Among the many challenges facing the minerals exploration and mining industry, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues are receiving increased attention, with ESG programs now critical components of a company's strategy and business planning.The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto offered several ESG and sustainability-themed sessions focussed on...Read More

Australian gold producer and rare earths developer Alkane Resources (ASX: ALK) is a step closer to developing its Dubbo project after Australia's export credit agency confirmed its interest in financing the proposed mine.Dubbo, in central New South Wales, is an advanced polymetallic project with large in-ground resources of zirconium, hafnium, niobium, yttrium and rare earths.Due to the size of th...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 resourcesFinancing risks can be managedSPONSOREDHenry is the eighth chief executive in 23 years at the world's biggest miner.Read More

The Mototrends Milwaukee Auto show delivered an exciting AR Scavenger hunt for all attendances that included TWENTY 3D MODELS of futuristic cars. Attendees w...Read full newsRead More

"$XOG - Extraction Oil & Gas' (XOG) CEO Matt Owens on Q4 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript. https://t.co/SlxNhV9rVN #trading #business #stocks"Read full newsRead More

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"#RioSilverInc. discloses a Conceptual Exploration Target for the Company's Ni??obamba #Silver Projectlocated approximately 330 km southeast of Lima, Peru#MomentumStocks #RYO $RYO #Goldmining #Gold #Ninobamba #Peruhttps://t.co/5piqAmyxpX"Read full newsRead More

"$Gold at the threshold where the Bear Market began $1588-1630.Bears spent July to Dec shorting market at trend line. But since Virus, gold challenging the most important area in 7 years.Anytime gold above 1588, bears are losing control. Above 1630 -- bulls have control."Read full newsRead More

"Day two of #PDAC2020 was a busy one, with highlights including visits from two Canadian political leaders and a #batterymetals and #electricvehicle seminar. Read all about it in this #INNatPDAC update! https://t.co/39gqsiQgkq #gold #lithium #investing https://t.co/39gqsiQgkq"Read full newsRead More

Margaux Resources Ltd. intends to issue, pursuant to a non-brokered private placement, up to 14,285,714 units at a price of $0.07 per Unit.Read full newsRead More

Silver Spruce Resources Inc. announced that that it has completed its non-brokered private placement for total proceeds of $259,500.Read full newsRead More

Global Energy Metals (TSX.V:GEMC) strengthened its financial position on Thursday with news of the sale of royalties over its cobalt projects in Australia....Read full newsRead More

There was a moment at the start of the week when it looked as though the worst might be over. Last Friday, investors had rushed to liquidate everything from banks and retailers to energy stocks. The TSX was down, and even packed up altogether for half of Thursday after a glitch put it offline. Few stocks came out unscathed, with a taste for gold and selected healthcare stocks emerging.Stocks then...Read More

Image: Atlas Copco The Canadian province of Ontario has committed C$63.3 million (about $47m) over five years to the Next Generation Networks Program, which is working to develop world-leading technologies to make mining safer, smarter and more productive. Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, announced the launch of the CENGN Smart Mining Testbed at NORCAT in Greate...Read More

Later this month, some new tech is going to be on the road where Tesla will never go.It is kind of a shame too, considering how beautiful the vistas are...A new breed of trucks will be making deliveries through the Swiss Alps.As these 50 new 18-tonne H2 Xcient trucks from Hyundai get rolling, it will also illustrate a fact that Tesla doesn't want its investors to realize: No matter what it does, i...Read More

Guardhat Safety Helmet (Courtesy of Guardhat) Wearables - clothing, gear and other accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic equipment - are evolving into important tools in the mining industry, driven by a combination of technological progress and market demand, according to data analysis company Global Data. As declining ore reserves push mines to greater depths and to remote l...Read More

Dragon statue in Shanghai covered in coins by joelwillis In a new report, Fitch analysts are revising up their 2020 copper price forecast to $5,900/tonne from $5,700/tonne as they now expect increased stimulus from the Chinese government to lift prices higher over the back half of the year. The research firm expects copper sentiment to remain subdued in the short term, thus weighing on pri...Read More

Mar 06, 2020 Guest(s): Ryan Giannotto Director of Research, GraniteShares ETFs Production disruption in the marketplace is pushing Platinum Group Metals higher across the board. Rhodium, which is at a fresh all-time high, are benefiting from production issues, even though coronavirus fears are weighing on global economic growth. Ryan Giannotto, director of research at GraniteShares ETFs, said th...Read More

Buck project area. (Image courtesy San Marco Resources). San Marco Resources (TSXV: SMN) received a 5-year, area-based exploration permit for the Buck gold/silver/zinc project, located in British Columbia, western Canada.In a press release, San Marco said the permit allows for substantial drilling on the property, which will help test the known mineralized footprint, as well as outline additional...Read More

(Image courtesy of Roskill). A new report by Roskill suggests that the rising CO2 compliance costs that original equipment manufacturers within the automobile industry are facing in some jurisdictions are set to create a price parity between fully electric vehicles (BEV) and their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts.According to Roskill, the emission caps that some countries are impleme...Read More