The availability of risk capital for miners is biased towards those with concrete plans for achieving net-zero emissions targets by 2030, says Keith Russell, global director for energy transition, purpose and performance with Partners in Performance.Russell emphasizes the need for decarbonization strategies to become mainstream and incorporated into the industry's routine management, operating and...Read More
Copper is known by several monikers: The red metal for its colour; Dr. Copper because its price is a reliable economic indicator; and now, the "green metal" for its central importance in electrification. Below we highlight the top five copper drill results of the year so far (to Aug. 17), ranked by grade x width, as identified by data provider Mining Intelligence. Best copper drill results year...Read More
McEwen Copper, a subsidiary of McEwen Mining (NYSE: MUX; TSX: MUX), has closed the third and final tranche of its previously announced private placement of common shares priced at US$10 each.This financing tranche comprised a US$25 million investment by Rio Tinto's (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) copper leaching technology venture, Nuton, and US$1.9 million from other investors. This brings the...Read More
Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ) is moving ahead with its proposed Valentine open-pit gold mine in central Newfoundland after the company's board approved construction."The company's decision to proceed with construction of the Valentine Gold project considers the impact of almost two years of market inflation on the project's costs, as well as a necessarily cautious approach to project management, contin...Read More
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has reached an in-principle deal with Turquoise Hill (TSX: TQR) to buy the 49% of the Canadian miner it doesn't already own for US$3.3 billion.The move would grant the global miner direct ownership of the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia, located 550 km south of the capital Ulaanbaatar. It also brings the six-month takeover battle to an end,...Read More
U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is asking the Biden administration to speed up the permitting process for mining projects, particularly those targeting critical metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite.In a letter to the Department of the Interior on Tuesday, the auto maker said the current "lengthy, costly and inefficient permitting process" makes it difficult for American busin...Read More
Ultramafic rocks mineralized with nickel, copper and platinum group elements that were discovered at surface and drilled in the mid-2000s are now getting a more fulsome examination in a 20,000-metre drill program by Quebec Nickel (CSE: QNI; US-OTC: QNICF). New assay results from the Fortin Sill Zone at the junior's 100%-owned Ducros project in Quebec, 80 km northeast of Val-d'Or, returned 35.6 m...Read More
As industries and nations fret about getting the raw materials needed to power the energy transition, coal is also seeing a stunning rise. In September 2021, the price of ICE Newcastle coal was around US$120 per tonne. In March, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine it spiked to nearly US$380 per tonne. At press time at the end of August - shortly after a European Union embargo against Russian coal c...Read More
Chile's President Gabriel Boric said late on Tuesday he is open to discuss changes in the country's tax law that would affect the mining sector as lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the proposed reform on Sept. 13.Speaking at a gala organized by the national mining association Sonami, Boric said the industry had been historically unwilling to reach agreements with the government in terms of sharin...Read More
Latin America-focused Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) has halted its Atacocha San Gerardo open pit zinc mine in Peru due to a road blockade by a local community.The zinc producer, controlled by Brazilian holding company Votorantim SA, called the disruption "illegal" and said that activities are limited to critical operations with a minimum workforce to ensure proper maintenance.A March road blockade...Read More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug.16, 2022(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rover Metals Corp. (TSXV: ROVR) (OTCQB: ROVMF) (FSE:4XO) ("Rover" or the "Company") is...Read full newsRead More
Dear Outsider,America was founded on debt.From 1703 to 1775, the 13 Colonies borrowed huge sums of money from the British.At the time of the American Revolution, Colonial merchants and planters owed British creditors 5 million pounds.While the colonists worked to build a "free market," the British were embroiled in multiple wars, including the Seven Years' War, which doubled the national debt and...Read More
Someone is lying to us. Now, I'm not looking to start a row, but investors who have been paying closer attention to the EIA petroleum reports lately are scratching their heads a bit this summer.A few weeks back, we were forced to take the EIA's gasoline demand numbers with a grain of salt. Not only have U.S. inventories of gasoline been well under the five-year average range since the spring, but...Read More
MiningStockEducation.com, Released on 9/2/22"It's not time for gold to go up" says cycles expert Charles Nenner. He also provides his cycles analysis on commodities, USD, US economy, energy and federal reserve policy in this interview.0:00 Introduction0:33 Why is gold going down amidst high inflation?2:52 Cycles of Federal Reserve policy4:01 Fed pivot late 20244:30 Commodities5:20 War cycle7:45 US...Read More
Kinesis Money, Released on 9/22/22In this week's Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire is joined by analyst and industry legend, Bill Holter, who predicts the eventual fall of the major economies' financial markets. As the West shrinks within a monumental credit bubble, the precious metals expert shines a light on the Russian Ruble's newfound status as the strongest FX currency on the planet.Bill Ho...Read More
stopworldcontrol, Released on 5/4/22THE PLAN shows the official agenda of the World Health Organization to have ten years of ongoing pandemics, from 2020 to 2030. This is revealed by a WHO virologist, Marion Koopmans. You will also see shocking evidence that the first pandemic was planned and abundantly announced right before it happened. Make sure to watch, and share this everywhere.WHO plans for...Read More
Commodity Culture, Released on 8/31/22Legendary investor and best-selling author Jim Rogers joins the show to give his overview on the commodities markets and explains why most investors have too simplistic of a view when it comes to gold and silver. Jim points out that precious metals tend to fall along with the broader markets in a crash, but they do provide real security over the long run.00:00...Read More
Rogue News, Released on 9/2/22Harley Schlanger's work can be found at The LaRouche Organization and The Schiller Institute.Harley Schlanger updates on all things political, geopolitical and geo-economic added by Herman James on 09/01/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
CNBC, Released on 9/2/22Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser to Allianz and president of Queens' College, Cambridge, shares his thoughts on the Federal Reserve's shift in messaging on monetary policy tightening, and what the central bank needs to do next.Mohamed El-Erian is the Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz, a multinational financial services company. He is the former CEO and co-Chief Inve...Read More
Investing News, Released on 9/1/22 (Recorded on 8/24/22)"There's no such thing as a sure thing ... but the closest I've ever seen in all the years I've been doing this - which is 38 - is the uranium market now," said Peter Grandich. He's also bullish on gold and copper, and explains why in this interview. 0:00 - Intro0:28 - Peter's portfolio and general market thoughts4:45 - The main challenge for...Read More