Vancouver, BC - A2Z Technologies Canada Corp. ("A2Z" or the "Company") (TSXV: AZ) announced today the listing of the Company's shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE) under the symbol A23."The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is a highly recognized exchange, and we view this as being very beneficial to further creating shareholder value. Having a Frankfurt listing presence increases our exposure and...Read More
". @MyanmarMetals is an ASX listed mining company with a 51% majority participating interest in the world class Bawdwin deposit located in Shan State, Myanmar.Myanmar will be presenting at #MJSSydney this month at the Sofitel Sydney WentworthJoin us: https://t.co/9KSR6ejvav"Read full newsRead More
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 2, 2020) - Pancontinental Resources Corporation (TSXV: PUC) (Read full newsRead More
Aerial view of Tapajos River (Credit: Shutterstock) Brazilian Ministry of Mines, at the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) released a catalog with prospective maps to attract new investments in mineral research in the country. The catalog identifies areas in Caraj??s (copper and gold), Juma (gold), Nova Brasil??ndia (zinc, lead and copper) and Martino...Read More
It's expected that there will be strong demand for the kind of oil that Teck's Frontier oilsands mine would have supplied, but questions remain over whether the project would have been economically competitive. Image from RachenStocker, Shutterstock. Even if Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.B) had not fallen on its sword, and even if the federal government had greenlighted the Frontier oilsands project i...Read More
Image: Limited Edition Hot Wheels Cybertruck The value of metals used in batteries for the nascent electric vehicle industry measured for the first timeIt is worth remembering that the first all-electric vehicle to use a lithium-ion battery - the Tesla roadster - only rolled off assembly lines in 2008. The inaugural MINING.COM EV Metals Index shows an industry in better shape than what tanki...Read More
With the Fed cutting the interest rate by half a point, and a potential rate cut of our own on the way, the stage is set for a season of heightening uncertainty. The cut caught some pundits by surprise, pushed gold and silver prices higher on Tuesday, and initially stimulated international markets. So, how should investors react, and should Canadians still be buying TSX stocks right now?While ther...Read More
Apart from its terrible human cost, the coronavirus has effectively ground China’s economy to a halt, with February factory activity plummeting to all-time lows and causing havoc across global supply chains.Now, even with central banks ready to step in and cut interest rates, the economic situation will most likely get worse before it gets better. Based on where we stand, here are three stoc...Read More
Daniel Litvin, founder, Critical Resource and ERM Group CEO Keryn James. Image from Critical Resource. London-based Critical Resource and global sustainability consulting firm Environmental Resources Management ERM, have joined up in a deal that is a significant development in terms of the market for ESG and sustainability consulting services. In late February, ERM acquired Critical Resourc...Read More
PDAC 2020 (Credit: PDAC) Attendance at the 88th Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2020 Convention totaled 23,144, 10,4% less than in 2019, as the conference was impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.In 2019, PDAC hosted 25,843 attendees. The annual PDAC Convention in Toronto is the world's premier industry event, bringing together investors, analysts, mining executives, geolog...Read More
Gosowong gold mine, Indonesia. Image by Newcrest. Newcrest (ASX: NCM) announced Wednesday the finalized sale of 100% of Newcrest Singapore Holdings Pte (NSH) to Indotan Halmahera Bangkit (Indotan) for A$90m, (about $60m) of which A$60m has already been received and the remaining A$30m is payable in 18 months. NSH owns 75% of PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals (PT NHM), which operates the Gosowon...Read More
The Massawa gold project (pictured) is 20 km away from Teranga's flagship Sabodala mine, in Senegal. (Image from archives via Randgold Resources.) Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD, TSX:ABX) has completed the recently announced transaction of combining its Massawa gold project in Senegal with Teranga Gold's (TSX:TGZ) Sabodala gold mine. Barrick and its Senegalese partner held a 90% interest in the Massawa...Read More
Artist's rendering of an expanded LNG plant at Tilbury Island. | FortisBC. FortisBC is still putting the finishing touches on a $400 million expansion of its Tilbury Island LNG plant in British Columbia, but is already pushing ahead with a second phase expansion.When complete, the $3 billion expansion would mean the Tilbury Island plant would produce more LNG than the Woodfibre LNG plant in Squam...Read More
"The issue price and size of the offering will be determined by considering investment intentions expressed by institutional investors during the book-building process," Aura said, adding its shares would continue to trade on the TSX.It plans to use the proceeds to fund operating assets, for exploration and development and to reinforce its capital structure.Aura has the San Andres gold mine in Hon...Read More
The 88th edition of the global event saw registrations by 23,144 people, compared with 25,843 last year, and a record 30,369 attendees back in 2012.Several notable exhibitors took the last minute decision to cancel their attendance, such as McEwen Mining, which said: "Just as our company holds high safety standards, the well-being of our investors and mining colleagues remains a priority."Several...Read More
Have we averted an oil crisis?All this week, it's been nothing but dead cats and learning how to shake hands with your feet.Some see the doom-and-gloom ahead for the markets as the number of cases in China swells to nearly 100,000, with more than 3,200 succumbing to the virus.Look, we can talk all day about faux fracking bans and the latest pipeline protests, but when it comes to oil, no other cat...Read More
The capital markets sessions are among the most popular events at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's annual convention. For the fifth year in a row, investment bankers came together to discuss the main themes and key issues facing the mining industry - from raising capital to attracting back the generalist investor to the demands of ESG. Anthony Vaccaro, publisher of The Northe...Read More
The economics team at Bank of America has cut its 2020 global growth forecast to 2.8% "while also factoring in a mini recession.""Logistics and supply chains remain an issue, without normalisation, multipliers from fiscal/monetary stimulus would be low," Bank of America said in a March 3 research note.The outbreak of the coronavirus - now called Covid-19 - has had a "pronounced impact." For mined...Read More
Days after announcing a $110-million all-share acquisition of Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR) to expand the Fenelon project in Quebec, Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) has released drill results from its portion of Fenelon, which expand the mineralized zones and suggest additional mineralization in the hangingwall.The high-grade portion of the Tabasco zone has now been traced over 500 metres of strike...Read More
Rio Tinto's (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) new carbon emissions reduction targets have triggered heated criticism from some investors and environmental groups, with a group led by a Friends of the Earth's subsidiary tabling a shareholder motion to improve what it calls "weak" climate goals.The world's second-largest miner last week vowed to spend US$1 billion over the next five years to reduce its carbon f...Read More