Hot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesWhite Gold Corp a force in Yukon as exploration drive reaps dividendsSPONSOREDwhite gold corp"It's not regulation that fails, it's [the industry] as engineers and operators"SPONSOREDsrk consultingThe programme will focus on exploration leading...Read More
Polish miner KGHM (WSE:KGH), Europe's second-largest copper producer, hit record output in the first three months of the year, thanks partly to improved production at its money-sucking Sierra Gorda mine in Chile.The state-controlled company, which has been criticized for the steep investment allocated to developing the Chilean asset ($5.2B and counting), churned out 142,000 tonnes of copper in t...Read More
Azerbaijan's leading gold mining company, Anglo Asian Mining, said on Thursday its gold output rose 22% in 2018 to 72,798 ounces from 59,617 ounces in 2017.London-listed Anglo Asian produces gold at Gedabek and other Azeri mines in a joint venture with the Azeri state in which the company holds 51%.The company said its total production of gold-equivalent ounces (GEO), which includes other metals,...Read More
1.The short seasonal rally for gold that typically follows India's Akha Teej holiday (May 7 this year) is in play but this time it is being "juiced" by a major U.S. stock market meltdown!2.In a game with nine innings, the U.S. business cycle is probably in the eighth or ninth inning.3.Stock market welfare programs provided by central banks (QE and intense rate cuts) have extended the bull market i...Read More
Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsDepartment of Interior assistant secretary for land and mineral management, Joe Balash announced the renewal following a 41-day public review and comment period stating, "mining on public landsRead More
White Gold Corp a force in Yukon as exploration drive reaps dividendsSPONSOREDwhite gold corpQuality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumAltech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicals"It's not regulation that fails, it's [the industry] as engineers and operators"SPONSOREDsrk consultingNet profit for 2018 was US$16.3 million, u...Read More
Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipWhite Gold Corp a force in Yukon as exploration drive reaps dividendsSPONSOREDwhite gold corpQuality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumAltech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsIt said following China's CITIC Metal last month investing a further US$454 million in the comp...Read More
White Gold Corp a force in Yukon as exploration drive reaps dividendsSPONSOREDwhite gold corpQuality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumAltech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicals"It's not regulation that fails, it's [the industry] as engineers and operators"SPONSOREDsrk consultingMy Twitter feed alerted me earlier this mo...Read More
Image by Brad Holt on FlickrElon Musk has no shortage of detractors - and judging by the tone struck by some of them, that's not nearly a strong enough word.Neither does the Tesla CEO have a shortage of short sellers and every so often long sellers get in on the action too. Bears turn bulls with gusto and bulls turn bears with alacrity.Musk frequently muddies the waters himself, making...Read More
State miner Codelco, the world's top copper producer, said on Wednesday that it had agreed on a new labor contract with the union of supervisors at its small Salvador mine in northern Chile.The union and company had entered into a government mediated negotiation earlier this month after supervisors rejected the company's previous offer and alleged that Codelco was putting undue pressure on its wor...Read More
The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday renewed two mineral leases near the Boundary Waters Wilderness area in Minnesota, a key step in opening the popular wilderness and recreation area up to copper mining despite heavy opposition from local and national conservation groups.The department's Bureau of Land Management granted the hardrock mineral leases inside the Superior National Forest to Twin...Read More
Aurubis AG, Europe's largest copper producer, on Wednesday confirmed a reduced full-year earnings forecast on weak market environment and plant shutdowns, while posting a slump in its quarterly earnings.Aurubis expects operating pre-tax earnings (EBT) in its 2018/19 fiscal year to fall "significantly" by more than 15% compared with the previous year. The copper producer in February had forecast fu...Read More
Canada's Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) said Tuesday it's ready to start building its first two copper mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo and significantly advance a third project after partner Zijin Mining Group added an additional C$67 million (about $49m) into the Canadian company's coffers.Zijin, China's No.1 gold producer and Ivanhoe's partner in the now massive Kamoa-Kakula copper project...Read More
The U.S. stock markets sure feel inflectiony, at a major juncture. After achieving new all-time record highs, sentiment was euphoric heading into this week. But those latest heights could be a massive triple top that formed over 15 months. Then heavy selling erupted in recent days as the U.S.-China trade war suddenly went hostile. The big U.S. stocks just-reported Q1'19 fundamentals will help dete...Read More
Toronto-based junior miner Orvana Minerals (TSX: ORV) posted a relatively strong fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2019, with good performance from its two operating mines: the Don Mario gold mine in Bolivia and the El Valle gold-copper mine in Spain.Orvana recorded net income of $3.3 million on $36 million in revenue during the past quarter, compared with a net loss of $3.5 million on $37 mil...Read More
A large proportion of the minority shareholders in Rio Tinto Plc-controlled Turquoise Hill Resources voted against the re-election of the company's independent directors on Tuesday.While all seven directors were re-elected to the board, according to a Turquoise Hill filing, over 40% of Turquoise Hill's minority shareholders, including its second-biggest investor, Sailingstone Capital Partners, vot...Read More
Barrick Gold Corp , the world's second largest bullion miner, is preparing its Zambian copper mine Lumwana for sale in the second half of 2019, looking to target Chinese buyers, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.Fresh from two major deals in recent months, Barrick has said it plans to shed $1.5 billion of less productive mines, which have little expansion potential.The sale of Lumwan...Read More
Global miner BHP will hold on to the Australian nickel operations it previously put up for sale, while Rio Tinto is working on copper and lithium projects as the mining industry bets on demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries.The biggest mining companies say they are well positioned to provide the metals needed for the shift to EV technology, although they acknowledge the political risks and en...Read More
White Metal Resources (TSXV: WHM) announced that it entered into two binding letters of intent to purchase a 95% interest in certain prospective copper properties in Namibia.In a press release, the miner said that the two LOIs refer to four Exclusive Prospecting Licences that cover historical copper-silver resources in the Kalahari Copper Belt and the Kaoko Belt, and prospective targets for furthe...Read More
Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsSierra said EBITDA of US$12 million in Q1 2019 compared with $27.4 million in 2018, and operating cash flow shrunk from $27.4 million in the first three months of 2018 to $11.8 million. Revenue from copper, zinc, lead, gold and silver output was down from $61.7 million to $49.2 million year-on-year as lower metal prices compounded p...Read More