First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) has initiated arbitration proceedings against the government of Mexico, which is seeking more than US$500 million from the company in allegedly owed taxes.The Canadian miner had warned the L??pez Obrador administration last year of its intention to ask the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to settle the dispute. First Majestic...Read More

Junior Mason Graphite (TSXV: LLG) has provided an update on testing of lithium-ion prototype battery cells made with graphite sourced from its Lac Gu?(C)ret deposit, 660 km north of Montreal.The cells, which contain coated spherical purified graphite made at pilot-scale facilities located in Quebec City, have completed 800 charge/discharge cycles while retaining 82% of their initial capacity."Whil...Read More

We celebrate the vernal equinox (Latin literally for "new equal night") on Saturday, March 20, when days and nights are of equal length. From an astronomical perspective, the Northern Hemisphere celebrates the start of spring.Actually, the start of spring is far from clear-cut. For a start, the equinox varies from a day earlier than this year's date to a day later, and spring began at the start of...Read More

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In northern Nevada, the gold mining industry has dominated for decades. Now Nevada lawmakers want to tap into that vein of wealth to ease the pandemic-induced budget crunch.Read full newsRead More

After completing a Plan of Arrangement with Yamana Gold in January, Monarch Mining is now working to advance spin-out assets within the [...]Read full newsRead More

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Canada's TSX main stock index fell on Wednesday, driven by a decline in bullion prices and mining stocks offset gains in oil prices amid an economic rebound from vaccination rollouts and a U.S. fiscal package. After hitting an all-time high in August 2020, gold stocks and gold prices are now experiencing a correction as the US, UK and other governments announced massive stimulus packages. The cur...Read More

Investing at a young age is advantageous, as your investment gets more time to harness the power of compounding. Further, you can buy high-returning stocks, as your risk-taking ability will also be high. However, your investment capital could be a constraint, as you have just started your career.Meanwhile, don’t get discouraged by a limited budget. Even with small but regular investments, on...Read More

Imperial Metals (TSX:III) is a Canadian mining company active in the acquisition, exploration, development, mining and production of base and precious metals. Over the last several decades, the company has undergone several transitions to become Imperial Metals. In 2002, the company completed a corporate reorganization to become Imperial Metals and divested several oil and gas assets with a renewe...Read More

The Canadian equity markets continue to rise, as better-than-expected fourth-quarter GDP and higher oil prices increased investors’ confidence. At the close of Tuesday, the S&P/TSX Composite Index was trading just 0.9% lower from its all-time high. Meanwhile, these four Canadian stocks are trading at a considerable discount from their respective 52-week highs and offer excellent buy...Read More

There's a prevailing trend among many Wall Street analysts to dismiss inflation.They tend to talk about it like it's ancient lore - something not seen since the 1970s. Case in point: One opinion writer for The Washington Post recently wrote, "Remember inflation? If you, like most Americans, were born after 1981, the answer must be 'no.'"Honestly, what an absurd thing to say. I was born in 1983,...Read More

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Copper's price dipped to $8,907.50 per tonne while nickel sank by 7.4% at the 5pm close of trading on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday March 4, with sell-offs and corrections seen for a second day.Prices for other materials in the base-metals complex fell by an average of 1.9%."Base metals have backed off from their recent highs over the past week, with the market experiencing some very viole...Read More