TSX Venture down, July 19-23
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 0.63% to finish the trading week at 902.56. Spot gold fell US$10.00 per oz., or 0.55%, to US$1,802.20 per ounce. Nouveau Monde Graphite climbed 39¢ to $8.95….
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The View from England: Silly season launched in Scotland
The British Broadcasting Corporation has launched a three-part TV series on a “mountain full of treasure,” and it’s in Scotland. Apart from being bullish for the valuation of Scotland’s first…
Redox flow battery market expected to become multi-billion by 2031 – report
A new report by IDTechEx states that the current trend of adoption of redox flow batteries (RFBs) should lead to a multi-billion market size in 2031. However, in the analyst’s…
Forecasts morph into reality as tech metals fundamentals heat up
The world is at the start of an exponential upswing in demand for the suite of technology metals as a global top-down push for the energy revolution accelerates, Ryan Castilloux,…
Competition for controlling Li-ion battery production intensifies
A report by Roskill states that the competition for controlling Li-ion batteries production has intensified globally, with continuous announcements made regarding the build-out of new Li-ion battery plants and/or capacity…
TSX Venture down, July 5-9
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 3.09% to finish the trading week at 938.47. Spot gold increased by US$20.60 per oz., or 1.15%, to US$1,807.90 per ounce. Rupert Resources climbed 31¢ to…
The View from England: New research identifies gold for fools
Colossal pandemic spending by governments worldwide over the past 18 months has meant inflation is back in the news, as is gold contained in pyrite following publication of academic research…
Orano reports mining and nuclear services contract growth
French-based uranium miner and nuclear fuels services provider Orano says it has bagged several new uranium mining and front-end services contracts worth more than US$450 million (€380 million). The company…
Glencore paid $5.8B to governments in 2020
Swiss-based multinational miner Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has disclosed US$5.7 billion in taxes, royalties and other government payments in 2020. The diversified mining house says the Covid-19 pandemic caused major production…
Green Lithium gets five times the funds needed to develop UK’s first commercial lithium refinery
A project to build the United Kingdom’s first large-scale commercial lithium refinery has received £1.6 million in seed round funding, closing at more than five times the initial target amount…
Nutrien to further boost potash output amid Belarus sanctions
Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR), has decided to increase potash production by 500,000 tonnes this year on the back of newly imposed trade sanctions on Belarus. The boost, which will…
Base metals demand expected to benefit from green revolution – report
A report by market researcher CRU Group forecasts that demand for zinc, copper, and nickel will continue to grow in the next two decades, particularly in China where government stimulus…