The golden age of shale is over... but that's a good thing for investors.Bear with me for a minute. The shale boom that ignited in 2008 was unquestionably a game-changer. Within just a few years, we went from being shackled to foreign oil sources like Venezuela and the Middle East to being the world's largest oil producer on the planet. That wasn't by sheer luck, either. For more than two decad...Read More
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl spoke with economist, founder of the publication Critical Metals for a Sustainable World, and former vice-president with Scotiabank, Patricia Mohr at PDAC 2023 in Toronto in March. Mohr discussed Canada's critical minerals potential, including in nickel, copper and rare earths - from mining to refining - as well as rising demand for minerals fro...Read More
The Northern Miner caught up with the world's biggest mining technical consulting group SRK Consulting at PDAC in Toronto in March 2023. Tamer Elbokl, Editor-in-Chief of TNM sister publication Canadian Mining Journal discussed the latest trends in mine closure and reclamation with SRK's principal corporate consultant Jeff Parshley, who specializes in closure planning and closure cost estimation. W...Read More
Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE-AM: WRN) announced Friday a strategic equity investment by Japan's Mitsubishi Materials to advance the company's Casino copper-gold project in Yukon towards development.Mitsubishi has agreed to acquire about 5% of Western's outstanding shares at $2.63 per share. The exact number of shares to be issued (and by extension, total proceeds received) will depend o...Read More
Politicians everywhere have a tendency to make decisions based on short-term outcomes that might become catastrophic in the long term. There are few better examples of this than legislation in London 250 years ago. In one of the U.K.'s worst ever political decisions (and we've had a few), Parliament voted on Apr. 27, 1773, to help the financially troubled East India Co. (EIC) by allowing it to...Read More
Shares in coloured gems miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) climbed more than 5% on Friday after it posted record revenue for 2022, exceeding the US$300-million mark for the first time.The Africa-focused emeralds and rubies miner said last year revenue hit US$341 million, a 32% increase from the almost US$258 million recorded in 2021."The coloured gemstone market has seen strong demand after the...Read More
Bolivia's government is calling its lithium-producing neighbours to forge ahead with the idea of setting a Latin America-wide policy on the exploitation of the coveted battery metal.The idea, part of a broader initiative involving Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile to form an OPEC-like cartel, seeks to collectively boost the bargaining power of these countries, President Luis Are said in a spee...Read More
As the besieged residents of Kyiv tried to find some peace of mind and quiet, sleeping in their beds this past Tuesday night, 21 Russian drones flew toward the city.Ukrainian forces shot down 16, but five got through, damaging power stations, communications towers, and even a school. Worst of all, at least four people were killed and 20 injured. This is the nature of modern warfare. It's not ma...Read More
As electric vehicles gain in popularity, a string of retrofitting companies have emerged that convert internal combustion engine ...Read More
DUST provides -2x exposure to the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, but levered ETFs suffer from volatility decay. Find out why I'm bearish on the DUST ETF.Read full newsRead More
Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:ALPN) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 23, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsTemre Johnson - SD, IRMitchell Gold - Executive Chairman,...Read full newsRead More
Eargo, Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:EAR) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript March 23, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsNick Laudico - Chief Retail OfficerChristian Gormsen - President and Chief...Read full newsRead More
Torrid Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NYSE:CURV) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 23, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsPaula Dempsey - SVP of Finance and IRVince Adams - SVP, FinanceLisa...Read full newsRead More
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:SCHL) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 23, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsJeffrey Mathews - Executive Vice President, Corporate Development...Read full newsRead More
Emerging markets are likely to outperform the benchmarks in the long term; however, not all emerging markets are equal. Click to read why I like the FRDM fund.Read full newsRead More
Global oil inventories are finally starting to turn the corner as we approach Q2. US oil demand is better than meets the eye due to the low heating demand component.Read full newsRead More
Endeavour Silver had a solid year in FY22, and it was one of the few producers to beat its upward revised output guidance. Click here to see our take on EXK.Read full newsRead More
Lack of listing of the LATAM ADR keeps the stock price a step away from collapsing and reflects the true value. Read more about LTMAY here.Read full newsRead More
Workhorse was a short recommendation that fell on average 85%. Find out why I am changing my rating on WKHS stock from Strong Sell to Sell.Read full newsRead More
Paltalk, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALT) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 23, 2023, 04:30 PM ETRead full newsRead More