Roscan Gold (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RCGCF) has released a new batch of drill results from its Kandiole project in Mali, about 400 km west of the nation's capital, Bamako, and says it expects to deliver a first resource estimate before the end of the year.Results from the project's Southern Mankouke zone included 3.53 grams gold per tonne over 17 metres starting from 121 metres in drillhole RCMAN21-55;...Read More

BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) revealed this week that it has fired 48 employees since 2019 for sexual harassment at its remote fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mines in Western Australia. In a submission to the state's parliamentary inquiry into the issue, the world's largest miner said that between 2019 and 2021 it received six confirmed cases of sexual assault and 73 of sexual harassment at i...Read More

Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) has delivered a prefeasibility study for its Cadia underground gold mine expansion.The mine, in New South Wales, Australia, produces gold dor?(C) and gold-rich copper concentrates.The prefeasibility study, which the company refers to as PC1-2, outlined a net present value of US$1.5 billion and an internal rate of return of 21.5%. The total capital expenditure i...Read More

A reduction in South Korean bid prices for steel scrap on Friday August 20 has further lowered sentiment in the Japan steel scrap export market, sources have told Fastmarkets.Some Japanese suppliers accept lower bid prices from South KoreaChinese mills reduce local scrap buy prices againExpensive Japan-origin offers persist in cfr China market.South KoreaA major steelmaker in South Korea announced...Read More

Ferrous scrap buyers in Vietnam resisted higher offers for bulk cargoes from the United States in the week to Friday August 20 amid poor downstream demand, sources told Fastmarkets.This is due to a worsening Covid-19 situation in Vietnam, especially in its business hub Ho Chi Minh City. The country will further extend its lockdown to September 15 amid surging Covid-19 infections. The city was the...Read More

Australia's Wyloo Metals has vowed to make a superior offer for Canada's Noront Resources, whose Ring of Fire land package in Ontario late last month attracted a C$325-million offer from diversified major BHP.Wyloo, a unit of Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest's Tattarang investment group, pointed out on Thursday that it had a 37.5% partially diluted interest in Noront and that BHP's bid was...Read More

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More than 200 publicly listed Canadian companies are cross-listed in U.S. stock exchanges. As such, their shares trade simultaneously in the TSX and NYSE or NASDAQ. Listing across the border makes perfect sense, because a company can broaden its investor base to include American investors — retail or institutional.Cross-listing also helps in image building, especially if the company has nove...Read More

The rise and fall of gold stocks is a story of hurt and disappointment. That is because most of the time gold stocks are in decline.Below are four charts which depict the sad story. Following each chart I will make some brief comments… HUI – 1 Year ChartNYSE Arca Gold BUGS Index (INDEX)The HUI is back to its low reached earlier this year in March, at just under 255. Where it goes fr...Read More

Ladies and gentlemen, we have abreakdown! Gold stocks underperformed the yellow metal so much that theyreached the lowest levels seen this year…The HUI Index (goldstocks) broke to new 2021 lows while the USD Index broke to new 2021 highs.Just as I’ve been warning you.Mining stocks’ extremeweakness relative to gold continued yesterday, and while it may seem likethe weakness has t...Read More

Russian steelmaker Metalloinvest and another, unnamed, non-European steel company, are in discussions about acquiring Hungarian flat steel producer Dunaferr, market sources told Fastmarkets this week.The Hungarian steelmaker's owners have been in negotiations with both parties and a decision is imminent, sources said, because Dunaferr is about to go through the liquidation process. Metalloinv...Read More

The provincial government of Liaoning in northeastern China has approved a merger between Anshan Iron & Steel (Angang) and Benxi Iron & Steel (Bengang), according to a notice released by the latter's listed arm, Bengang Plate, on Thursday August 19.The owner of Bengang - Liaoning's State-owned Assets Supervision & Administration Commission - will transfer a 51% controlling stake in the steelmaker...Read More

On June 30, 2021, Zephyr Minerals submitted a hard rock mining permit application to the state Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS). Some people who live nearby Dawson Mine aren'...Read full newsRead More

During the COVID-19 pandemic, even while production was suspended, Cameco (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ) kept and continued to pay all the company’s employees. Partially off-setting these additional costs was the receipt of about $37 million under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program and volatility in foreign exchange rates that resulted in foreign exchange gains.Adding to a portfolio of long-term...Read More

Kinross Gold (TSX:K)(NYSE:KGC) owns three large mines called Paracatu, Kupol, and Tasiast, which represented 62% of production. In fiscal 2020, these were the lowest-cost mines in the company’s portfolio, with record production and cost performance at Tasiast. All development projects have been advancing on schedule, with the company’s Fort Knox Gilmore construction completed on time a...Read More

Battery metals like lithium and cobalt as well as graphite and vanadium are vital to the lithium-ion batteries used to power electric autos, with need expected to increase in the coming years. As the green power revolution continues to unfold, car makers are becoming more concerned with the requirement to protect these raw materials in order to complete their ambitious electrification objectives.E...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday August 20 that are worth another look.Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau will increase its interest in Mexican joint venture Gerdau Corsa from 70% to 75% by merging three of its units in the country and selling a stake to Grupo C??rdova, the company said...Read More

We learned from Joe David, who's CEO of Elementos Limited (ASX: ELT) that recently, they made an announcement, committing to move forward, with a definitive feasibility study (DFS), for the Oropesa Tin Project in Spain. The Company has completed a nine-month drill program, with the goal of releasing an updated mineral resource estimate for the deposit, in approximately October of this year. Other...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday August 20 that are worth another look.Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau will increase its interest in Mexican joint venture Gerdau Corsa from 70% to 75% by merging three of its units in the country and selling a stake to Grupo C??rdova, the company said...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday August 20 that are worth another look.Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau will increase its interest in Mexican joint venture Gerdau Corsa from 70% to 75% by merging three of its units in the country and selling a stake to Grupo C??rdova, the company said...Read More