In the latest sign of the volatile state of the commodities’ markets, the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday dialled back the scope of its sanctions against Russia, aluminum and palladium prices plunged while Canadian metal companies’ shares also slipped.Last week, palladium hit US$1,040 per ounce - its highest price since February - in what many executives attributed to fears tha...Read More

Katanga Mining Ltd. will soon be the world’s top cobalt miner, churning out thousands of tons of metal and billions of dollars in revenue for Glencore Plc. It’s also turning into a major thorn in the commodity giant’s side.Katanga is controlled by Glencore but trades in Toronto, making it one of few options for equity investors seeking exposure to the coveted battery ingredient....Read More

Over the past fifteen years, Ontario's provincial economy has struggled relative to the rest of the country. The reasons for Ontario's economic weakness are complex and varied. However, public policy choices have been a contributing factor.One area that stands out as a particularly strong candidate for reform is tax policy. Specifically, Ontario's personal income tax (PIT) system undermines Ontari...Read More

This product is classified as 'very high risk' in nature due to itslocation and geopolitical situation of the region. Finfeed advises that extracaution should be taken when deciding whether to engage in this product,however if you are not sure whether it is suitable for you we suggest you seekindependent financial advice.Black Rock Mining (ASX:BKT) today announced that it hassuccessfully railed a...Read More

After several years marked by operational difficulties and debt reduction, Barrick Gold Corp. on Tuesday opened its first quarter earnings in 2018 by telling shareholders it received two credit upgrades and is returning its focus to growth. Gold production hit 1.05 million ounces this quarter - down 20 per cent from last year and behind pace to meet its annual target of 4.5 to 5 million ounces - b...Read More

ALMATY — London-listed Chaarat Gold Holdings (CGH) offered on Tuesday to buy Kyrgyzstan’s largest gold mine, Kumtor, from Canada’s Centerra Gold for an undisclosed cash sum, in a deal that would also involve Kyrgyz state firm Kyrgyzaltyn.Centerra and Kyrgyzstan have had a series of disputes over sharing profits from Kumtor, and Chaarat said it was offering the Central Asian natio...Read More

MinRexResources Limited (ASX:MRR) has delivered an update on its currentpre-acquisition due diligence for three cobalt-scandium-nickel projects in NSWand WA being undertaken by a geology consultant. Due diligencework by the geology team on the Pacific Express project in NSW is now focusedon six prospective areas for high-grade cobalt-scandium mineralisation. Provingup the region's prospectivity fo...Read More

Lucara Diamond Corp. has found another huge diamond at its mine in Botswana.The company unearthed a 327-carat top white-gem diamond just two weeks after finding a 472-carat light brown stone. It’s the ninth-largest diamond discovered by Lucara, which now produces some of the biggest and best in the world.Lucara unearths another massive diamond from Botswana mineThe fifth-largest diamond in h...Read More

LithiumAustralia (ASX:LIT) today provided an update on the progress of its cuttingedge SiLeach (R) plant design. Itsfront-end engineering and design (FEED) activities are progressing as plannedwith undertakings including preliminary equipment specifications, materialselection, infrastructure, assessment of contracting strategies, discussionwith vendors selected for the supply of specialised equipm...Read More

After years of paying down debt and restructuring its operations, a new question mark hangs over Toronto-based Sherritt International Corp: whether the leadership change in Cuba will affect its extensive nickel, cobalt and energy operations located within the tropical island nation.Sherritt refers to itself as Cuba’s largest foreign investor, and derives most of its revenues from operations...Read More

Some silver bulls lacking patience are being driven mad by its seemingly interminable sideways pattern, yet you shouldn't be, because the continuing sideways movement allows more time to build a portfolio of silver investments ahead of the major bullmarket that we know is incubating. Right now it is being held in restraint like gold, by the dollar rallying, but that won't carry on forever, and as...Read More

Despite spending more on health care than the majority of developed countries with universal-access health-care systems, Canada performs poorly in international comparisons of the performance of health systems. Canada's health policies also differ from those of other nations with universal-access health care-in particular, those that have the developed world's best performing universal systems-in...Read More

AlligatorEnergy (ASX:AGE) has published its quarterly activities report along with anupdated investor presentation. Alligatoris an ASX-listed exploration company focused on uranium and energy relatedminerals, principally cobalt-nickel. The company is focused on the discovery oflarge economic high grade energy related metal deposits (uranium, nickel,cobalt) with clear pathways for approval and deve...Read More

This stock is classified as 'very high risk' in nature due to its location and geopolitical situation of the region. Finfeed advises that extra caution should be taken when deciding whether to engage in this product, however if you are not sure whether it is suitable for you we suggest you seek independent financial advice.Adriatic Metals(ASX:ADT) makes its ASX debut today and is already drawing c...Read More

Now at the endof the wet season, Pursuit Minerals (ASX:PUR) has begun follow up drilling atits Paperbark Project in North Queensland in order to determine the fullpotential of the project's JE Zone zinc system. PUR acquiredthe Paperbark Project, along with the Bluebush and Coober Pedy Projects fromTeck Australia Pty Ltd in 2017 and has wasted no time in getting on withexploring what's on offer.The...Read More

OTTAWA — Business groups are warning that a recent motion introduced by the Minister of Transport could put shippers at a further disadvantage to Canada’s rail firms, leaving companies worse off than before Ottawa introduced its sweeping transportation bill last year.A coalition of business associations said the minister’s rejection of two key Senate amendments reinforces the con...Read More

Beginning in 2019, mandatory contributions by Canadian workers to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will increase, step by step, over seven years. While the expansion of the CPP may be well intentioned, it will result in several unintended consequences. One consequence is a reduction in the amount that Canadians save voluntarily in their private accounts such as RRSPs and TFSAs. Previous research has...Read More

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Finfeed presentsthis information for the use of readers in their decision to engage with this stock.Please be aware that this is a very high risk stock. We stress that thisarticle should only be used as one part of this decision making process. Youneed to fully inform yourself of all factors and information relating to thisproduct before engaging with it.Results are in from Adriatic Metals PLC (AS...Read More

Archer Exploration Limited(ASX:AXE) has this morning informed the market it has identified an ExplorationTarget for its Jamieson Tank Manganese project located near Cleve, SouthAustralia. A review undertaken by AXE ofhistorical drill results at the project has led to the establishment of amaiden exploration target of 15Mt-25Mt at a grade of 8-12% manganese.The Jamieson Tank project - whichis locat...Read More