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Defense Metals in the Media

February 16, 2024

Our 2024 Predictions, Part 2

January 11, 2024

Our 2024 Predictions, Part 1

January 02, 2023

Can Gold Hit $3,000 in 2024?

29 December, 2023

Will Bitcoin ETFs Kill Gold?

November 21, 2023

What's Next for Gold?

06 June, 2023

Platinum and Palladium

February 2022

Transition to Production

June 15, 2021

Silver Suppression?!

February 02, 2021

Gold: Year in Review 2020, and 2021 Outlook

January 04, 2021

Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

AbraPlata: CMR's full analysis of an Argentina focussed gold and silver junior

May 2020

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

First Quantum agrees Panama contract

March 08, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Putting local content at heart of ESG effortsSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesBarksdale has line of sight on Sunnyside permitSPONSOREDbarksdale resourcesMid-tier Aeris on copper growth trajectorySPONSOREDaeris resources Alma in right commodity at right addressSPONSOREDalma metalsThe company said it also provides legal protections necessary to both parties to ensure durabili...Read More

Mining Watch urges Colombia to exit international agreements...

March 08, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Putting local content at heart of ESG effortsSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesBarksdale has line of sight on Sunnyside permitSPONSOREDbarksdale resourcesMid-tier Aeris on copper growth trajectorySPONSOREDaeris resources Alma in right commodity at right addressSPONSOREDalma metalsMore than 220 organizations, with representation from groups involved in the defence of water, l...Read More

FPX gets Canada nickel test grant

March 08, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Natural Resources Canada has awarded the junior C$725,000 under the Government's Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) programme, designed to assist the development ofRead More

McKinsey's Hoffman highlights the "critical" in critical...

March 07, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Putting local content at heart of ESG effortsSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesBarksdale has line of sight on Sunnyside permitSPONSOREDbarksdale resourcesMid-tier Aeris on copper growth trajectorySPONSOREDaeris resources Alma in right commodity at right addressSPONSOREDalma metals"We produce about 1TW of batteries globally, and we need to get to 400TW. It shows the astronomi...Read More

REFILE-BHP eyes copper, nickel projects as it bypasses lithium

March 08, 2023 / www.kitco.com

(Corrects spelling of Rag in the last paragraph) By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO, March 8 (Reuters) - BHP Group Ltd onWednesday said it remains committed to growing its portfolio ofcopper and nickel projects but is not interested in the lithiummarket, which it believes is well supplied. The comments echo those the world's largest mining companymade in the past year and come as lithium prices have been...Read More

Codelco approve bill to close Ventanas

March 08, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

This is the last hurdle to shut the smelter following the decision to close it on environmental grounds, made in June last year.Read More

Ero hits record copper and gold production

March 08, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Ero reported record full-year copper production of 46,371t in 2022, beating guidance of 43,000-46,000t. Ero produced 12,664t of copper in the fourth quarter of 2022.Read More

Tech Talk for Wednesday March 8th 2023

March 08, 2023 / www.timingthemarket.ca

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points in pre-opening trade. January U.S. Trade released at 8:30 AM EST was expected to increase to a deficit of $69.00 billion from a deficit of $67.40 billion in December. Actual was a deficit of $68.3 billionFederal Reserve Chairman Powell testifies on monetary policy in front of a House Committee at 10:00 AM EST....Read More

Can Gold Defeat the Big, Bad Dollar?

March 07, 2023 / dailyreckoning.com

With just a little more than nine trading weeks under our belt in 2023, gold is already becoming one of the most frustrating plays on the market.It's an impressive feat. After all, there's no shortage of clunky, broken trades in this market. Nearly two years of bear market action has effectively stripped investors of their conviction. We're now watching key battles break out at pivot points across...Read More

Sudbury nickel juniors build on region's history as a metal powerhouse

March 08, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

Amid an increasing demand for nickel, driven largely by the growing need for electric vehicle batteries, a handful of exploration companies are making their mark in Sudbury's historic and prolific nickel mining camp.Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU), SPC Nickel Corp. (TSXV: SPC) and Archer Exploration (CSE: RCHR), which all have properties in the region of northern Ontario, have announced a series of prom...Read More

First Quantum, government reach deal on Cobre Panama

March 08, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

First Quantum Minerals' (TSX: FM) shares rose Wednesday after the company said its local unit Minera Panama inked a draft concession contract with the Panamanian government for the Cobre Panama mine.The proposed agreement, which follows months of difficult negotiations, meets the goals the government outlined in January 2022 regarding government revenues, environmental protections, labour standard...Read More

How super-commuting can help fill mining's labour gap

March 08, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

Canada is poised for a mining boom. But one thing is still missing: labour. For a decade in the early 2000s, I worked with several mining companies to staff up projects across Canada. From Detour Lake in Ontario to Jansen Lake and Belle Plaine in Saskatchewan, I know what it takes to not only find labourers, but to attract and retain the best skilled tradespeople in the country to your project: c...Read More

Mining's largest worker well-being blind spot? Psychological health & safety

March 08, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

After over 25 years of working in and consulting to the mining industry, I've grown accustomed to the need to create compelling arguments to put a variety of internal and external social performance topics higher-up on the organizational radar screen. Factoring in ample time for thoughtful review by leadership and to obtain buy-in for the less technical considerations of running a mining company i...Read More

Alamos Gold gets federal approval for Lynn Lake project in Manitoba

March 08, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

Alamos Gold's (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) Lynn Lake gold project in Manitoba has been approved by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada. The province has also issued Environment Act licences for the MacLellan and Gordon sites. The environmental impact statement was submitted in 2020. Alamos is now working to update a 2017 feasibility for the project, which has seen a 27% increase in res...Read More

Sibanye-Stillwater secures controlling stake in New Century Resources

March 08, 2023 / www.northernminer.com

Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has increased its stake in Australia's New Century Resources (ASX: NCZ), which it's attempting to acquire, to nearly 71%.The move comes only two weeks after the South African company launched its unsolicited takeover bid for the zinc miner, valuing it at A$144.1 million (US$97.2 million).Sibanye-Stillwater wants to delist New Century...Read More

Bank Of Canada Bets On Disinflationary Path.

March 09, 2023 / seekingalpha.com

The Bank of Canada kept rates unchanged at 4.5% today.Read full newsRead More

Stagnating Eurozone GDP Is Worse Than It Seems.

March 09, 2023 / seekingalpha.com

Sentiment about the eurozone economy has been more upbeat of late as many bad economic scenarios have been avoided. GDP growth in the eurozone was revised down from 0.1% to 0% in Q4.Read full newsRead More

$LGGNY $LGGNF - Legal & General Group Plc (LGGNY) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript.

March 09, 2023 / seekingalpha.com

Legal & General Group Plc (OTCPK:LGGNY) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 8, 2023 5:30 AM ETCompany ParticipantsNigel Wilson - Group Chief ExecutiveJeff Davies - Chief Financial...Read full newsRead More

$MDB - MongoDB, Inc. (MDB) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript.

March 09, 2023 / seekingalpha.com

MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:MDB) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 8, 2023 5:00 PM ETCompany ParticipantsBrian Denyeau - Investor Relations, ICRDev Ittycheria - President & Chief...Read full newsRead More

Wise Words In Warren Buffett's Recent Letter.

March 09, 2023 / seekingalpha.com

Warren has been investing through Berkshire Hathaway for 58 years, but he ascribes most of his success to remarkably few decisions.Read full newsRead More

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