Guillermo Lasso, a 66-year-old conservative former banker, has won Ecuador's presidential election with 52.5% of the vote, beating out Andr?(C)s Arauz, a 36-year-old leftist handpicked by former President Rafael Correa.While neither candidate had declared himself anti-mining, Lasso has vowed since the beginning of his election campaign to promote foreign investment in the mining and oil sectors, w...Read More
As Peru goes through yet another presidential election, with 18 candidates running, six likely making it to June's second round and no defined favorite, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) made public its most recent dataset, which shows that copper production rose by 0.7% in February compared to the same month last year.According to the report, Peru produced 170,989 tonnes of copper in the s...Read More
Ready for development copper-gold projectSPONSOREDjosemaria resources incKodiak Copper: A New Copper-Gold Discovery in CanadaSPONSOREDkodiak copperCapella to bring new life to Norway's historic copper sectorSPONSOREDcapella minerals ltdAre mining companies being held back by their board composition? SPONSOREDswannCMOC only acquired its 95% interest in the project in December from Freeport-McMo...Read More
Huntsman Set to Expand Nickel Sulphide Discovery at CanegrassSPONSOREDhuntsman explorationCodelco said its relationship with Ecuador and Enami was based on a 2008 binational agreement and the subsequent signing of multiple agreements by the two nations and the two countries. In 2015, Enami and Codelco signed the terms of a shareholder agreement to form a joint venture company to take Llurimagua fo...Read More
CMOC selling stake in DRC mine to CATLRead full newsRead More
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Environmentalists and tribal leaders are fighting a plan by K2 Gold to sell its mining claims to a large corporation for development.Read full newsRead More
With gold's reputation as a store of value and recent gold-focused merger and acquisition activity, there is renewed investor interest in companies active in this exploration.Read full newsRead More
With gold's reputation as a store of value and recent gold-focused merger and acquisition activity, there is renewed investor interest in companies active in this exploration.Read full newsRead More
As Canbud Corp #CBDX story unfolds, here is a brief but extremely informative clip on who they are, what they're doing and why they're doing it.Karl Boyd has...Read full newsRead More
Scottie Resources Corp. and AUX Resources Corporation are pleasRead full newsRead More
The tax-filing deadline is fast approaching, and if you haven’t filed yet, it’s time that you pick up the pace. The late-filing penalty is nothing to scoff at. Also, you might be in the danger zone if you don’t take into account every dollar of taxable income or lose valuable opportunities if you don’t benefit from every tax break you are eligible for, just because you...Read More
Despite the underlying sluggishness in global economies, equity markets continue to trade near record highs. While several analysts are predicting a market crash, it’s impossible to time the markets and wait for a pullback. Investors should instead focus on dollar-cost averaging and invest a small amount each month to benefit from market highs and lows.For example, we know the Tax-Free Savin...Read More
The shares of many small companies are rallying in April 2021. These small companies have not only reported strong growth in the recent quarterly fundamentals, but their strong financial growth trend is likely to sustain in the coming years as well.TSX investors can buy any of the following three stocks of small Canadian companies to get handsome returns on their investment in 2021 and beyond.Aya...Read More
After months-long negotiations and delays, Canada’s flag carrier Air Canada (TSX:AC) and the Canadian government have found some common ground. Air Canada will receive up to $5.9 billion in a government bailout package amid the pandemic.Air Canada and the bailout packageIt is a great deal for Canada’s biggest passenger airline. Though the package is coming a bit late, it still addresse...Read More
Apr 13, 2021 Guest(s): Kai Hoffmann CEO, Soar Financial Group Although sentiment for gold is weaker than it was last year, most recently, more investment capital has been flowing into the gold mining sector as compared to other metals, said Kai Hoffmann, CEO of Soar Financial Group. "The last few months, and the last few weeks, in particular as well...the buzzword has been sector rotation. We've...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday April 13 that are worth another look.A court in the southeast Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has accepted a request for bankruptcy protection from local iron ore pellet producer Samarco, which is owned 50:50 by Vale and BHP,...Read More
Inert anode technology is one of several methods UC Rusal will use to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, with the company to lay out a roadmap on its path forward in September, a senior executive at the aluminium producer told Fastmarkets.According to Roman Andryushin, company head of sales and marketing, the roadmap will not just focus on reducing emissions across Rusal's smelting operations but...Read More
Aluminium premiums in the United States and Europe continued to rise on supply tightness in the week to Tuesday April 13, with the US Midwest premium climbing to its highest level for more than six years.US Midwest premium passes six-year highEuropean duty-paid premiums rise in liquid marketsHigh freight rates drive premiums up again in South Korea.US Midwest premium highest since 2015Fastmarkets...Read More
Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.comApril 13, 2021 For a lot of people in the United States, being forced to wear a mask is abhorrent.They view it as heavy-handed government action... a theft of their freedom. Their frustration is understandable, but is the Corona mask the one that matters most? For some insight into the m...Read More