Editorial: Central banks are major gold buyers in 2019
With the gold market’s supply and demand numbers coming in for the first two to three months of 2019, one of the features of this year that’s coming into focus…
Volume 105 Number 8 April 15 – 28, 2019
CESCO Week: Deficits delayed in global copper market
SANTIAGO, CHILE — Mention electric vehicles and copper industry executives’ eyes dazzle like the headlights on a Tesla. As electric motors and lithium batteries replace combustion engines, cars, buses and…
Filo tables study for flagship project on Chilean-Argentine border
Earlier this year, Filo Mining (TSXV: FIL; US-OTC: FLMMF) unveiled a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Filo del Sol copper-gold-silver project, 140 km southeast of Copiapo, Chile, on the border…
TSX Venture posts marginal gain, April 1-5: Cantex, Filo, Ximen
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 0.47% to 629.81. Cantex Mine Development — whose chairman is Charles Fipke — posted the biggest gain, rising 94¢ to $3.43. The company announced…
TSX rises, April 1-5: Kirkland Lake, Labrador Iron Ore, North American Palladium
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.83% to 16,396.15. Spot gold finished the week at US$1,291.40 per oz., down 60¢ from the previous week. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 0.91%…
Copper Snapshot: Eight companies hunting for the red metal
Compelling supply and demand projections for copper in the years ahead makes the red metal one of the favourites of industry observers, who see flat-lining mine supply running into increased…
First Cobalt produces battery grade sulfate
Most refined cobalt used in the electric vehicle market is produced in Asia, but First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC FTSSF) intends to start refining the metal into battery-grade cobalt sulphate…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Copper mine output rises 2.3% in 2018, says ICSG
The following is an edited release from the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) showing preliminary data for world copper supply and demand for 2018. For more detailed information, visit www.icsg.org….
Chakana Copper advances Soledad in Peru
Since exploration began in August 2017 at its Soledad copper-gold-silver project in Peru, Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU; US-OTC: CHKKF) has drilled four of 17 confirmed breccia pipes, pinpointed another 12…
Kutcho fast tracks copper-zinc project in BC
Since closing the acquisition of its namesake high-grade copper-zinc project in northern British Columbia in December 2017, Kutcho Copper (TSXV: KC; US-OTC: KCCFF) has completed a field season of data…
Interview: Iron ore markets won’t quickly recover from Vale disaster, says Black Iron’s Simpson
In the following interview excerpt, iron ore expert Matt Simpson, co-founder and CEO of junior Black Iron (TSX: BKI; US-OTC: BKIRF), explains the new landscape for iron ore markets worldwide…
Ivanhoe tests area near Kamoa North discovery hole
In January, Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) reported a 22-metre intercept of 13.05% copper at a 2% cut-off in a shallow, flat-lying discovery sitting within 190 metres of surface…