Ahead of the president's state of the nation address (SONA) last week, the Minerals Council South Africa had renewed calls for action to address the economic crisis, power issues and "unprecedented deterioration" in the mining sector's security situation.Following SONA, it welcomed the president's plans to "change the trajectory of energy generation" and said there were two further announcements w...Read More
With the continuing shift to renewable energy sources and lower carbon emissions, global demand for copper is rising. Some analysts predict that demand could increase by as much as 43% over the next 15 years.But there are concerns about the sector, with sizeable deficits forecast as existing mines face reduced capacity and slowing production. For instance, producers in Chile and Peru - the two mai...Read More
When the price of uranium approached US$60 per pound, investors viewed Cameco (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ) as full of potential. Strong demand for nuclear energy created a quick, cheap, and arguably safe means to meet the growing power needs of countries.Then in 2011, the Fukushima disaster happened, and demand for nuclear power and, by extension, the uranium that Cameco mines, all but disappeared ove...Read More
"This is the coiled spring in mining," it said, indicating it believes the copper price will move significantly higher as a result.Read More
The Trump administration has just announced a 10-year, $150-million-per-year ($1.5 billion) request to purchase U.S.-mined uranium for a strategic national uranium reserve. The request is just the beginning of what will be a long process to diversify away from foreign and sometimes hostile sources of uranium.I had the opportunity to speak with one of the most respected voices in the uranium space,...Read More
TORONTO, Feb. 14, 2020 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Mistango River Resources Inc. (mis:CSE)(mis:Read full newsRead More
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Spotlight-shy Daniel and Marinette Sedin, and Henrik and Johanna Sedin, have been behind so many worthy but unpublicized causesRead full newsRead More
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Website: www.osinoresources.com Primary ticker: TSXV:OSI Stage of development: Exploration Primary minerals: Gold Project to promote: Karibib Project / Twin ...Read full newsRead More
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The bear and the bull in front of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. (Image by Anton Nikiforov, Wikimedia Commons). A report by Fitch Ratings states that, in the current context of geopolitical tensions, natural disasters and epidemics like that of the novel coronavirus, mining companies that have competitive cost structures and ample leverage headroom should be able to withstand commodity price risk....Read More
Peru is the world's second-largest copper producer. Las Bambas mine -pictured here - accounts for 16% the country's entire copper output. (Image courtesy of Minera Las Bambas). Peru's mining sector fell by 0.05% in 2019, a report by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics shows.According to the government agency, a 0.84% contraction in the metallic mining subsector is to blame for th...Read More
Gold panning. (Reference image by Jean-Fran??ois Gornet, Wikimedia Commons). A study by researchers at the National University of Singapore found that increased enforcement and the offer of an alternative agriculture-based livelihood are unlikely to deter illegal gold miners in Myanmar."It is simply too profitable," they wrote in a paper published in the journal Conservation Science and Practice....Read More
"Brent Cook @BrentCo77759016 talks with Cory Fleck on @kereport on junior mining. Hits on a topic often overlooked by retail investors - share structure. https://t.co/4fwtGMo4Kq"Read full newsRead More
South African gold output surged the most in four years in December, providing an unexpected boost for the country's mining production.Read full newsRead More
Greenlane Renewables Inc. is a pioneer in the rapidly emerging renewable natural gas (RNG) market.Read full newsRead More
In this week's Insights, our insider of the week has led AltaGas (ALA) up the INK Edge charts and into the INK Canadian Insider Index. Meanwhile, the Index and inflation expectations are showing some early signs of regaining momentum as Washington intervenes relentlessly to prop up asset prices ahead of November. Finally, we highlight our most popular video on social media over the past week.Clic...Read More
Vancouver, February 14 - INK Research (INK) announces changes to the INK Canadian Insider Index as a result of the rules-based quarterly review. These changes will be effective at the close on Friday, February 21, 2020.ADDITIONS (Name and Symbol)ARC Resources Ltd. (ARX)CI Financial Corp. (CIX)ECN Capital Corp. (ECN)Frontera Energy Corporation (FEC)Heroux-Devtek Inc. (HRX)Kelt Exploration Ltd. (KE...Read More
Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 356,53548,56159,263181,629519,420597,427627,244 Change from Prior Reporting Period 626-7,542-1,9494,84310,9473,5201,456 Traders 23268745453311174 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 60,59730,780658,024 -681,9963,452 non reportable positionsChange fro...Read More