Canadian junior Frontier Lithium (TSX-V: FL) has kicked off the first phase of development at its PAK lithium asset, aimed at confirming the project's economic viability through the construction and operation of a Demonstration Concentrator Plant that will produce multiple products for the industrial and battery markets.The plant is expected to produce up to 15,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate (...Read More
The Royal Canadian Mint announced this week the launching of three new bullion coins targeted at precious metals investors.In a press release, the institution said that the pieces include double-incuse Gold and Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins and its newest 99.999% pure gold "Call of the Wild" bullion coin, which features a moose."Call of the Wild" bullion coin. Photo by the Royal Canadian Mint."T...Read More
With a critical reclaimer in need of planned maintenance, engineering and planning were key to getting the equipment back up and running in under 14 days.Minera????o Rio do Norte (MRN) is Brazil's largest producer of Bauxite, the raw material for aluminum. In 2017, the mine delivered a total of 16.3 million tons of material. The bauxite is extracted at the mine in Porto Trombetas (PA), where it...Read More
LIMA (Reuters) - Eight men suffocated in an unauthorized gold mine in Peru after a tunnel they dug began spewing noxious fumes, local media reported on Sunday. Cesar Rondo, the only miner who survived the disaster, told local broadcaster RPP that the group became dizzy and suffered headaches in the tunnelRead full newsRead More
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) is planning a $327 million expansion of its already massive mining and processing complex in Panama, the largest copper mine coming to market over the next couple of years and the biggest single private sector investment in the nation's history.According to an updated technical report for Cobre Panama, located about 120 km west of Panama City and...Read More
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In the following interview excerpt, iron ore expert Matt Simpson, co-founder and CEO of junior Black Iron (TSX: BKI; US-OTC: BKIRF), explains the new landscape for iron ore markets worldwide in the wake of Vale's horrific tailings-dam disaster near Brumadinho in Brazil, which has resulted in 10% of the world's iron ore pellet production being removed from the market.Matt SimpsonBefore heading up B...Read More
Editor’s Note: This story was previously published in February, 2019. It has since been updated and republished.The 2018 midterm elections made clear that Americans preferred legalization over the continued prohibition of pot, which should bolster the case for the top marijuana penny stocks.When residents in California voted for full recreational weed, it boded well not just for marijuana pe...Read More
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) will sell a portfolio of 18 royalties on assets not owned by Alamos to Metalla Royalty and Streaming (TSXV: MTA; MTAFF) for US$8 million in Metalla shares.The portfolio includes a 2% net smelter returns royalty (NSR) on Agnico Eagle Mine's El Realito gold deposit, adjacent to its La India mine in Sonora, Mexico, plus 1.5% and 1% NSRs on Monarch Gold's Wasamac gold...Read More
Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM) is seeking a higher profile for its Madsen gold project in northwestern Ontario, with a listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.The junior expects admission to trading on the LSE in the second quarter of this year.The dual listing will boost the company's international profile and "facilitate improved access to U.K. and international gold-focused instit...Read More
The market for natural resources remains subdued, but there are pockets of strength. In the Uranium sector, Energy Fuels, IsoEnergy & Appia Energy are up an average of ~150% from their respective 52-week lows. In Copper, Trilogy Metals & Pacific Booker are up an average of ~250%. Good things are happening, but not in Cobalt, at least not yet.Could This Pure-Play, North American Cobalt Juni...Read More
Gold has weakened sharply in recent days plunging below US$1,300 an ounce, creating an opportunity for investors. High levels of economic and geopolitical uncertainty coupled with the Fed adopting a dovish stance on normalizing interest rates means that it is only a matter of time before the yellow metal rallies once again. One of the best ways to access outsized returns when gold rises in value i...Read More
Investing in precious metals can be a wild ride. Buying the stocks of mining companies that produce precious metals can be even more volatile.While pricing swings can be difficult to handle, they often provide limited-time opportunities to buy stocks at a deep discount.Here are three precious metals companies under $5 per share.A classic example of valueLucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) stock fell 30% in...Read More
Investing in stocks that are dependent on commodity prices is always risky. After all, even if the company is running a tight ship and doing what it’s supposed to be doing, if commodity prices aren’t strong, that’s enough to sink the outlook for not only the individual stock, but the entire industry. We’ve seen how a low price of oil has made life difficult for many oil and...Read More
Trade wars seem to have become a permanent part of the global investment landscape, with the backlash against globalization continuing to be felt across the world and between nations that had, up until now, been sound partners.With disagreements rumbling on between China and North America, and with a messy Brexit spelling trouble in the eurozone, let's take a look at some of the foreign investment...Read More
Pensana said it had started discussions with financial advisors for the listing after large equity fund Fidelity accumulated a 5% stake in the company. "Listing on the LSE has been a well trodden path for many ASX juniors as they make the transition from explorer to producer," it said. The company is developing the Longonjo NdPr project in Angola, which will produce neodymium and praseod...Read More
Lithium mining operations in Namibia. Source: Desert Lion Energy Inc.Desert Lion Energy Inc. [DLI-TSXV; DSLEF-OTCQB], a Namibian lithium development company, said Tuesday April 2 that it has entered into a non-binding offtake agreement with German chemical company BASF SE. Under the agreement, BASF would be able to purchase lithium hydroxide from a planned Desert Lion production facility to be loc...Read More
Analyzing drill core samples at the Nechalacho rare earth elements project at Thor Lake, Northwest Territories. Source: Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. [AVL-TSX; AVLNF-OTC] said Tuesday April 2 that it hopes to start production at its Northwest Territories rare earth elements project by 2020.Avalon made the announcement in a report that details the progress the company...Read More
Figure 1 - Plan View of Drilling in BMZ1 and Other Areas in the Yaragu?? System. Click to EnlargeContinental Gold Inc. [TSX:CNL; OTCQX:CGOOF] ("Continental" or the "Company") is pleased to announce additional high-grade assay results from 15 holes drilled into the Yaragu?? system as part of the infill and definition drilling program at its 100%-owned Buritic?? project in Antioquia, Colombia. The C...Read More