Explainer: Naked short selling
This “explainer” is intended to supplement to this recently published story on illegal short selling. Covered vs. naked “Covered” short selling is a legal way to profit in a falling…
Stock Markets/Investing
Global exploration snapshot: Eight projects to watch
From Alaska to South America, junior exploration companies are hunting for base metals, uranium and precious metals to power our future. Here’s an overview of eight companies advancing promising projects….
Uranium sector ‘scrambling’ to fill supply gap
The price of uranium will hit triple-digits for the first time since 2007 as nations weaning off oil and seeking energy security deplete nuclear fuel supplies, the world’s largest investment…
Sigma Lithium shares jump as it posts first quarterly profit
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) reported on Wednesday its first profitable quarter since starting production at its Grota do Cirilo mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in April this year….
Horizonte Minerals stock plummets over funding uncertainty for Brazil nickel project
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) has paused most construction activities at its Araguaia nickel project in Brazil as its cash resources dwindle and the company continues to seek new…
Jiangxi Copper boosts First Quantum stake on Cobre Panama hit
China’s Jiangxi Copper, First Quantum Minerals‘ (TSX: FM) largest shareholder, has increased its stake in the Canadian miner, which is still reeling from the heavy losses caused by uncertainty regarding…
McEwen Mining shares jump despite Q3 loss
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) stock rose as high as 14.7% on Wednesday as the company reported a loss of $18.5 million in the third quarter, beating consensus estimates….
JV Video: EY highlights access to capital as key concern for miners
Concern over access to capital against the urgent need for trillion-dollar investment to meet metal demands for the energy transition emerged as a critical industry concern in the latest findings…
Kinross Gold shares rise on Q3 earnings surge
Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) shares rose more than 5% on Thursday morning session after the Canadian miner reported strong earnings for the third quarter of 2023. Kinross recorded…
Camino shares surge as Rio Tinto takes position next to its Peru copper project
Junior copper explorer Camino Corp. (TSXV: COR) saw a surge in its stock trading volume on Wednesday after reporting that global miner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO)…
JV Video: TMX markets crucial for funding new energy
The Toronto stock and venture exchanges owned by TMX Group are vital for the energy transition because they list the most miners in the world, the company’s head of business…
Exclusive: Bristow eyes copper growth as Barrick invests in junior
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is investing in junior Hercules Silver (TSXV: BIG) as part of a plan to find porphyry copper deposits, Barrick CEO Mark Bristow says. Of…