US markets down, June 7-11
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.80% to finish the week at 34,479.60 and the S&P 500 dropped 0.41% to 4,247.44. Spot gold fell by US$14.20 per oz., or 0.75%, to…
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TSX Ventures slips, June 7-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 0.17% to finish the trading week at 979.70. Spot gold fell by US$14.20 per oz., or 0.75%, to US$1,877.80 per ounce. Callinex Mines climbed 74¢…
Cornish Metals’ tin-copper project richer than thought
Cornish Metals (TSXV: CUSN; LON: CUSN) posted on Wednesday an updated resource estimate for its South Crofty tin-copper project in Cornwall, southwest England, as it moves to closer to reopening the…
The View from England: Old assumptions are breached by new technology
Protect your assets against current threats but remember that nothing lasts forever. It is a lesson that mining executives and metals investors should know, and was learnt long ago by…
Serbia may decide fate of Rio Tinto’s lithium project in referendum
Serbia’s President, Aleksandar Vucic, may seek voter approval for Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Jadar lithium project near the city of Loznica, in western Serbia, as community…
High copper prices revive old deposits
The record copper price environment has prompted a resurgence in copper exploration activity at several projects that were marginal at the long-term average metal price. Just two examples include US…
Kinross and S2 team up to find Finnish gold
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has signed a US$9.5 million farm-in agreement with a Finnish subsidiary of Australia-based S2 Resources (ASX: S2R) to look for gold. The agreement covers…
Nordgold seeks listing in Moscow and London
Russian gold producer Nordgold is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of at least 25% of its existing shares in London, with a secondary listing in Moscow, as it seeks…
DRC concentrate export ban may tighten global copper, cobalt supply
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reinstated an export ban on copper and cobalt concentrates, but will allow mining companies that hold waivers to continue with shipments. The DRC, the…
Glencore leads miners group in cobalt blockchain pilot
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has joined forces with battery material supplier Umicore and other major miners to trace the cobalt they produce using blockchain technology. The group,…
Chinese EV makers may be looking at western markets, CRU report says
China, the country leading global sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs), not only will maintain its market position accounting for half of all expected global NEV during the next decade,…
Portugal may delay auction for lithium licenses to 2022
Portugal’s long-awaited auction of licenses to explore for lithium may have to wait until next year as the country faces some hurdles implementing a new mining law that grants municipalities…