommendations for copper concentrate to miners PT Freeport Indonesia and PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara, officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said on Friday.Freeport was given an allowance of 198,282 wet tonnes of copper concentrate, while Amman was given 336,100 wet tonnes, said Yunus Saifulhak, director of minerals at the...Read More
Brazil's new right-wing government, led by former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, is going ahead with announced changes to current mining regulations, which include a controversial plan to open up indigenous reserves to mining.Most of the country's original population lives in the Amazon rainforest, which has an ecosystem seen by many as having worldwide ecological importance. Speaking at an event in...Read More
Tanzania has given Barrick Gold-subsidiary Acacia Mining (LON:ACA) until March 30 to stop waste water pollution at its North Mara mine or face a shutdown, but the country's No.1 gold producer said Friday a brief spill affecting the operation has already been halted.The miner says the spill happened because sections of a pipeline used to carry water to a tailings storage facility were either vanda...Read More
The price of copper slid back again on Friday after trade data showed a plunge in Chinese imports of refined metal, even as concentrate shipments set fresh highs.Copper for delivery in May hit a low of $2.89 per pound ($6,370 a tonne) in overnight trading on the Comex market in New York, down from just shy of the $3.00 mark reached a week ago.China consumes half the world's copper, and trade data...Read More
Lucara sells large diamonds for US$32.5mPrecious stonesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftIf my fading memory serves he is, like you, Australian. I am not.&n...Read More
Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxAltech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsBMO, which recently hosted one of the world's biggest corporate mining gatherings in Florida, expects global copper production to fall by 4% from 2018 levels, by 2030.Read More
Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxAltech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsAgua Rica hosts a large-scale, long-life copper mineral resource with associated gold, silver and molybdenum, while the Alumbrera infrastructure is of significant scale and configuration that isRead More