The Jackfish SAGD project produces about 105,000 bbl/d and may soon be for sale. (Image: Devon Energy)Devon Energy has announced plans to transform itself into a U.S. oil growth company. The final step will be to sell its Canadian oilsands and Barnett shale assets, a move that may put more than $30 billion in the treasury.Devon's oil sands operations are located on the eastern edge of the Athaba...Read More
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) announced today the third wave of the Real is Rare, Real is a Diamond campaign. Entitled 'For Me, From Me', the campaign is inspired by the natural diamond industry's strongest growth engine, women self-purchase, which today represents one-third of all diamond jewelry sales in the US, a $43 billion diamond market that grew +4% in 2017, according to De Beers...Read More
Behind Glencore Plc's decision to limit coal investment is a little-known, but powerful group of investors.Glencore made its decision after facing pressure from a shareholder network known as Climate Action 100+, which has the backing of more than 300 investors managing $32 trillion. The group was founded a little over a year ago, but has already extracted reforms from oil heavyweights, like BP Pl...Read More
A major port in northern China has reportedly banned coal imports from Australia - in a sign that Beijing may be flexing its economic muscles and warning nations not to bar its next-generation wireless technology.The indefinite coal restrictions at Dalian started this month and are part of an overall plan to cap imports into the customs region this year, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed Dalian...Read More
Canada's Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX. NYSE: KL) announced today that management increased its consolidated three-year production guidance and improved its unit-cost guidance for 2019.In a press release, the miner said that there is potential for a million ounces in 2019 as guidance was increased to 920,000 - 1,000,000 ounces from the previously announced 740,000 - 800,000 ounces.For next year, Kirklan...Read More
Is copper finally about to break up out of its well-trodden seven-month range?London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month copper came tantalisingly close on Wednesday with a mini-surge to $6,426.50, challenging the upper band of the $5,725 to $6,440 range that has defined the market since July 2018.The market was regrouping Thursday around the $6,380 level.Glencore set the ball rolling with an announc...Read More
Canada's Lundin Gold (TSX:LUG), the company that plans to kick off production at its Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador later this year, will boost exploration in the country thanks to C$40.5 million (about $30.8m) in financing secured this week.A syndicate of underwriters, co-led by GMP Securities and BMO Capital Markets, has agreed on a bought deal basis to buy 7.5 million shares at $5.40...Read More
Maritime Resources Corp. of Toronto says 2019 will be a critical year for the company. It plans to advance its Hammerdown gold project in the hope of making a production decision by year-end.The past-producing Hammerdown gold mine, Orion gold deposit, and Lochinvar base and precious metals deposit make up Maritime's Green Bay property near Springdale. Activities this year will include project engi...Read More
* AMCU extends Sibanye gold strike to platinum* AngloGold, Lonmin, Harmony, Amplats served union strike notices* Lonmin shares down (Adds other firms, Sibanye comment, detail)Workers led by South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) plan to down tools at gold and platinum mines next week in support of colleagues at Sibanye-Stillwater who are striking over wages and job...Read More
Spanish Mountain Gold (TSXV: SPA) is one step closer to developing its namesake project in British Columbia following the acceptance by local First Nations of the results of an independent archaeological impact assessment.In a press release, Spanish Mountain said the survey found the investigated area to have sustained previous disturbance through extensive forestry-related and placer mining activ...Read More
After 18 months of drilling at its Golden Hill exploration project in southwestern Burkina Faso, Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) has completed a maiden resource estimate.The plan is to build on the resource and advance the project through a preliminary economic assessment and into the feasibility stage of development.Golden Hill contains 415,000 ounces of gold in 6.40 million indicated tonn...Read More
Talk that nickel stocks are being run down gave a boost to some of the nickel mining companies in a week where gold and copper posted high points. Ambitious Canadian explorer FPX Nickel Corp (FPX.V) shared an infographic by commodities giant Glencore, which projected likely inventory drawdowns for nickel, zinc and copper for 2019. In the case of nickel and zinc, inventory declines were fo...Read More
Galway Metals (GWM.V, GAYMF) is a Canadian exploration stock with two prospective projects located in strategic locations. Fundamentally, some things stand out.1. InsidersOver 30% of outstanding shares are in the hands of management and insiders. High quality management as both CEO and Chief Geo come from Kirkland Lake Gold (KL.TO) where they also held management positions. Another reputable insid...Read More
Energy, mining, and Canadian cannabis continue to offer growth investors the potential for upside - though not all of these industries provide stocks with the same mix of value, outlook, and passive income. The following representative stocks are a good place to start if you're looking for high expected growth in earnings over the next couple of years, so without further ado, let's take a look at...Read More
The price of copper surged nearly 3% on Friday after stocks held in global warehouses operated by the LME fell to the lowest since 2005.Copper for delivery in March hit $2.9535 per pound ($6,510 a tonne) by midday on the Comex market, the highest level since the start of July last year. The price spiked in heavy volumes with nearly 1.5m tonnes worth $9.5 billion traded by lunchtime in New York.Glo...Read More
Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE: GSS) has boosted the inferred resource at its Father Brown gold project in Ghana 93% to 2.3 million tonnes grading 6.4 grams gold per tonne for 474,743 oz. gold. It also updated the project's indicated resource, which now totals 981,465 tonnes at 7.5 grams gold for 237,897 oz. gold.Father Brown consists of the Father Brown and Adoikrom pits, which the company...Read More
Regional exploration last year on its Indin Lake property, 200 km north of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories turned up high-grade gold in grab samples taken in three different areas including 174.50 grams gold per tonne at Fishhook, the southernmost project on its 899-sq-km land package, Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) reports.Fishhook consists of several historical gold showings s...Read More
Shares in Canada's Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD)(NYSE:EGO) climbed on Friday after the miner said it is ready to grow its yearly output to more than 500,000 ounces next year, supported by the restart of its K????lada?? gold mine in Turkey, and the soon-to-be coming online Lamaque project in Canada.The Vancouver-based miner cancelled plans last month to build a $500-million processing mill at K????lada...Read More
Canada's Pan American Silver (TSX:PAA) (NASDAQ:PAAS) announced Friday that it has completed the $1.07-billion buyout of Tahoe Resources by acquiring all of the issued and outstanding shares of the precious metals miner.Pan American expects to produce between 26.5 million ounces and 27.5 million ounces of silver this year, with gold output in the range of 162,500 ounces to 172,500 ounces.Based on t...Read More
Galway Metals (GWM.V, GAYMF) is a Canadian exploration stock with two prospective projects located in strategic locations. Fundamentally, some things stand out.1. InsidersOver 30% of outstanding shares are in the hands of management and insiders. High quality management as both CEO and Chief Geo come from Kirkland Lake Gold (KL.TO) where they also held management positions. Another reputable insid...Read More