Top investors face-off over Rio Tinto’s emissions cuts
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) top investors are set to face off at the company’s upcoming annual meeting, with only some of them in favour of pushing the miner…
Articles by Trish Saywell
Editorial: Keeping up with gold price forecasts
As if there weren’t enough upheaval in the markets. Now Canada’s Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) — one of the world’s biggest lenders to the physical precious metals industry —…
First Cobalt to produce battery grade cobalt by early 2021
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) expects to begin production of cobalt sulphate late this year or in early 2021, which would make it North America’s only primary producer of the key…
Marathon Gold raises $30M in bought deal
Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ; US-OTC: MGDPF) has announced a $30 million (upsized from $26 million) bought deal. The net proceeds will be spent on permitting, development and exploration at its…
Great Bear drills ‘robust gold results’ at Dixie
Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBDF) has released drill results from its wholly owned 91.4-sq.-km Dixie gold property in Ontario. Of the 17 holes reported, highlights include hole BR-118,…
Commentary: Digging deeper into carbon performance in the mining sector
In the coming decades, the ability to combine massively reduced greenhouse gas emissions with wider business goals will be the hallmark of successful mining companies. Climate change is recognized by…
Africa Snapshot: Eight companies active on the continent
Africa offers pre-production and operating companies large areas of underexplored prospective terrain and, in many countries, established mining legislation. West Africa, in particular, has attracted many explorers, developers and producers…
PNG clashes with Barrick, Zijin over fate of Porgera mine
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) welcomed a court ruling on May 1 ordering the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) to review a requested lease extension for the Porgera…
Balmoral makes high-grade gold discovery in Quebec
Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) has made a new high-grade gold discovery at its wholly-owned Fenelon property. The property forms part of the company’s district-scale Detour Gold Trend project,…
US markets fall, April 27-May 1: Vale, Barrick
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.22%, or 51.58 points, to 23,723.69, and the S&P 500 dropped 0.21%, or 6.03 points, to finish the trading week at 2,830.71. Spot gold…
TSX rises, April 27-May 1: MAG Silver, Lundin Gold, Troilus, SolGold
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.39% to 14,620.30 during the April 27-May 1 trading week. The Global Mining Index fell 0.81% to 82.25 and the Global Base Metals Index climbed…
TSX Venture rises, April 27-May 1: Probe Metals, Orford Mining, Bluebird Battery Metals
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose by 2.26%, or 10.45 points, to finish the trading week at 473.09, with gold finishing the week at US$1,702.90 per oz., a fall of…