You all know the golden rule, “He who has the gold, makes the rules.” The years of central bank experimentation are starting to show the flaws in the system. Gold miners are certainly making money off the move toward gold.I have liked gold companies as investments for a number of years. Global debt levels are ridiculously high, and the recent government spending regimen has certainly n...Read More

For many investors, you may be wondering whether it’s a good time to buy TSX stocks.The economy was shut down and stocks sold off in late February and early March. However, since that time, provinces and states in North America have begun to reopen — and the market has rebounded tremendously.Perhaps you’re interested in buying stocks today but aren’t sure if it’s a go...Read More

RPMGlobal's HAULSIM mining simulation tool. Credit: RPMGlobal. Arianne Phosphate is using RPMGlobal's leading mining simulation product, HAULSIM, to optimize key haulage routes for the development of its Lac ? Paul phosphate project in Quebec.Using HAULSIM during the critical engineering study phase allows the company to evaluate several haulage scenarios and effectively link the Lac ? Paul pr...Read More

Image from Inmarsat. Inmarsat, a leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has released a new research study that confirms the global mining industry is going through an IoT revolution, with significant increases in adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology.Entitled The Rise of IoT in Mining, the report is the third IoT-focused research project undertaken by Inmarsat and focuses...Read More

Who can you trust? It's a big question popping up in a number of places in this strange new world we live in. In the U.S., trust in state governments has been front-page news since anti-lockdown protests started taking off. Beyond that, new polls suggest that many Americans trust disease experts when it comes to information about the virus. On the other hand, the media and the federal governme...Read More

Flory Wavumba Ilunga Drilling rock-bolt holes into the ceiling of the new water dam being constructed at Kakula. Image from Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) reported on Wednesday that crews at Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) began mining and stockpiling ore with an average grade greater than 8% copper, with underground development approximately 4.4 kilometres ahead of sc...Read More

Schrock Run coal operations in Berlin, Pennsylvania. Credit: Corsa Coal Corp. Sprott Resource Holdings (TSX: SRHI) no longer has a stake in US coal miner Corsa Coal (TSXV: CSO), disposing of the 16.24 million common shares that it held at C$0.22 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of C$3.57 million. These shares represent approximately 17.1% of Corsa's issued and outstanding share capital.Cors...Read More

Markku Ter??svirta, President and CEO, Outotec, Matti Alahuhta, Chairman, Board of Outotec Mikael Lilius, Chairman, Board of Metso Pekka Vauramo, and President and CEO, Metso. Image from Metso. Metso and Outotec Oyj received on Wednesday an unconditional merger control clearance from the European Commission for the combination of Metso's Minerals business with Outotec.The companies also received...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday May 13 that are worth another look.China's Sichuan province is to implement an inspection regime to ensure steelmakers comply with the nationwide policy requiring the increased use of alloys to improve the quality of any rebar produced in the region.Glencore, Anglo American and Vale have been excluded from Norway's oil fund while...Read More

The three-month lead price on the London Metal Exchange was the underperformer at the close of trading on Wednesday May 13, slipping below nearby support levels against broad risk-off sentiment, while zinc futures similarly struggled over the afternoon.Lead's underlying price on the LME closed at $1,599.50 per tonne on Wednesday afternoon, falling from an intraday high of $1,632 per tonne, while t...Read More

Glencore, Anglo American and Vale have been excluded from Norway's oil fund while BHP has been placed on an observation list as the $1.1 trillion fund tightens up its environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements. Glencore and Anglo American have been removed due to the fund's product-based coal criteria, which were made stricter last year, while Vale has been barred due to environmental...Read More

Raisings by mainly bottom-end juniors in April were down in the order of 30% from the previous corresponding period 12 months ago, with Read More

The sale of Freeport-McMoRan is not currently on the cards, particularly given the backdrop of its weaker share price, according to the chief executive officer of the US copper and gold producer. The mining company has been linked in recent months to a potential deal with Canada-based Barrick Gold, whose CEO Mark Bristow recently said he expects mergers and acquisitions activity in metals and mini...Read More

Vancouver, BC - A2Z Technologies Canada Corp. ("A2Z" or the "Company") (TSXV: AZ),a pioneer in military robotics, services, and innovation in the auto industry, today announced the appointment of Mr. Alan Rootenberg to the board of directors of the Company effective immediately. Mr. Scott Ackerman has resigned as a director to provide a vacancy for the appointment.Mr. Rootenberg is a chartered pro...Read More

Blackstone managing director Scott Williamson gave the broad estimate in response to a question after he presented at the NWR Virtual Resources Conference last week.Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday May 13 that are worth another look.China's Sichuan province is to implement an inspection regime to ensure steelmakers comply with the nationwide policy requiring the increased use of alloys to improve the quality of any rebar produced in the region.Glencore, Anglo American and Vale have been excluded from Norway's oil fund while...Read More

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to report the results of a review of the winter 2020 drilling program at the Hurricane zone. A key highlight is the recognition of several areas with excellent potential to expand the mineralization. Discovered in 2018 on the Larocque East property, the Hurricane zone is a recent discovery of high-grade uranium. Laroc...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold is forming a triangle pattern and from that pattern, we will see how the price will breakout. In the meantime we have an uptrend..Read More

An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for their latest price moves.Read More

He said yesterday the Onshoring Rare Earths Act of 2020, or ORE Act, was designed to establish a supply chain in the US, by providing tax incentives for the rare earths industry, requiring the Department of Defense to source the minerals domestically and establishing grants for pilot programs to develop the materials in the US."Our ability as a nation to manufacture defence technologies and suppor...Read More