No one anticipated negative crude oil even in the wildest of the dreams. A whooping negative -$40.32 was historic. The coming generations will have a chapter in their MBA course as to why crude oil prices reached -$40.32. The trading lesson is simple, when price move as per fundamentals, never trade against it. Silver has not risen as it is an industrial metal. Investment demand for silver lags...Read More
Barrick Gold Corp. says it will pursue all legal avenues to prevent what it's calling theRead full newsRead More
The International Renewable Energy Agency has unveiled an incredibly ambitious plan to restart the world economy by a massive $110 trillion stimulus package that would create 50 million jobs, only the odds of it becoming reality are very slimRead full newsRead More
In light of recent guidance revisions and the wider collapse in drilling and completion activity in Western Canada, Rystad Energy now expects total 2020 Canadian upstream spending to fall below C$21 billion. This represents a 41% year-over-year decline, with reductions in shale and oil sands accounting for more than 80% of the decrease.Read full newsRead More
In light of recent guidance revisions and the wider collapse in drilling and completion activity in Western Canada, Rystad Energy now expects total 2020 Canadian upstream spending to fall below C$21 billion. This represents a 41% year-over-year decline, with reductions in shale and oil sands accounting for more than 80% of the decrease.Read full newsRead More
If the boredom has well and truly set in after weeks of travel restrictions and social distancing, you could always join metal traders in a game of lockdown lottery.Read full newsRead More
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia and TORONTO, April27, 2020(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp") (TSX/NYSE American: SVM) and Guyana...Read full newsRead More
Cryptocurrencies have been making a comeback over the past few weeks, but does the rally have staying power? The CEO of a Canadian-listed cryptocurrency-focused investment firm seems to be betting that bitcoin and blockchain are poised for better days ahead. Canadian Insider Club Ultra members can watch the video summary below. Watching institutional interest If you are not a member, join us a...Read More
Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM | OTCQX: SYATF |FRA:WK3D) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce the launch of the 4G/LTE UR5 rugged device for the first responder and enterprise mobile workforce. The UR5 is "Rugged and Ready" to handle the most vigorous work environments encountered by enterprise workers and first responders on the front line of defense.The UR5 i...Read More
Shares of gold miners and funds dealing in the precious metal have rallied in recent weeks as the coronavirus crisis rocked global markets and investors raced to buy safe-haven assets.Read full newsRead 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 CIN took a breather and pulled back 6.67 points or 0.8% to close at 844.66.MACD pulled back 11.72 points to 9.7. RSI retreated slightly, by 1.26 points, to 50.86. in the last two weeks, it has remained in a very tight range.Support moves up to 810 (20-day moving average...Read More
Can you believe what’s happening? While Central Banks print trillions of new dollars, oil prices recently turned negative. It could be a Goldilocks environment for strong, well-capitalised miners like Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX).Even a modest rise in gold prices can have a tremendous impact on its bottom line — and oil is one of Barrick’s biggest expenses.Its profits could potentially...Read More
One of the few assets to have performed robustly during the coronavirus crisis is gold. The yellow metal has soared by 14% since the start of 2020 to be trading at over US$1,729 per ounce. There are signs that as the coronavirus fallout mounts, gold will rally higher. Some analysts are projecting that the precious metal could reach US$3,000 an ounce, as government stimulus weighs on fiat currencie...Read More
The Solwezi licences are located roughly 15 km from First Quantum Minerals' Kansanshi copper mine (pictured). Image: First Quantum Minerals. Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) has entered into an earn-in and joint venture agreement with Vancouver-based junior Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA), under which the Anglo-Australian miner can earn up to a 75% interest in the latter's Solwezi licenses.The Solwezi licen...Read More
The coronavirus market crash has not been as bad for some TSX stocks as it was on the broader markets. This top TSX stock has surged from close to $33 levels to its all-time high of $56, and that’s a staggering 70% surge in just about five weeks.Notably, the TSX Composite Index managed to gain just 5% in the same period. The top Canadian giant that outperformed broader markets by such a wide...Read More
After the Fukushima disaster, uranium was hammered below $20 per pound. It has been a long and brutal bear market. However, the tide might finally be turning. It recently hit a new four-year high. And Uranium Participation (TSX:U) offers a relatively safe way to profit from this opportunity.What makes uranium unique?As you probably know, uranium is used to fuel nuclear power plants.Utili...Read More
Plant site at Juanicipio. Image from MAG Silver. MAG Silver (TSX: MAG) announced on Monday it has arranged a non-brokered private placement with mining investor Eric Sprott, offering approximately 4.53 million common shares of the company at a price of C$13.25 ($9) per share for gross proceeds of C$60 million ($42m).Shares of MAG skyrocketed more than 17% during Monday's morning session to a six-...Read More
Porgera gold mine. (Image courtesy of Barrick Gold.) Zijin Mining, China's no.1 gold producer and second largest copper miner, has revised down its gold production guidance for 2020 after Papua New Guinea (PNG) refused to extend the mining lease for the Porgera mine it operates with Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX) (NYSE: GOLD). Zijin had forecast gold productionfor the year of 44 tonnes, rising to 42-47...Read More
(Image courtesy of the Minerals Council of Australia). The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given interim authorization to the Minerals Council of Australia, the Australian Aluminium Council and state resources bodies to jointly source safety equipment and spare parts for the operation of machinery and mining equipment.According to the Minerals Council, the decision implies that...Read More