ING Economics has published a new report in which its experts predict what the energy transition might bring for five key metals: copper, aluminum, nickel, cobalt, and lithium. Taking into consideration where different regions of the world stand when it comes to moving towards a low-carbon future where global warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius, ING's analysts developed three scenarios that t...Read More

Manganese ore prices at Chinese ports rose markedly in the week to Friday October 15 amid an improved demand outlook and easing production headwinds in some major alloy-producing regions.The price differential between low-grade and high-grade manganese ore grew to 8.50 yuan ($1.32) per dry metric tonne unit (dmtu) on Friday, the widest since Fastmarkets started assessing the markets in January 201...Read More

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Electric Royalties Ltd. (TSXV: ELEC) ("Electric Royalties" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of two previously announced (see Electric Royalties September 8, 2021 release) royalty purchase and sale agreements to acquire, in the aggregate, a 1% Net Smelter Royalty (the "1% NSR") on licenses comprising core strategic tenure at the Cancet Lithium Project situated in Quebec, Canada...Read More

This Special Report was prepared by John Ing, President and CEO, Maison Placements Canada Inc., one of Bay Street's oldest financial firms.President Biden's messy departure from Afghanistan has long reaching consequences casting a long shadow over his domestic plans into the upcoming midterms. For one thing, he dug himself a deeper hole when he vowed to conduct operations against ISIS-K. After the...Read More

Argus Research, an independent investment research firm, has initiated Sponsored Research Coverage on Cerrado Gold (TSX.V: CERT). Excerpts and Highlights from the Report by Argus Analysts Steve Silver follow: Cerrado Gold is a Toronto-based mining and exploration company with an expanding portfolio of precious metal assets in South America. The company owns and operates Minera Don Nicolas (MDN), a...Read More

(Reuters) - Investors looking for exposure to early stage gold mines can buy millions of dollars of the precious metal at a discount on a digital exchange in a new development which will also provide funding for miners to develop their assets. Physically-backed products such as exchange traded funds (ETFs) are one way for investors to access gold investments, but they don't offer discounts or the...Read More

Some analysis of trends in the gold price implies that these are only ever determined by macroeconomic factors and how investors, particularly those we would classify as institutional, react to those factors. There can be no doubt that these are the overwhelming drivers of price moves in the short-term, but Metals Focus, one of the world's leading precious metals consultancies, believe there are...Read More

On 28th September, Agnico Eagle (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) announced that they had entered into an agreement to merge the two companies. The proposed transaction will see Kirkland Lake Gold shareholders receive 0.7935 Agnico Eagle shares for each share held, with the total value of the deal estimated at $11Bn. Should the merger be successfully completed, which...Read More

Torex Gold Resources Inc. (TSX: TXG) announces a multi-year production outlook for the Company's El Lim??n Guajes mining complex ("ELG"), which includes the previously announced expansion of the El Lim??n open pit.Jody Kuzenko, President & CEO of Torex Gold, stated:"A key strategic priority for Torex over the last 12 months has been to optimize and extend mining operations at ELG. With the recent...Read More

Pan American Silver (Nasdaq: PAAS) (TSX: PAAS) produced 4.5 million ounces of silver and 142,300 ounces of gold in Q2 2021.The company's net income was $71.2 million ($0.34 basic income per share), driven largely by strong mine operating earnings of $103.0 million. Pan American Silver's revenues improved 53.2% year-over-year to $382.1 million in Q2."Based on the strong operating cash flow in Q2, o...Read More

Some primary silver producers are no doubt feeling pain these days after the sell-off in silver prices so far this year, but don't look for major supply cutbacks any time soon, analysts said. That's because it costs so much to shut down and restart mines that companies will put up with a loss on operations for an extended time before doing anything as drastic as mine closures, they explained. Furt...Read More

Oil could hit $90 a barrel and copper could see between $11,000 to $12,000 a tonne, said Goldman Sachs' Global Head of Commodities Research Jeff Currie on Bloomberg. Currie's interview was released early this week.Copper prices rose today on decades-low supplies and an extreme shortages, according to a report from Reuters. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 1.5% to $10,351 a tonn...Read More

Yesterday morning, the Biden administration came out swinging with a plan to stop the ever-worsening shipping issues in America.Too bad the plan won't do anything of the sort.For better or worse, presidents cannot really do much about the economy in the short term, and this is a prime example.Even if there is some progress, it will come with a steep cost elsewhere.Here's the situation...The big pa...Read More

Today BHP Billiton increased its all-cash offer to Noront Resources' shareholders to 75 cents Canadian per share.The offer represents a 36% premium to its previous offer, a 7% premium to the Wyloo offer and a 213% premium to Noront’s unaffected price, according to a press release from Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT)."Noront supports BHP’s improved offer and recommends shareholders tender...Read More

Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to tread water below $1,800, butcommodity analysts at TD Securities are not ready to give up on the preciousmetal as they see rising stagflation effects.In a report published...Read More

Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - Gold prices remain stuck in neutral below $1,800 an ounce.Commodity analysts at HSBC are warning investors that gold gains could belimited in the near term as the Federal Reserve's plan to normalize it...Read More

Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - Gold and silver pricesare higher in midday U.S. trading Tuesday, with silver sharply up and notchinga five-week high. Gold prices have backed well down from the session high onprofit taking by the sh...Read More

Mr. John Mirko reports ROKMASTER APPOINTS MICHAEL ("MIKE") KORDYSZ AS VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTRokmaster Resources Corp. has appointed Michael Kordysz to the company in the position of vice-president of business development and strategy. Mr. Kordysz has worked within the mineral exploration and technology industries for over 25 years in senior management positions including the areas of...Read More

Editor's Note: The following is an exclusive article by Sean Fieler, the president and CIO of Equinox PartnersFor most investors, finding inefficientlypriced securities is a clear opportunity for profit, but one our age ofinformation does not typically provide. However, in some overlooked markets,these value plays are still prevalent. One such sector is the junior goldmining space.For most miners,...Read More