Despite concerns over rising inflation and a deepening COVD-19 crisis in Asia, the Canadian equity markets have been resilient, with the benchmark index, the S&P/TSX Composite Index, trading 12% higher for this year. The expectation of demand recovery and economic expansion have increased investors’ confidence, driving the index higher. Amid increased investors’ optimism, here are...Read More
We have seen a remarkable economic recovery this year, and inflation has reached decade-high levels. According to Statistics Canada, the consumer price inflation jumped more than two percentage points in April to 3.4% — the highest level since 2011. As inflation continues to increase, the central bank may have to intervene and raise rates eventually.What will that do to stocks?Well, as rates...Read More
How diversified is your portfolio? An important, yet often overlooked component of every well-balanced portfolio is to have one more precious metal investment stocks. Precious metal stocks, such as Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM)(NYSE:WPM) can provide years of stable growth potential.Isn’t crypto the new gold?Cryptocurrencies have developed a reputation in recent years. Specifically, crypt...Read More
As the market continues to inch up, investors are getting worried about most stocks being overvalued. That’s why adding some cheap stocks with high dividend yields to your portfolio could be the right thing to do right now. Such stocks could help investors receive regular income in the form of dividends.Here are five of the best dividend stocks that also have good growth prospects.Frontera E...Read More
Gold was up above US$1,883 an ounce on the spot market at the time of writing.Nouveau Monde Graphite expects to start trading today on "the world's largest and most important capital market, namely the New York Stock Exchange".The carbon neutral graphite hopeful's shares will continue to trade in Toronto and Frankfurt but its OTC quotation will cease to reflect the NYSE listing.Pacific Booker Mine...Read More
The Abitibi greenstone belt that stretches across Ontario and Quebec is one of the most prolific sources of gold in Canada, having produced roughly 200 million ounces over more than a century of mining activity, and continues to attract attention from companies intent on finding new deposits.Further west, running through Saskatchewan, is the Trans-Hudson Corridor, a region that hosts gold bearing...Read More
Ethical investment is flourishing but for mining companies seeking to promote their green credentials, there are pitfalls. While environmental social and governance (ESG) issues are gaining importance in the industry, finding a means of reliably preparing and publishing industry-compliant reports is complicated and expensive. This is especially true for juniors, small-cap and midsized-cap companie...Read More
I still remember as a kid asking my dad how much he earned in a year. That did not go over well, and it was the first of many lessons I learned regarding what personal information (data) is OK to share versus what personal information should be kept private.Obviously, the memory has stuck with me. And I bring it up today because it directs me to our discussion and opportunity for June.It all revo...Read More
How does Elon Musk really feel about cryptocurrency?I wouldn't blame you if you're confused. The Tesla founder's recent erratic behavior has sent the entire crypto market up and down faster than an exploding SpaceX rocket. And it doesn't look like he's done with his wild shenanigans.First, the mere announcement that he was going to host Saturday Night Live sent his pet crypto Dogecoin soaring to r...Read More
For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where each night she was forced to sleep with dozens of men for less than $2 a person.The madam who lured Blessing to the landlocked West African nation of Burkina Faso with promises of a hair salon job, threatened to kill her if she tried to run away."Nobody comes to your re...Read More
SECACO, Burkina Faso (AP) - For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing,...Read full newsRead More
We spoke with Martin Kepman, CEO of Manganese X Energy Corp. (TSXV: MN, FSE: 9SC2, OTCQB: MNXXF), who are advancing their Battery Hill manganese project, located in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Manganese X plans to advance the Battery Hill project into production, with the intent of supplying value-added materials to the lithium-ion battery and other alternative energy industries. The C...Read More
We spoke with Matt Gill, who is the Managing Director and CEO of White Rock Minerals Ltd (ASX: WRM, OTCQX: WRMCF), an Australian minerals exploration and development company, with activities focused on two projects: Red Mountain, located in Alaska, and Mt Carrington, located in northern NSW, Australia. At the 100% owned Red Mountain Project, covering 798km2, White Rock Minerals is blessed with two...Read More
For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where each night she was forced to sleep with dozens of men for less than $2 a person.The madam who lured Blessing to the landlocked West African nation of Burkina Faso with promises of a hair salon job, threatened to kill her if she tried to run away."Nobody comes to your re...Read More
SECACO, Burkina Faso (AP) - For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing,...Read full newsRead More
SECACO, Burkina Faso (AP) - For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing,...Read full newsRead More
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) is the largest primary U.S. silver Company, with operating silver mines in Alaska and Idaho and with a gold operating mine in Quebec, Canada. The Company also has exploration and pre-development properties in eight world-class silver and gold mining Districts, in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, also an exploration office and investments, in early-stage silver explorati...Read More
The growing market for electric vehicles is likely to see increased pressure for nickel, a critical component for the nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) batteries used in EVs, Ken Hoffman, senior expert at McKinsey's Basic Materials Institute, said during The Northern Miner's Global Mining Symposium in May.In an interview with Frik Els, executive editor of MINING.com, Hoffman said that sales of EVs rea...Read More
Be it gold, copper, cobalt or uranium, the African continent has powerful resources for mining.Read full newsRead More
For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where each night she was forced to sleep with dozens of men for less than $2 a person.The madam who lured Blessing to the landlocked West African nation of Burkina Faso with promises of a hair salon job, threatened to kill her if she tried to run away."Nobody comes to your re...Read More