Fiore Gold (TSXV: F; US-OTC: FIOGF) has completed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Gold Rock project in Nevada and provided an updated mineral resource estimate and a base case assessment for developing the project as a satellite open-pit operation that will share significant infrastructure and management with the company's Pan mine, 12 km away.Gold Rock's indicated resources increa...Read More

Mining operations in the Philippines' Surigao del Norte province were first suspended on April 1.Read full newsRead More

The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas is continuing its work to advocate for RNG development and its industry members despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Director of Operations David Cox.Read full newsRead More

Greenlane Renewables Inc. is a pioneer in the rapidly emerging renewable natural gas (RNG) market.Read full newsRead More

"@hullinsj The narrative has changed ---- but we're still being controlled by those who have been in charge for a real longtime.Could be for all the marbles this time."Read full newsRead More

Guyana Goldstrike (TSXV:GYA) has agreed to extend the deadline for the completion of an initial payment owing to the Company in connection with a gold forward purchase agreementRead full newsRead More

Gold prices reached their highest level in more than seven years on Tuesday due to growing concerns over the global economic slowdown as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A wave of stimulus measures from central banks and governments lifted bullion’s appeal and, consequently, gold stocks value rose as well. The largest percentage gainer on the TSX was Torex Gold Resources, which jumped...Read More

It’s easy to imagine that everything lost value in the market turmoil of March. After all, the COVID-19 pandemic is a global shock that’s disrupted the economy in an unprecedented way. However, one segment of the market retained its value better than all else: gold and gold stocks. What I call gold stocks include any listed security with exposure to the market price of physical go...Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has brought some previously unknown pharmaceuticals firms to the limelight and propelled one small-cap to lead among the best-performing Canadian stocks so far this year.However, there has been a surge in gold prices, as investors took a flight to safe-haven assets. This has been a welcome blessing to well-placed gold producers. But returns on gold stocks are nowhere...Read More

According to the stock market, the crisis seems to be over. If that doesn’t worry you, I don’t know what will. I think there is a good chance we could be testing new highs soon, if not in Canada, then at least in the United States.The United States has stated that cases are slowing faster than expected. Stimulus packages from global governments are seen positive for their economies. Ma...Read More

Image from TAGE. Software company Wind River is collaborating with open-pit miningsolutions provider Beijing TAGE Idriver Technology (TAGE) on a cutting-edgesoftware platform for the development of next-generation autonomous miningvehicles.The mining industry is advancing to fullyautonomous vehicles and machinery in order to improve safety, increaseproductivity, and save costs. TAGE has developed...Read More

What will the world look like in a year? Five years? Ten years? It's a question that was hard to answer before, and all but impossible to fathom now. As the world continues adjusting to the worst public health crisis in decades, it faces a looming specter of economic upheaval that could be just as drastic. That's according to the World Trade Organization. This past week it warned that global...Read More

The Kibali gold mine in the DRC. (Image courtesy of Barrick Gold) Barrick has bought over 800,000 antibody testing kits to screen workers and the communities around its mines for covid-19, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. "We've got 300,000 kits on the way. We've got about 150,000 in the country already and another 400,000 that we have just finalized [buying]," Bristow told the Financi...Read More

Newfoundland gold mineralization. (Credit: Marathon Gold) Marathon Gold has released the results of 16 diamond drill holes, which extend the strike length of the Berry zone to 350 metres. The drilling targeted both the Berry zone as well as the ground to the northeast, towards the area known as the Frozen Ear Pond Road in Newfoundland. The drilling targeted both the Berry zone as well as the gro...Read More

Mother Lode project. Image courtesy of Corvus Gold. Infill drilling at Corvus Gold's Mother Lode project in Nevada has intersected gold outside of the mineralized blocks at the Main zone and extended the Central Intrusive zone (CIZ) at depth.The drill highlights include 42.7 metres of 1.98 g/t gold and 47.2 metres of 1.43 g/t gold from the Main zone as well as 18.3 metres of 1.82 g/t gold from...Read More

Vale's Ponta da Madeira iron ore terminal. (Image courtesy of Read More

Weekly Reports |Apr 14 2020Kazatomprom has moved to formalise virus-related production shutdowns across its operations, sending uranium spot prices higher still.-Kazak restrictions impact uranium production-Cameco moves to shutter more facilities-spot and term prices on the move in responseBy Greg PeelThe Kazak government has imposed measures which now cover all of state-owned Kazatomprom's region...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday April 15 that are worth another look.No market has been left untouched by the escalating coronavirus pandemic, but iron ore prices have proved relatively buoyant for the past two months compared with the price plunges we have seen in other commodities.Industry association European Aluminium has launched a strategic plan to maximi...Read More

A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday April 15.Please click...Read More

The three-month tin price on the London Metal Exchange was the worst performer across afternoon trading on Wednesday April 15, dipping by just less than 2% and wiping out gains made earlier in the day, while aluminium futures held above nearby support despite continued inflows.Tin's outright price on the LME closed at $15,093 per tonne at the 5pm close, falling from an intraday high of $15,425 per...Read More