Editorial: Speaking Out
When Trent Mell, the president and CEO of First Cobalt, contacted our newspaper last week and asked what our thoughts were on tackling the George Floyd protests as they relate…
2020
Copper price rally could be short-lived, analyst says
Copper prices surged to their highest levels in nearly three months on June 11, reaching US$5,801.5 per tonne (US$2.63 per lb.) on the London Metals Exchange (LME), up almost 20%…
Diamonds Snapshot: Six juniors staying in the game
For companies without the size and heft of the big producers De Beers and Alrosa, the diamond space has always been a challenging one – even before the coronavirus pandemic….
Australia fast-tracks Glencore’s Valeria coal project
Australia’s state of Queensland has granted Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) A$1.5-billion (US$1 billion) Valeria coal mine the status of “coordinated project” in order to fast-track it, as the nation seeks alternatives…
Zijin Mining revealed as the mystery buyer of Guyana Goldfields
China’s Zijin Mining has emerged as the unnamed multinational that trumped Silvercorp Metals’ (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) bid for Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY), with a deal that values the target…
TSX drops June 8-12: Barrick, Starcore, B2Gold
Concerns about a new surge of coronavirus infections sent the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 3.77%, or 597.50 points, to finish the June 8-12 trading week at 15,256.57. Spot gold rose…
TSX Venture slips, June 8-12: Artemis Gold, Rupert Resources, SRG Mining
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell by 0.36% to finish the June 8-12 trading week at 554.91, with gold finishing the week at US$1,730.50 per oz., a rise of US$46.50…
US markets tank, June 8-12: AngloGold Ashanti, Rio Tinto, Kinross Gold
Coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped 2 million and fears of a rise in infections pummelled the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index plunged 5.55%, or 1,505.44 points,…
Imperial, Newcrest confirm high-grade mineralization at Red Chris
Exploration drilling has confirmed the continuity of high-grade mineralisation at the Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwest British Columbia, 80 km south of Dease Lake and 1,700 km from Vancouver….
Argonaut receives key permit for Magino
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has completed a key permitting milestone for its Magino project, which included consultation with Indigenous communities and members of the public. The completed Schedule 2 amendment…
Commentary: It’s time for the mining industry to speak out on George Floyd
George Floyd has galvanized the world in a manner that countless other race-related murders have not. It is a moment to be seized and First Cobalt has lent its voice…
BHP to revise mine expansion through 40 sacred sites
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) will place on hold part of its expansion plans for its South Flank iron ore project in Western Australia (WA), which would have destroyed dozens…