TSX drops during May 15-19 trading week
Stocks ended the May 15-19 trading period with a modest drop as investors considered drawn-out negotiations about the U.S. government’s debt ceiling while Canadian and U.S. April retail sales landed…
Articles by Colin McClelland
Vale said to decide on base metals sale worth billions next week: Brazilian paper
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s largest nickel producer, is said to be deciding next week on the sale of a minority stake of its base metals business to automakers, pension…
How to finance early-stage mining projects
Early-stage mining projects should keep financing simple to avoid later entanglements, experts told a conference in New York this month. Raising capital through share issues is the easiest path…
Osisko cofounder Wares praises private equity, scolds debt financiers, nips NIMBYism
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) is part of a rising trend tapping private equity to help build projects, but it’s wary of the growing role of “predatory” debt financing. …
How to invest in lithium explorers: pitfalls and pointers
Exploring for lithium, a key component in electric vehicle batteries, is all the rage as companies seek to plug the gap between low supplies and surging demand to fuel the…
Glencore bid for Teck faces stiff Canuck rules, pride as mining M&A activity triples
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) faces an uphill battle to buy Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) because of Canadian nationalism despite surging mergers and acquisitions in the critical minerals space. The…
Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada faces court in June
The top lawyer for Lithium Americas’ (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) Thacker Pass project, which is developing the largest lithium deposit in the United States in northwest Nevada, says it could…
Gold Fields deal gives Osisko option to fast-track high-grade gold at Windfall
The Windfall gold project in Quebec, boosted last week by a $600-million investment by Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI), may tweak plans to increase first-year production by a third,…
Colonial boss scores two kicks at same coal can for billions in B.C.
David Austin has already sold what may be the largest undeveloped metallurgical coal land package in western Canada for several billion dollars. Now, in a strange twist of fate, he’s…
RANKED: Top 10 new copper projects by mine life
Demand for copper, an economic indicator in itself because of its widespread use in wiring and plumbing, is expected to vastly expand as the world transitions to greener energy to…
Oroco rises on ‘robust’ copper resource at Santo Tomas in Mexico
Shares in Oroco Resource (TSXV: OCO; US-OTC: ORRCF) gained after the explorer said a deposit estimate for the Santo Tomas copper project in northwest Mexico “significantly” expands on 1990s studies. The…
Gold Fields buys half of Osisko’s Windfall high-grade gold project in Quebec
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI), the eighth-largest miner by market value, has joined with Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) to back the Windfall gold project in Quebec, one of Canada’s…