The strangest thing happened this week.On Monday evening, Aug. 8, news broke that earlier in the day the FBI had sent a large, armed raiding party to the Florida home of former President Donald Trump. News accounts reported at least 30 agents on site. Photos showed several G-men slinging automatic rifles.Then the next morning, Tuesday, Aug. 9, the price of gold barely moved from a recent trading l...Read More
It looks as if we can add another line to the long list of lockdown harms: sloth.This explains so much actually. For months, we've been watching working/population ratios and labor participation rates and have been stunned by how they both continue to plummet.We search for explanations. Early retirement. Women driven out due to child care shortages. Unemployment payments.All these factors contribu...Read More
"Why do you rob banks?" authorities asked notorious bank thief Willie Sutton.His response was a miracle of clarity, clearer than crystal and sharper than Damascus steel:"Because that’s where the money is."Why does the United States government mine the middle class for tax revenues?For the same reason the criminally enterprising Mr. Sutton robbed banks - because that is where the money is.Mr....Read More
I'm here in Bretton Woods for one reason - to participate in a key discussion about the Fed and the monetary system called "Money and Power."More importantly, today we discussed the catalyst that will spark the next major market downturn. Go here now for a full replay of today's blockbuster event.Long Overdue for a New Monetary SystemLook, I've been studying monetary economics for about 50 years....Read More
Bradford Cooke, the founder, director and executive chairman of Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK; TSX: EDR) has passed away suddenly in Vancouver at the age of 67. The cause of death was not released.Cooke is well known as an accomplished geologist and with nearly five decades of experience in the metals and mining industry.In a press release, Endeavour CEO Dan Dickson paid tribute to the entrepreneur...Read More
This week's episode features Northern Miner editor-in-chief Alisha Hiyate, who describes her experience at this year's Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, and shares her thoughts on the industry and the return of real-world events. She also discusses The Northern Miner's new TNM Drill Down feature, as well as upcoming events in the mining calendar.All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli.Music Credi...Read More
Canada's federal government has signed new agreements with German automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, setting the stage for exploring deeper cooperation across all stages of the automotive value chain.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz observed a signing ceremony in Toronto at an event hosted by the Canadian-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce on Tues...Read More
There is a growing interest among mining companies in pre-concentration methods and sorting technologies to improve profitability of their projects. Pre-concentration can be used to increase the grade of material delivered to processing plants by diverting or removing low-grade fractions that are uneconomic to process. Increasing feed grades may also improve the recovery of target minerals, reduc...Read More
Medaro Mining (CSE: MEDA; OTC: MEDAF) has received lithium oxide (Li2O) results as high as 2.58% from cut surface samples at its exploration program on the Lac La Motte lithium property in Val-d'Or, Que. The fieldwork was completed during May-June 2022, and it included prospecting, mapping and sampling of known lithium showings on the property.The prospecting and sampling were mainly focused al...Read More
High Tide Resources (CSE: HTRC) has released assay results from two additional drill holes of the 2022 spring/summer drilling program at its flagship Labrador West iron project in Newfoundland. The project is located 20 km northeast and adjacent to IOC/Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO)'s Carol Lake mine complex in Labrador City.The two drill holes - 22LB0061 and 22LB0062 - were drilled to a depth of 252 metre...Read More
A projected shortage of sulphuric acid could stifle green technology advancement and threaten global food security, according to a paper recently published in The Geographical Journal.Sulphuric acid is required for the production of phosphorus fertilizers and for extracting battery metals such as nickel and cobalt from ores.The British study, published on Aug. 21 points out that global demand for...Read More
A metaphorical winter approaches for base metals equities, says Haywood Capital Markets in a new report published on Sunday.Analyst Pierre Vaillancourt expects the constellation of base metals companies under coverage's second quarter results to fall below expectations when they start reporting results from month-end."Overall, we look for most base metals producers to reflect weakening metals pric...Read More
Neo Performance Materials (TSX: NEO) will acquire an exploration licence from Hudson Resources (TSXV: HUD) for its Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex in southwest Greenland, under a binding agreement announced Monday. The licence will cover Sarfartoq, which hosts Hudson's ST1 rare earths project and the Nukittooq niobium-tantalum project, Neo, a Toronto-based metals manufacturer said in a news rele...Read More
Glencore plans to invest more than $500 million in its Horne smelter located in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., with the aim of improving air quality to reduce its arsenic emissions to 15 ng/m3 within the next five years."This transformative project shows that our number one priority is to ensure our teams' safety et security, as well as that of our neighbouring communities," said Claude B?(C)langer, COO o...Read More
Welcome to our weekly feature, TNM Drill Down, focusing on the top gold assays of the past week. Assays are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining Intelligence.Top gold assays Aug 12-19, as identified by Mining Intelligence.This week's top three gold drill intercepts come from Australia.Emmerson Resources (ASX: ERM) reported on Aug. 17 assay results from the seco...Read More
Rock Tech Lithium (TSXV: RCK; OTC: RCKTF) has closed its previously announced marketed offering, issuing approximately 11.5 million units of the company priced at $3.50 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $40 million. This total includes a $30.7 million offering conducted through a syndicate of underwriters and a $9.4-million private placement.Each unit issued under the financings comprised o...Read More
A recent report by the Peruvian Institute of Economy states that the country's mining sector has seen a 'concerning' decrease in private investments.According to the Institute, while the mining sector was responsible for 19% of total private investments in 2012, it now accounts only for 10%. This new baseline is similar to that of 2016, even though copper prices have doubled since then.The report...Read More
Ailing zinc miner Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) reported receiving an initial order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) on Friday, granting creditor protection. Production at two of its three assets remains suspended amid a lower price, higher-cost environment.Also on Friday, Burkina Faso news sources reported that two Trevali...Read More
Mexico-focused?EUR? GR Silver Mining?EUR? (TSXV: GRSL; US-OTC: GRSLF) is "celebrating the success of our exploration model after the culmination of many years of hard work," says Eric Zaunscherb, the company's chairman and CEO. The celebrations follow a new silver discovery in the first drill hole 250 metres to the southeast of the San Marcial resource area on its 100%-owned Plomosas project in t...Read More
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