There are lots of conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19 out there:It's a human-engineered biological weapon...Disney released coronavirus so people would have to stay home and watch DisneyPlus...COVID-19 was released by hand sanitizer companies to generate more revenue...It was created by Netflix to tie into one of their new series...Bill Gates intends to use a coronavirus vaccine to track and...Read More
South American countries have taken varying approaches to containing the spread of COVID-19, ranging from leaving it to states and cities to handle the virus to implementing aggressive lockdowns and curfews that have forced mining companies to reduce or shutter their operations.While all have moved in recent weeks to deal with the disease, some countries are seeing more success than others.Argenti...Read More
As existing deposits and mines are advanced, companies are looking for new frontiers to secure their long-term production and growth. The northern portion of this continent, with favourable geology, relative under-exploration and mining-friendly policies is an attractive destination for those willing to venture outside of more established mining camps. Below, we present eight companies with assets...Read More
Russian miner Nordgold (LSE: NORD) says it will build a new power plant at its Lefa mine in Guinea as part of efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.The gold producer, which acquired the mine in 2010, has commissioned the construction of the new 33 MW power plant to manufacturing service group SUMEC, a key member of China National Machinery Industry Corporation (SINOMACH).Nordgold said the...Read More
Brazil's Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world's top iron ore producer, has once again lowered its production forecast for 2020 due to a mix of factors including heavy rain, unplanned outages at a major operation, regulatory delays linked to last year's dam failure at Brumadinho, and ongoing disruptions to logistics caused by the coronavirus.Vale now expects to produce between 310 million and 330 million t...Read More
Publisher's Note: Today we're bringing you an excerpt from The Dines Letter from April 6, 2020.Mr. James Dines has been an unparalleled source of research and analysis for decades and it's never been a better time to hear from "The Original Gold Bug."Call it like you see it,Nick HodgeThese are historic times, like a new war, with unknowable consequences, and many books will be written about it. T...Read More
Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, the INK Canadian Insider Index continued its winning ways, adding 8 points or 1% to close at 851.33. The Index is now up almost 40% from its March lows.MACD pulled back 11.26 points to close at 21.42. RSI rose 1.41 points to 52.12.Support moves up to 778 (20-day moving average)...Read More
(Kitco News) - SSR Mining Inc.'s (NASDAQ, TSX: SSRM) three operations combined to produce over 107,000 gold-equivalent ounces during the January-M...Read full newsRead More
On a global scale, work is grinding to a halt and mines are being placed on temporary care and maintenance.Read full newsRead More
Don’t be fooled by the massive upside swings we’ve had in recent weeks, interspersed between serious daily declines, as evidence we’ve “bottomed.” I really don’t think we’ll see a true bottom until the end of this year (at the earliest) or 2021 (more likely).Gold has not turned out to be the hedge most investors expected during this recent and extremely hi...Read More
Fresnillo's flagship Saucito mine in Zacatecas, the world's largest silver operation. (Image courtesy of Fresnillo). The deputy secretary of work at the national level for the Confederation of Mexican Workers, Javier Villarreal, asked the federal government to include mining in its list of 'essential services' so that operations can resume in May.Most economic activities were halted in Mexico in...Read More
(Image courtesy of Minera Panam??). Minera Panam??, a subsidiary of Canada's First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), announced that it is working towards taking home some 800 people currently in preventive quarantine at its Cobre Panam?? operation.In a media statement, the miner explained that 2,000 people were stuck at the mining complex when it entered into lockdown following the detection of covid-1...Read More
Reference image of the Mazda MX-5 hydrogen vehicle. (Image by 160SX, Wikimedia Commons). Researchers at Northwestern University in the US, in collaboration with computational modellers at the Colorado School of Mines and colleagues at the National Institute for Standards and Technology, developed an onboard storage method for hydrogen and methane gas for the next-generation clean energy vehicles....Read More
Most economic activities were halted in Mexico in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the deputy secretary of work at the national level for the Confederation of Mexican Workers, Javier Villarreal, is asking the federal government to include mining in its list of essential services so that operations can resume in May.The union leader, speaking to the newspaper El Universal, said activiti...Read More
Well-known mining experts continue to suggest precious metals are the place to be during the ongoing turmoil, but many have offered words of caution for inve...Read full newsRead More
Greenlane Renewables Inc. is a pioneer in the rapidly emerging renewable natural gas (RNG) market.Read full newsRead More
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This month we launched INK Research Chat which is our latest feature to help you make better investment decisions. Best of all, it's free for Canadian Insider Club members and INK subscribers. To ensure the highest quality of discussion, it is by invitation only. This community forum is designed to provide our members and paying subscribers with additional insider insights and a venue to exchange...Read More
New Pacific Metals (TSXV: NUAG; US-OTC: NUPMF) says its Silver Sand project in Bolivia is one of the more significant primary silver discoveries in the last decade, and the majority of the mineralization identified so far lies within a few hundred metres of surface.The company released its inaugural resource estimate on the deposit this week, two years after acquiring the project, outlining 35.39...Read More
The massive worldwide pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has abruptly changed lives around the world. And while a lot of businesses and stocks have been impacted, some of the least-impacted stocks so far have been TSX gold stocks.The abrupt shutdown of economies and the massive job losses suffered as a result have become one of the biggest economic challenges we have seen in decades.Governme...Read More