Teck Resources, (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada's largest diversified miner, announced late on Thursday it expected fourth-quarter profits to be significantly below estimates, due to the low price of Canadian oil at the end of 2018, issues at its operations in Trail, B.C., and a decline in commodity prices.The Vancouver-based mining giant said all those factors combined, plus inventory v...Read More
Rhyolite Ridge PFS beats expectationsSPONSOREDioneerCEO Benedikt Sobotka said ahead of Mining Indaba that, although volatility in both markets was expected to continue, the severe underinvestment in mining projects was set to drive up prices, asRead More
Alderan unlocking Frisco potentialSPONSOREDalderan resourcesGlencore produced 1.Read More
EY has announced the appointment of Paul D. Mitchell as the new EY global sector leader for mining and metals.In his new role, Mitchell will be responsible for driving the EY mining and metals sector strategy, leading a network of over 5,000 industry professionals worldwide. He will focus on strategic thinking and digital transformation for clients, in this age of sector disruption. Mitchell will...Read More
Australia's two biggest miners on Thursday backed calls for an indigenous advisory body in parliament, saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison's opposition to the proposal did not "stand up to scrutiny".Australia has struggled for decades to reconcile with descendants of first inhabitants, who arrived on the continent some 50,000 years before British colonists.The government only issued a formal apol...Read More
Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG) revealed Thursday plans to acquire Cornerstone Capital Resources (TSX-V:CGP), a Canadian firm which has a 15% interest in the miner's coveted Cascabel copper-gold project, located 180 km north of the capital Quito.The takeover would see Cornerstone's investors receive 0.55 SolGold shares for each their shares, which SolGold said was a 20% premium.I...Read More
"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftGolden Mile positioned for successSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesCardinal advances at pace in Ghana SPONSOREDcardinal resourcesRevised Leonora PFS is next for KinSPONSOREDkin miningThe drill hole included multiple 1m intersections with grades above 20% copper and Ivanhoe said DD1450 was the t...Read More
"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftGolden Mile positioned for successSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesCardinal advances at pace in Ghana SPONSOREDcardinal resourcesRevised Leonora PFS is next for KinSPONSOREDkin miningIn a recent clearout of long-hoarded papers, I came across a 1982 article penned by economist Walter Adams criti...Read More
A partnership of First Nations, exploration companies and provincial government representatives is working well, as the three groups work collaboratively to progress mineral exploration and mining in northwest British Columbia.That was the message behind a panel discussion Tuesday at Roundup 2019, inside the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver.The four-day annual event is a chance for mineral explorers...Read More
Global miner Anglo American laid off 180 workers at its flagship Los Bronces mine in central Chile, part of a plan to boost productivity at the deposit that has raised the ire of some of its unionized workers.The layoffs were necessary to combat rising costs at the mine, Anglo American said in a statement. The mine sits high in the Andes but on the outskirts of the capital city of Santiago, well s...Read More
Ivanhoe Mines has drilled what it's calling an "unprecedented" intersection in a shallow, flat lying deposit at the Kamoa North exploration area on its 397 sq. km Kamoa-Kakula mining license.The company cut 13.05% copper over 22.25 metres from 219 metres downhole at a 2% copper cut off grade in a deposit that begins 190 metres below surface. At a 5% copper cut off grade, the intersection cut 15....Read More
Aurubis AG, Europe's biggest copper producer, on Wednesday named Roland Harings as its new CEO.Harings has been CEO of MKM Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing, a German manufacturer of copper semi-finished products, since 2014.Harings takes over at Aurubis on July 1, replacing current CEO Juergen Schachler, the company said. Aurubis announced in December that Schachler would leave the group when his con...Read More
Rescue teams on Wednesday saved the last miner missing after an earth tremor struck a copper mine near the Polish town of Rudna, 70 miles east of the German border, the mine's owner said.KGHM Polska Miedz initially reported 14 miners missing after the tremor hit the mine early on Tuesday afternoon, 770 metres below the earth's surface. All but one of the miners were found on Tuesday. Some had suff...Read More
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. won't reveal the location of a "serious problem" in its mining business that fueled an epic share rout Monday. But analysts are pointing the finger at Chile.AltaCorp Capital, Desjardins Capital Markets, Canaccord Genuity and Raymond James say a copper mine run by Codelco, Chile's state-owned copper producer, is the probable source of SNC's pain. SNC Chief Executive Officer N...Read More
Increased demand for battery materials used in electric vehicles has reignited interest in the mining sector now that the China-induced supercycle in commodities demand is levelling off.But if you rely on forecasts of EV take-up from the US Energy Information Administration, you may well wonder what the hype is about.The EIA Energy Outlook 2019, released last week, foresees uptake of electric vehi...Read More
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB), the Toronto-based miner developing the San Mat?-as project in the department of C??rdoba in northern Colombia, issued a media statement today detailing the reasons behind the lawsuits it filed in late 2018 and January 2019.According to the press release, Cordoba was forced to present criminal charges before Colombian prosecutors against nine members of former manageme...Read More
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) (OTCQX: FTMDF), the company behind what could become Canada's first primary cobalt mine, has signed a socio-economic agreement with the government of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) in which it commits to hire and spend locally.The 48-page document sets out targets for jobs, spending, education, and training in the Territories as the NICO cobalt, bismuth, gold, and c...Read More
"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftGolden Mile positioned for successSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesCardinal advances at pace in Ghana SPONSOREDcardinal resourcesRevised Leonora PFS is next for KinSPONSOREDkin miningThe project ranks among the biggest undeveloped copper-gold-molybdenum deposits in the world and has collectivel...Read More
The magnificent gold price rally has paused in the $1300 area for the past few weeks. Monday was COMEX option expiry day.With that now out of the way, gold is already staging more upside action!Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this daily gold chart. A bullish upside channel breakout is in play and the consolidation was a flag-like pattern.Also, note my key 14,7,7 series Stochastics o...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Read More