In a meeting at the economic affairs ministry in The Hague late last year, Tata Steel's Dutch chief Theo Henrar pledged he would spend hundreds of millions of euros to cut factory emissions - on condition the government invested a similar amount.The proposal from the industrial giant, which has not been made public, comes against the backdrop of global wrangling between governments and corporation...Read More
ZEN Graphene Solutions (TSXV: ZEN) reported this week that it is collaborating with Constance Lake First Nation to incorporate traditional knowledge into the environmental baseline studies for its Albany graphite project near Thunder Bay, Ontario.In a press release, ZEN said that the studies are already underway and, together with social baseline assessments, they will be an important input into...Read More
ZEN Graphene Solutions (TSXV: ZEN) reported this week that it is collaborating with Constance Lake First Nation to incorporate traditional knowledge into the environmental baseline studies for its Albany graphite project near Thunder Bay, Ontario.In a press release, ZEN said that the studies are already underway and, together with social baseline assessments, they will be an important input into...Read More
Delrey Metals (CSE: DLRY) announced that it has mobilized a team of exploration geologists and samplers to its wholly-owned Star, Porcher and Blackie properties located near Prince Rupert, British Columbia.In a press release, Delrey said the crew will be ground-truthing several kilometre-scale, high amplitude magnetic anomalies highlighted by the recently completed high-resolution geophysical surv...Read More
Delrey Metals (CSE: DLRY) announced that it has mobilized a team of exploration geologists and samplers to its wholly-owned Star, Porcher and Blackie properties located near Prince Rupert, British Columbia.In a press release, Delrey said the crew will be ground-truthing several kilometre-scale, high amplitude magnetic anomalies highlighted by the recently completed high-resolution geophysical surv...Read More
Australian exploration and development Aurelia Metals (ASX:AMI) said on Friday it has begun discussions with miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON: GLEN), which it hoped would lead to the acquisition of the Swiss company's CSA copper mine."The company's high-level assessment is that CSA mine could potentially be a strategic fit for the company, consistent with our general view that further c...Read More
Australian exploration and development Aurelia Metals (ASX:AMI) said on Friday it has begun discussions with miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON: GLEN), which it hoped would lead to the acquisition of the Swiss company's CSA copper mine."The company's high-level assessment is that CSA mine could potentially be a strategic fit for the company, consistent with our general view that further c...Read More
Tavi Costa, global macro analyst at Crescat Capital, makes his Real Vision debut in style - with a bullish trade idea on precious metals. He highlights why it's finally time for gold to start outperforming, confirms his thesis by examining a variety of macro indicators, and discusses how to play the current setup, in this interview with Jake Merl. Filmed on April 24, 2019.Read full newsRead More
Tavi Costa, global macro analyst at Crescat Capital, makes his Real Vision debut in style - with a bullish trade idea on precious metals. He highlights why it's finally time for gold to start outperforming, confirms his thesis by examining a variety of macro indicators, and discusses how to play the current setup, in this interview with Jake Merl. Filmed on April 24, 2019.Read full newsRead More
Management believes the company will shine brightly in 2019. Will the first quarter indicate that the company is on its way to making that vision a reality?Read full newsRead More
"Natural Gas: Weekly Injection In Line With Expectations; Bulls Capitalize As Prices Climb Over 1% On Increased Demand https://t.co/G16WekPZUk"Read full newsRead More
In August 2017, Canada's federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for mining called for a Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan (CMMP) to support industry competitiveness, solidify Canada's position as a global mining leader, and to lay the foundation for lasting success at home and abroad.The CMMP was unveiled at the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Ca...Read More
Two upbeat repots into mining stocks in Canada put the sector firmly on investors’ radar this week, even as the gold price floundered. First quarter production figures added to the mining news flow, although these were not necessarily supportive for individual share prices. PwC’s Canada Mining paper pointed to a solid start to 2019 for mining stocks, which have already recovered most...Read More
With Canada's economy stalling and the possibility the country may soon enter another recession, it is only natural for investors to seek out a safe haven for their hard-earned capital. Typically, gold is one of the favourite investments, as it is acyclical and acts as a great place to store capital during times of fear and panic.Gold also protects investors from inflation, which is a risk during...Read More
From oil and gas to metals and healthcare, there are some solid choices for a long-term investor looking to stack shares in dividend-paying companies on TSX index. These are some of the most defensive areas of investment, operating in sectors that are likely to outrun even a deep and widespread market downturn. Let's take a look at some representative stocks.Enbridge (TSX:ENB)(NYSE:ENB)This ubiqui...Read More
As cannabis becomes more of a mainstream investment, should stocks like Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) join outperforming tech in a capital gains portfolio? Let's review the stats for the TSX index's breakout marijuana stock and compare them against some of the tech growth stocks it most closely resembles, plus one mining stock that makes a feasible tech proxyCanopy Growth could be the front-l...Read More
Construction activities at the Lindero gold project in Argentina. Source: Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. [FVI-TSX; FSM-NYSE] has published its first video, documenting its construction progress at the Lindero gold project in Argentina.The company now says it expects to publish a new episode every month until the company declares commercial production at the project in the first...Read More
Benchmark Metals Lawyers coreBenchmark Metals Inc. [BNCH-TSXV, CYRTF-OTCQB, 87CA-FSE] said it is proceeding with a flow-through shares offering that is expected to raise $2 million to fund exploration at the company's Lawyers property in northwest British Columbia.The proposed non-brokered private placement consists of about 9.0 million flow-through shares at an offering price of 22 cents per shar...Read More
The Moa Bay joint venture nickel-cobalt operation in eastern Cuba. Source: Sherritt International Inc.Sherritt International Inc. [S-TSX] says an increase in global cobalt prices in April is likely to be sustained through the balance of 2019.Consumer demand helped to boost cobalt prices by about 15% in April, Sherritt said in a press release containing details of the company's first quarter financ...Read More
For the past several decades, energy consumption in the United States has been rapidly increasing. And in 2007, American energy demand hit an all-time high.That was before pulling back a bit and leveling off for a decade. But last year was a turning point for U.S. energy demand.In a recent report, the EIA says the U.S. consumed 101.3 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2018.That was 0.3% hi...Read More