The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKEX) plans to launch dollar-denominated mini contracts for six base metals in the coming months, the head of market development at the London Metal Exchange (LME) said on Monday. The standardised monthly futures contracts will reference LME prices and are being launched to "broaden access in the region for LME priced contracts", Robin Martin told an industry event...Read More
Wesfarmers Ltd's bid for Australia's Kidman Resources undervalues the lithium miner, analysts said on Friday, reflecting the financing difficulties the sector faces even as electric car makers warn of raw material shortages.Wesfarmers offered a 47 percent premium for Kidman, which is developing the Mount Holland project in Western Australia through a joint venture with battery chemicals maker Soci...Read More
Australia-based Myanmar Metals (ASX: MYL) said Monday that its 51%-owned Bawdwin polymetallic project in Myanmar could kick off production as early as 2021, based on a prefeasibility study into a starter pit.Bawdwin, which in a first phase of operations would be running for 13 years, will be the world's No. 3 producing lead mine and the tenth largest silver operation It's also set to become a sign...Read More
Regency Gold (NEX: RAU.H) received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange for the previously announced acquisition of Vanadium North Resources.Back in February, the Vancouver-based miner entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of Vanadium North's issued and outstanding common shares. The main interest behind the buyout is the Valley of Vanadium project in Canada's Northwest...Read More
Oil recovered from early declines after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to escalate his trade war with China but also dispatched warships to the Middle East in a warning to Iran.Futures in New York were little changed Monday after falling as much as 3.1 percent in early trading as investors fretted a U.S.-China deal was in jeopardy, stoking fears about the global economy. They recovered tha...Read More
Stornoway Diamond Corp. mounted a mine rescue team from the Renard mine - and they won all the awards at the 57th Quebec Provincial Mine Rescue Competition. The contest took place on May 2-4, 2019, in La Sarre, Que.The Renard team of Danny Berube, Mathieu Dresdell, Raphael Duchesne, Simon Gelinas, Fran??ois Gilbert, Guillaume Lemay, Rachel Major, Adam Paquet and Patrick Tremblay led by Yannick Sav...Read More
Several weeks ago we wrote about the downside risk in the gold stocks.After the various gold stock indices formed distribution-type tops, the subsequent selling has been swift. Miners have plunged through moving averages and short-term breadth indicators quickly reached oversold extremes.While the gold stocks are oversold, it could be a little while before we can expect a sustained rebound.We plot...Read More
Tomorrow stands to be an interesting day for those investors that are following changes in the metals and mining segment and, more specifically, Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD). So far, 2019 hasn’t been kind to miners. In the case of Barrick, year to date, the stock is down over 7%, and over the trailing 12-month period the stock is sitting near flat.That lack of growth in the stock pric...Read More
Cameco (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ) is down after releasing its latest quarterly results. And while investors might be disappointed in the results and likely tempted to keep their fingers on the sell button, there are three reasons to remain optimistic about the stock.Company remains optimistic for the futureIn the earnings release, Cameco president and CEO Tim Gitzel suggested that there’s a lot of...Read More
According to Q1 results, Kirkland Lake Gold is headed for a profitable 2019. The company said its cash position was up 25% to reach $83.9 million. Operating cash flow grew 95% to $174.4 million, and that resulted in record free cash flow of $93.1 million, an 85% jump from Q1 2018 and up 8% over Q4 2018.During the first quarter of this year, the company's revenue grew 54% to a record $304.9 million...Read More
Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) released its first quarter results on Tuesday, and the world's no. 4 gold miner reported strong quarterly performance and said it is on track to meet 2019 annual guidance.Kinross reported first quarter gold equivalent production of 606,031 ounces, which is in line to meet 2019 guidance, targeted at 2.5 million ounces.Production cost per ounce was $682, a win for Ki...Read More
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s partner at Berkshire Hathaway, believes that investing is largely a game of patience.Munger and Buffett have displayed a talent for picking the right stocks, but sticking with them for decades is what’s provided a lot of their outperformance."If you took our top 15 decisions out, we'd have a pretty average record,” Munger said. “It wasn't hy...Read More
Shares of IAMGOLD (TSX: IMG) (NYSE: IAG) slumped more than 12% at market open on Tuesday following its Q1 results release, bringing its market capitalization down to $1.2 billion. The Toronto-based gold miner reported an adjusted net loss of $2.2 million, or roughly $0 per share, falling short of analysts' expectations of $0.01 per share.According to the company, it had a challenging first quarter...Read More
Canada Cobalt Works has signed a deal for the custom treatment of material from U.S. mines using its proprietary Re-2OX process.A non-binding memorandum of understanding has been signed between Canada Cobalt and Global Energy Metals of Vancouver. Global Energy has two cobalt-copper projects in Nevada. Material from the Lovelock mine and Treasure Box property will be treated to confirm recoveries a...Read More
May 07, 2019 Guest(s): Peter Grosskopf CEO, Sprott Macroeconomic forces should be providing tailwinds for gold, but unlike an apathetic market, Sprott's CEO, Peter Grosskopf, remains constructive the yellow metal, a contrarian move. "Nobody likes gold right now, and we're contrarian, and we think there's great investment opportunities across the spectrum in gold, even if it doesn't move. But at...Read More
Noront Resources of Toronto has chosen the Algoma Steel site in Sault Ste. Marie for its ferrochrome production facility.Four communities - Timmins, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, as well as the Sault - were considered beginning in February 2018. With the help of Hatch engineering firm, they were examined for their environmental and site suitability, capital costs, operating costs, and an assessment of com...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now Stocks ended down for a second straight session Tuesday as investors reacted to more market volatility amid heightened trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Shares of Boeing (BA - Get Report) declined after analysts at Barclays downgraded their rating on the aerospace giant to equal weight from overweight. Amer...Read More
Several weeks ago we wrote about the downside risk in the gold stocks.After the various gold stock indices formed distribution-type tops, the subsequent selling has been swift. Miners have plunged through moving averages and short-term breadth indicators quickly reached oversold extremes.While the gold stocks are oversold, it could be a little while before we can expect a sustained rebound.We plot...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday May 7.Please click...Read More
The temporary truce on tariffs between China and the United States could be over, injecting a new round of uncertainty into the global financial markets and suspending hopes that a resolution to the countries' trade impasse was likely.US President Donald Trump has threatened to raise the tariff on $200 billion-worth of Chinese imports to 25% from 10% by Friday May 10. He also said that the US may...Read More