The April edition of our On the Move newsletter is now available. The monthly publication tracks management and board appointments across Canada's mining and mineral exploration industry.To view a copy of the newsletter, click here.Keep us up to date on your company's latest appointments and achievements by emailing us at [email protected] or sign up for the free newsletter.Read More

Jim Williams, Robert Pell (Founder), Xiaoyu Yan (UoE Academic Advisor), Nick Russill Image from the University of Exeter. Minviro, a spin-out company focused on environmental sustainability in the mining space and founded by experts from the University of Exeter, has secured investment to help develop the business. Founded by Robert Pell, who completed his doctorate at University of Exeter's Camb...Read More

East Cadillac gold project in Quebec. Photo by Chalice Gold Mines. O3 Mining has released drill results from four zones at its East Cadillac property, 40 km east of Val d'Or in Quebec. The drilling targeted new areas of mineralization within two gold-bearing corridors at the property: the northern and southern corridors, which are splays off of the easternmost section of the regional Cadillac La...Read More

The company's operations are in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Image by Jaguar Mining. Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG) announced on Monday that it had its best production quarter in Q1 2020 since the end of 2017. The company reported consolidated production of 21,008 ounces of gold compared to 16,365 ounces in Q1 2019, an increase of 28%, in a fourth consecutive quarter of sustainable production.The Pilar gold...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday April 13 that are worth another look.Argentinian crude steel production fell by 26.7% year on year in March due to the closure of most plants during a mandatory quarantine enforced by the federal government to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, national steel chamber Acero Argentino said.A total of 222,020 tonnes of copper sc...Read More

All but one of Fastmarkets' aluminium scrap price assessments fell on Thursday April 9 while the Covid-19 pandemic-driven market slowdown continued to affect the US scrap business."[This] certainly is an unusual time. I've never seen anything like this in my lifetime," one US scrap consumer source said. "Hopefully the May 4 start-up for many automakers will happen."Fastmarkets assessed the mixed l...Read More

Operations at the Antamina zinc and copper mine in Peru have been suspended as part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to one of its joint venture partners, Teck Resources Ltd.The Vancouver, Canada-based company said Antamina - in which it has a 22.5% stake - has been allowed by the Peruvian government to change out its previously reduced workforce, which has been in place at the...Read More

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday April 13 that are worth another look.Argentinian crude steel production fell by 26.7% year on year in March due to the closure of most plants during a mandatory quarantine enforced by the federal government to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, national steel chamber Acero Argentino said.A total of 222,020 tonnes of copper sc...Read More

Operations at the Antamina zinc and copper mine in Peru have been suspended as part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to one of its joint venture partners, Teck Resources Ltd.The Vancouver, Canada-based company said Antamina - in which it has a 22.5% stake - has been allowed by the Peruvian government to change out its previously reduced workforce, which has been in place at the...Read More

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) closed down 8.7% following a downgrade by a Bank of America analyst, who cited weakness in the equipment manufacturer's energy business and a likely "severe capital spending downturn" by energy and mining stocks.The S&P 500 closed down 1% and the S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 0.64%, while the Nasdaq rose 0.48% and the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 3...Read More

Chinese-Australian miner MMG has withdrawn its copper production guidance for the La Bambas copper mine in Peru as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic but is maintaining guidance for its Dugald River, Rosebery and Kinsevere operations. Las Bambas - one of the world's biggest copper mining facilities - had been expected to produce 350,000-370,000 tonnes of copper in 2020. In 2019, Las Bambas pro...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday April 13 that are worth another look.Argentinian crude steel production fell by 26.7% year on year in March due to the closure of most plants during a mandatory quarantine enforced by the federal government to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, national steel chamber Acero Argentino said.A total of 222,020 tonnes of copper sc...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Select Sands Corp. (TSX-V:SNS | OTCQX: SLSDF) (the "Company") announced today a business update in response to the Global Covid-19 Pandemic (the "Covid-19 Pandemic"). On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. In order to combat the spread of COVID-19 governments worldwide have enacted emergency measures including travel bans, legally enforce...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee") at the request of IIROC, has provided further details on the announcement that it has received an increase in revenue-generating work orders due to COVID-19 supply chain distress.The Company's commercial Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technology delivers accurate and automated product inf...Read More

Halifax, Nova Scotia- April 13, 2020 - Sona Nanotech Inc. (CSE: SONA) (OTC PINK: SNANF) (the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the development, manufacturing arrangements and pre-orders for its Covid-19 antigen test. The Company this past week has:Progressed from feasibility and prototype testing to the optimization stage for its Covid-19 antigen rapid response test;Commenced work wi...Read More

Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM | OTCQX: SYATF) (the "Company" or "Siyata") announces it has won an initial $600k contract for its rugged Push-to-Talk (PTT) devices to supply hospitals, healthcare workers and ambulances to help manage the battle against COVID-19.The Siyata devices are running third party Command & Control software which allows medical units to speak to entire...Read More

Operations at the Antamina zinc and copper mine in Peru have been suspended as part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to one of its joint venture partners, Teck Resources Ltd.The Vancouver, Canada-based company said Antamina - in which it has a 22.5% stake - has been allowed by the Peruvian government to change out its previously reduced workforce, which has been in place at the...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday April 13 that are worth another look.Argentinian crude steel production fell by 26.7% year on year in March due to the closure of most plants during a mandatory quarantine enforced by the federal government to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, national steel chamber Acero Argentino said.A total of 222,020 tonnes of copper sc...Read More

Christmas of 2019 I had advised to invest in gold and silver for Easter of 2020. Now I am asking to invest in gold and silver this Easter for Christmas of 2020. Overall gold and silver will continue to rise till Christmas. Even if the corona virus pandemic gets over and a vaccine is found (before Christmas of 2020), gold and silver will continue to rise. There is an over $40 price difference bet...Read More