Barrick Gold Corp said on Thursday it expected a 15% decline in second-quarter gold production due to coronavirus-induced disruptions at an Argentinian mine and a dispute in Papua New Guinea.Read full newsRead More
The S&P/TSX Composite Index started this week on a mixed note after posting gains for the previous three weeks in a row. This morning, the Canadian stock market benchmark was trading with a minor 0.1% gains. As investors continue to remain focused on updates related to the COVID-19 vaccines, the broader market is expected to trade with heightened volatility.The ongoing pandemic is continuing t...Read More
The C.D. Howe Business Cycle Council reported on May 1, 2020 that Canada has officially entered a recession in the first quarter of 2020. While there are signs of recovery, the Council has said, “The decision to declare a recession with a February peak is based on preliminary data available as of April 30, 2020. Members of the Council pointed out that further GDP revisions will occur, which...Read More
Not many stocks have everything an investor needs all in one place. However, Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN) offers TSX investors some instant diversification, while also paying a small dividends. This names satisfies a long-term capital appreciation thesis, too. And all of this is rolled into a single defensive stock.Why is this stock defensive?Lundin is a solid all-rounder when it comes to metals exposu...Read More
Image by Helmut Eppel from Pixabay. Silver prices are latching onto gold's rally, reaching their highest levels since 2016 on Monday, as concerns about the global economy and market dynamics continue to shift investor attention towards safe haven metals.Spot silver advanced 4.3% to $19.90 an ounce by 4:00 p.m. EDT, while silver futures on the Comex exchange surpassed the $20 an ounce mark for the...Read More
Reliance property, British Columbia. Image by Endurance gold. Endurance Gold (TSXV:EDG) announced on Monday a 67% increase in the size of Reliance property in southern British Columbia, from the initial 673 hectares up to 1,122 hectares.The property is located 4 kilometres east of the village of Gold Bridge, and 10 kilometres north of the historic Bralorne-Pioneer gold mining camp which produced...Read More
Gold is so hot right now. Image: Newmont Goldcorp. The rally in the gold price regained momentum on Monday as investors continue to pile into hard assets amid a flood of easy money on financial markets in the developed world and expectations of a prolonged period of ultra-low interest rates and currency debasement.Gold for delivery in August, the most active contract on the Comex market in New Yo...Read More
Discovery Metals' Cordero silver project in Chihuahua state, Mexico. Image from Discovery Metals. Discovery Metals has released results from eight holes completed at its Cordero project in Chihuahua state in Mexico, including 1.4 metres grading 1,907 g/t silver-equivalent (700 g/t silver, 0.74 g/t gold, 16.1% lead and 14% zinc) in its first hole testing the 1.2-km-long Todos Santos vein trend at...Read More
Miners in the historic O'Brien mine in the 1950s, where Radisson Mining Resources is exploring for gold. Image from Radisson Mining Resources. Drill results from Radisson Mining's wholly owned O'Brien project in Quebec include high-grade intercepts from areas below current resource boundaries and from zones around the existing deposit.The past-producing O'Brien project is within the Bousquet-Ca...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 20 that are worth another look.Steel products output in Ukraine reduced by 4.6% year on year in January-June 2020 to 9.03 million tonnes, according to a report published by national steel union Ukrmetallurgprom on Thursday July 16.Brazilian copper and brass products manufacturer Termomecanica is set to take its internationaliza...Read More
The three-month price of lead on the London Metal Exchange was the standout performer at the close of trading on Monday July 20, with the metal topping gains over the afternoon despite thin turnover, while a steady uptick in copper futures saw the price push higher over the afternoon.Lead's outright price on the LME closed at $1,840.50 per tonne on Monday afternoon, climbing from an intraday low o...Read More
Japan's Sumitomo Corp has suffered impairment losses of 55 billion yen ($513,705,000) from its investment in Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel and cobalt mine in its first financial quarter of 2020, the company said on Monday July 20.The conglomerate, which owns a majority 47.7% stake in the asset, now values Ambatovy at less than its carrying cost, and has subsequently written off a signific...Read More
Jack ChanPosted Jul 20, 2020Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a long-term BUY signal.Long-term signals can last for months and are more suitable for investors.Short-term is on BUY signal. Short-term signals can last for days and weeks and are more suitable for traders.COT data on gold is supportive for overall higher prices.Data is also supportive for overall higher silver prices.Our ratio...Read More
Institutions and sophisticated investors will pay 12.5c per share. The fundraising comes after S2 kicked-off a 10-12 hole diamond core drilling campaign in Finland earlier this month.Read More
Pan American Silver has suspended operations at its Huaron and Moracocha mines in Peru after several workers tested positive for Covid-19 there, the company said on July 20."Reduced workforces will conduct care and maintenance activities at Huaron and Morococha until it is determined that normal operations can safely resume," it said.The mines, which produce...Read More
Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM / OTCQX: SYATF / FRA: WK3D) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce that it has received a $600,000 purchase order for its 4G/LTE UR5 device from a customer in the Middle East. This device will mainly be used for enterprise workers who require a cost-effective rugged Push-to-Talk (PTT) device.The UR5 is an ultra-lightweight, handheld rugg...Read More
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020* Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote (Updates prices)By Elizabeth HowcroftLONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - The pound rose above $1.26 onMonday and recovered from an early-morning 20-day low againstthe stronger euro, but investors remained bearish as Britain'sbleak economic outlook and Brexit risks weighed on the currency.Since Friday, European Union lead...Read More
Chinese-Australian miner MMG has issued a profit warning for the first half of this year due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the company said on Monday July 20.The copper and zinc miner expects a net loss of US$158 million for the first six months of 2020, compared to a net loss of US$81 million over the same period last year, a regulatory filing to Hong Kong bourse...Read More
After a measured advance in recent months gold looks on for a breakout to new highs soon. On its latest 11-year chart we can see that, with the Bowl boundary steepening to become near vertical, it could rise very rapidly and very soon, which fits with the most seasonally bullish time of year for gold that we are now entering.Larry's stunning gold chart shows the price ascending the extreme right...Read More