Battery and ‘green’ metals brighten outlook for mining sector
The transition to electric vehicles could take a decade or two but demand for the key metals in batteries and energy storage systems will only continue to grow as the…
Editorial
Where is gold headed from here?
After a two-day policy meeting last week, the U.S. Federal Reserve said it will maintain its accommodative monetary policy (read easy money) and will keep its overnight interest rates near…
Is copper the new gold?
One of the key themes that emerged from the 30th BMO Global Metals & Mining conference last week was the desire among many gold and base metal companies to increase…
Endeavour Mining CEO Sebastien de Montessus is our Mining Person of the Year for 2020
Completing two major acquisitions in one calendar year is a significant achievement by any measure but to do so in the midst of a pandemic makes it even more remarkable…
Developing a market for scandium oxide
If you blinked you might have missed the news last week but it was extraordinary: Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) and the Quebec government announced they are building a…
Focus on the positive: M&A and strong metal prices in the year ahead
With rising Covid-19 infections, a new and more infectious variant of the virus, and a vaccination rollout slower than most would like, along with the sickening scenes from Washington, D.C….
Demand for energy metals “will be massive” Glencore CEO says
At Glencore’s Investor Day in early December, CEO Ivan Glasenberg kicked off his presentation by talking about how the commodities giant is “steering a Paris Agreement alignment strategy while meeting…
Biden, Yellen and Sino-American relations
Earlier this week U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. named his first round of cabinet nominations, choosing Janet Yellen as his Treasury secretary. If confirmed, Yellen will be the first…
Bull market for base metals likely to remain intact, says David Rosenberg at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium virtual conference this week – the second one this year – was yet another resounding success, with thousands of viewers tuning in from around…
Editorial: China’s Five Year Plan prioritizes tech and domestic demand
As the United States posted its highest number of weekly coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and Americans headed to the ballot box in record numbers to cast…
Editorial: Souring Aussie-China relations puts coal in the crosshairs
Relations between Australia and China have been strained since Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent global investigation into the origins (and initial handling) of the coronavirus pandemic. The…
Editorial: JPMorgan fined US$920M for market manipulation
With the relentless stream of bad news bombarding us these days, we need to take comfort where we can, so it was nice to see evidence that some level of…