VIDEO: Ross Beaty on what’s next for junior miners as investors shun the space
Mining veteran Ross Beaty says he’s never seen a market like the current one, where gold and copper are at or near all-time highs, but “there’s absolutely no money for…
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Private equity firms are poised to invest billions in battery metals
Private equity firms say they will boost investments in battery metal projects this year as depressed company valuations, plunging commodity prices and slumbering stock market financing create opportunities. London-based Appian…
‘Vultures’ look to harvest Danakali’s cash after Eritrean potash deal
Danakali (ASX: DNK) warned shareholders on Friday of “predatory activity” by unidentified groups currently approaching investors with “vulture” offers for their stakes in the company, seeking to pay as little…
Albemarle to axe jobs, halt growth, sell Liontown stake
Plunging lithium prices are forcing Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) to cut jobs and defer spending, including on a massive refinery project in South Carolina, as part of a wide-ranging plan to…
Eldorado Gold buys 9.9% of Amex Exploration to boost Perron project in Quebec
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is buying almost 10% of Amex Exploration (TSXV: AMX; US-OTC: AMXEF) to advance the Perron gold project in the same northern Quebec district as…
Lithium junior Kali Metals soars on ASX debut, defying market trend
Shares in lithium explorer Kali Metals (ASX: KM1) jumped as much as 86% on its first day of trading on the Australian Stock Exchange, following an initial public offering in…
Agnico Eagle invests $23M for 12% of Canada Nickel
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), the largest gold producer in Canada, has acquired a stake of Canada Nickel Co. (TSXV: CNC; OTCQX: CNIKF) as the junior advances its…
Can beaten-up junior miners fight illegal short-selling?
Terry Lynch began to notice unusual price movements in Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF)’s stock (then called Chilean Metals) years ago. The shares consistently traded down at the end…
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…
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….