South African state power utility Eskom has received approval for power price increases of 22.7% over the next three years, and on the same day warned of a high risk of load shedding.Eskom, which has 420 billion rand ($29.53 billion) of debt, can increase electricity prices by 9.41% in 2019/20 and by 8.1% and 5.2% respectively in the two subsequent years, according to a decision by South African e...Read More
Stagnant spot activity continued to weigh on the cobalt sulfate price in China, with spot offer prices marching lower in the mid-week assessment on Wednesday March 6 amid persistent selling pressure. Fastmarkets assessed the Chinese cobalt sulfate, basis 20.5% Co market price at 57,000-60,000 yuan ($8,491-8,938) per tonne on March 6, down by 3,000-4,000 yuan per tonne or 5.6% from 60,000-64,000 yu...Read More
Fastmarkets summarizes six hot topics that will likely dominate discussions during the 20th Asian Ferro-alloys Conference in Hong Kong on March 10-12.What might weigh on the minor metals markets in 2019? This year's conference kicks off on Sunday March 10 with a minor metals briefing day, and no doubt participants in those respective markets will be eager to discuss whether stocks of metals such a...Read More
Fed up with the hardships of snow and ice in the colder regions of the U.S.? Does spending a few months in Florida, Arizona, or other Sunbelt states every winter sound enticing? If so, the snowbird lifestyle could be just what you're looking for. But before you toss that snow shovel in the trash, there are challenges and additional expenses you should consider. The Upfront Cost...The most obvious...Read More
Today my objective is simple...I want to show you why packing up your portfolio and getting out of the stock market during scary stretches is a really, really bad idea.As you'll see, time in the market is the key, not timing the market.However... I realize this is easier said than done.Therefore, in addition I'll also be giving you a top quality stock that will position your portfolio to profit in...Read More
First Vanadium (TSXV: FVAN; US-OTC: FVANF) has calculated a new and improved resource estimate for its 4.6 sq. km Carlin vanadium project, 10 km south of Elko, Nevada. The project lies in the Carlin gold trend, a 20-minute drive from the town of Carlin.The new resource estimate replaces and upgrades one from 2010.The project now contains 24.16 million indicated tonnes grading 0.615% V2O5 for 303 m...Read More
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped in on the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in Toronto on March 5, 2019, for a sit-in interview conducted by outgoing PDAC president Glenn Mullan.Glenn MullanIn this unabridged 20-minute interview, Justin and Glenn touch on topics including technological innovation, sustainable mining practices, federal regulato...Read More
After completing its phase two and three drill programs at its flagship Cauchari lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina, Advantage Lithium (TSXV: AAL; US-OTC: AVLIF) has more than doubled the project's resource. Based on its new measured and indicated resources, the company says Cauchari is now Argentina's second largest development project.Based on the updated resource, the project now contains 1.8...Read More
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC) has grown the indicated resource for its Martha underground project at its Waihi gold mine in New Zealand by 136% and inferred resources by 97%."Over the past two years, we have made prudent investments in extensively drilling out the mineralized structures beneath the Martha open pit," Mick Wilkes, OceanaGold's president and CEO, notes in a statement. "Since that time we ha...Read More
After completing its phase two and three drill programs at its flagship Cauchari lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina, Advantage Lithium has more than doubled the project's resource. Based on its new measured and indicated resources, the company says Cauchari is now Argentina's second largest development project.Based on the updated resource, the project now contains 1.8 billion measured and indica...Read More
"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpMining Journal spoke to Benchmark Min...Read More
A push by the world's biggest gold miners to get even bigger will likely have a knock-on effect among their competitors, adding new vigor to an industry that failed to inspire investor support in 2018.The megamerger mania now underway for Newmont Mining Corp., Barrick Gold Corp. and Goldcorp Inc. is likely to result in some of their assets being sold, helping to diversify portfolios for other mine...Read More
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution has galvanised battery metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel - and now the tiny tin market is becoming aware that it, too, might be a beneficiary.The International Tin Association (ITA) has just released a report on the use of tin in lithium-ion batteries. The headline takeaway is that this additional use beyond soldering and packaging could generate a dema...Read More
Zimbabwe will scrap a law that denies foreign platinum mining companies control of their operations in the country, the mines minister said on Thursday.It's part of continued review of (the) Zimbabwe is open for business mantra."Foreign platinum and diamond miners have been restricted to only 49 percent ownership of their Zimbabwe operations by the black economic empowerment law introduced during...Read More
Part 2 In gold exploration, high-grade discoveries excite the market. This is because retail investors expect a high-grade deposit, if it ever becomes a mine, to be more profitable. But a closer look at high margin projects shows that high grade isn't always king. In the first part of this series, we drilled down, pun ...Read full newsRead More
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The Finnish Parliament has approved a motion to bring forward its ban on coal for energy use to May 1, 2029.Read full newsRead More
With inflation soaring (and forecast to accelerate further), the Argentine Peso has plummeted the last few days even as the central bank raised 7-day Leliq rate to 51.862%, according to two people with direct knowledge.Read full newsRead More
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