With its Cobre Panama mine on care and maintenance since April 7, First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has reduced its copper guidance for the year by 75,000 tonnes to 755,000-805,000 tonnes, with expected gold production falling by 30,000 oz. to 250-270,000 ounces. The forecast depends on officials allowing Cobre Panama to reopen by the end of May, with normal production levels being achieved in late...Read More
This week's episode features Canadian Mining Journal editor-in-chief Alisha Hiyate, who discusses her experience at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, as well as how the mining industry is adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic. She also explains how the diamond industry is being negatively impacted by the breakdown in the supply chain, particularly in regard to th...Read More
The U.S. Department of Energy recently released a roadmap for rebuilding the country's nuclear energy sector, including commitments to bolster domestic production of uranium, increase its enrichment as a fuel source and expand the export market for nuclear technologies.U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette unveiled the strategy on April 23. The report: Strategy to Restore American Nuclear Energ...Read More
Peruvian copper mine Antamina, owned by BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN), has reported 210 positive cases of coronavirus and said the date to restart operations is still uncertain.One of the largest copper-zinc mines in the world, Antamina produced 101 million tonnes of copper in 2019.The announcement on April 27 comes after six workers at Fortuna Silver Mines' (NYSE: FSM) Cayllo...Read More
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Australia's largest gold refinery has ramped up production of one kilogram bars to ease the supply squeeze in the U.S. that helped propel a surge in the premium for New York futures.Read full newsRead More
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Equinor ASA became the first major oil company to cut its dividend amid an historic market rout.Read full newsRead More
Bank of America Corp. raised its 18-month gold-price target to $3,000 an ounce -- more than 50% above the existing price record -- in a report titled "The Fed can't print gold."Read full newsRead More
Canadian housing once seemed so infallible that the head of the world's biggest asset manager in 2015 described Vancouver condos as a better store of wealth than gold.Read full newsRead More
A surge in renewable energy output in the Nordic region has sent power prices below the level where some nuclear plants are profitable. Read full newsRead More
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This three-part series explores developments in RNG and what these developments will likely mean for whom. Part one delves into activities in specific states-from a New York bill to promote decarbonization in the transportation sector, to developments in Oregon and Colorado and early work in Minnesota and Hawaii.Part two explores RNG pricing and market trends in both the transportation fuel and u...Read More
Gold figures to play a starring role as a store of value as investor expectations on future inflation climb amid global stimulus efforts that have put a flood of cash into the financial system.Read full newsRead More
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Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSXV:LME and OTC:LMEFF) is pleased to report the commencement of the 2020 exploration drill program at its 100% owned Ishkoday Project.Read full newsRead More
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The global situation today is practically screaming for investors to have some amount of their holdings in precious metals. All the money-printing occurring globally has resulted in a system awash in cheap money. This process, theoretically, leads to inflation, against which precious metals have acted as a hedge and a store of value. Unfortunately, inflation hasn’t been much of an issue for...Read More
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the second-biggest gold miner in the world, is one of the top-rallied stocks on the TSX. It is up more than 50% so far this year, while the TSX Composite Index has lost almost 15%.I had recommended Barrick Gold stock in January mainly based on rallying gold prices and its solid fundamentals. It has surged almost 60% since then.Thus, should investors continue to h...Read More
Gold is performing wonderfully as a “safe-haven” asset. While stocks continue to look uncertain, it has reached $1,700 per ounce. Many analysts now believe it’s destined for new U.S. dollar highs. Franco Nevada (TSX:FNV)(NYSE:FNV) offers one interesting way to take advantage of this situation and perhaps hedge your TFSA with gold.As a royalty and streaming company, Franco Nevada...Read More