How oil and gas will fare in the Trump era
Trump is back, and the threat of tariffs looms large over China’s economy. On Wednesday, base and precious metal prices took a dive. Resource markets are deeply concerned about Trump’s…
Oil and Gas
How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust
Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) vice-president for project evaluation,…
Video: Why one contrarian mining investor prefers Australia over North America
Australia offers true discovery potential whereas “every rock seems to be turned three times” in North America, Commodity Discovery Fund founder Willem Middelkoop said in an interview. The Netherlands-based investor…
Video: ‘Big bang’ in commodity demand set to lift miners, Prins says
Global miners are set to benefit from rising needs for “real assets,” Nomi Prins, a macroeconomist and author of the newsletter PrInsights Global, says in a new interview. Global geopolitical…
Big Oil seizes lithium opportunities
Mining companies could benefit in cash and technology as major fossil fuel companies such as ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) and Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) invest in lithium, a potential lifeline amid…
Video: Nuclear will help but fossil fuels aren’t leaving, mining investor Gilchrist says
The world will never be able to produce enough metals for a green energy transition without fossil fuels and more nuclear plants, says Brent Gilchrist, CEO of investment firm Deans…
E3 Lithium, Imperial Oil expand Alberta pilot project
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETMC) and Imperial Oil (TSX: IMO) are tightening ties to advance a pilot plant in Canada’s oil patch, where they are working together to test a direct lithium…
JV Article: Distributed Power Solutions offers natural gas energy options
Mining companies that have traditionally relied on diesel fuel for temporary power solutions can save money and reduce their carbon footprint by taking advantage of the growing accessibility of compressed…
Ottawa’s revised environmental rules won’t reduce permitting stage, lawyers say
The federal government’s proposed changes to environmental rules for resource projects could limit Ottawa’s oversight, but probably won’t shorten approval times, according to a law firm’s analysis. The proposed amendments…
Net-zero goal within reach, or is it, new surveys argue
Solar energy will dominate the mining industry by 2040, or it will take an additional 20 years, according to two new executive surveys from different sides of the globe. Mining…
Canadian miners drive value in TSX Top 30 rankings
Seven out of the 30 companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange’s TSX30 list, which ranks the top-performing stocks over three years, are in the mining sector. While the industry at…
Beaver Creek: Critical minerals shine at precious metals summit
The mining sector, a longstanding pillar of the global economy and even more important now with rising attention to critical metals and secure supply in Western nations, is facing emerging…