Deliveries of battery raw materials from Chinese producers to consumers in South Korea and Japan are continuing as usual despite a recent surge in the number of people infected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the latter two countries, Fastmarkets understands. Major exporters of battery precursor materials in China told Fastmarkets this week that they have not been requested by their custom...Read More

The Chinese cobalt sulfate price softened in Fastmarkets' midweek assessment after some suppliers cut their offers to lock in profits amid concerns of a waning market in March.Fastmarkets assessed the price for cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China at 56,000-58,000 yuan ($7,953-8,238) per tonne on Wednesday February 26, widening downward by 1,000 yuan per tonne from 57,000-58,000 yuan per tonne...Read More

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With gold breaking through US$1,600 per oz. - "a key long-term resistance zone" - analysts at Haywood Securities recommend "increasing tactical exposure to gold and gold miners" and "particularly juniors."In a research note to clients, the brokerage says the US$1,600 per oz. zone "marks an important inflection point for the commodity ... The next major resistance level is in the 1800 zone which, i...Read More

Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC) has unveiled an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Tiger deposit in the Yukon, envisioning a smaller, higher grade operation with better economics compared to a previous PEA completed in 2016.The new PEA outlines an open-pit operation with a life of seven years (including one year of construction) and average annual production of 45,000 oz. gold. Tot...Read More

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) plans to ramp up development of its Winu copper-gold project in Western Australia, with first production expected in 2023.The world's No. 2 miner continues drilling and geophysical testing at the asset, which could be its next major copper project, and is progressing discussions with land owners to keep moving forward.Chief executive officer Jean-S?(C)bastien Jacque...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesCase study: platform financeSPONSOREDminexiaEarly last week, I counted 39 ASX-listed resources companies with double-digit percentage price gains. That is not an unusual occurrence.Read More

Gold prices ended lower on Tuesday, giving back a big chunk of the previous session's haven-inspired gains in a bout of apparent profit-taking. "Let's see how well gold is supported on pullbacks now-my suspicion is that it will find strong buying interesting and price support on pullbacks that...will be short-lived," Peter Spina, president and chief executive officer of GoldSeek.com, told MarketW...Read More

Gold miners have largely been boosting dividends to appease long-suffering share...Read full newsRead More

Canada's New Gold Inc said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell a 46% free cash...Read full newsRead More

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TriStar Gold Inc. is pleased to announce additional results from the drilling campaign at its Castelo de Sonhos gold project.Read full newsRead More

Silver Spruce Resources Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Ronald J. Goguen as its President, CEO and Director.Read full newsRead More

Noble announced that it has received final approval from the TSX Venture Exchange for its plan of arrangement with Canada Nickel Company Inc.Read full newsRead More

Management of Sirios Resources Inc. (TSXV:SOI) is pleased to report on the planned and ongoing work on its four gold properties.Read full newsRead More

ECR Minerals (LON:ECR) CEO Craig Brown speaks to Proactive London's Andrew Scott soon after returning from Australia where he says they've had numerous approaches and a number of site visits regarding potential deals for its assets in Victoria.Read full newsRead More

".@GoldgroupMining $GGA saw the week's biggest #TSX gains. Which others won out on the index this week? $ORA $ELD $SAU $OXC https://t.co/LWMxtW3omA #investing #gold #oil #stocks"Read full newsRead More

Before their recent surge on gold regaining $1600, the gold stocks spent much of the past half-year or so largely drifting sideways to lower. That high consolidation really weighed on sentiment, with greed giving way to apathy. This sector normally tends to suffer a seasonal slump into mid-March, paving the way for gold stocks' spring rally. That's their second-strongest seasonal surge of the year...Read More

Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX:KL)(NYSE:KL) is one of my favourite gold stocks of all time.At the start of 2019, I’d highlighted a hidden cash flow opportunity that the market was ignoring. “There’s a secret ingredient that few investors are talking about, but it has the potential to scale massive amounts of free cash flow from rising profits,” I wrote.I’d concluded that 201...Read More

El Salvador mining camp. (Image courtesy of Codelco via Flickr) Codelco has received an environmental permit for a $1 billion expansion of its Salvador mine, the state-controlled copper company said on Friday.The Rajo Inca project will increase production at Salvador to 90,000 metric tonnes per year of copper, up around 30% from current levels.Reserves at the underground operation at Salvador ar...Read More