Some metal-product cargoes can now be shipped out of Durban, almost one month after the biggest terminal in sub-Saharan Africa stopped handling such material amid a nationwide lockdown intended to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, Fastmarkets has learned.Several Asia-bound copper cargoes originally scheduled to leave the South African port one month ago departed over the past weekend, t...Read More

Bank of America has hiked its 18-month target for gold from US$2,000 to US$3,000 per oz."As economic output contracts sharply, fiscal outlays surge, and central bank balance sheets double, fiat currencies could come under pressure and investors will aim for gold," the bank said in a research note today."True, a strong US dollar backdrop, reduced financial market volatility, and lower jewelry deman...Read More

This week's episode features an interview with Northern Miner senior reporter Carl A. Williams, who discusses all things mining and science, including biogeochemical prospecting, artificial intelligence and space mining. He also described his experience of going to this year's PDAC conference, his first time at the event.All this and more with editor and host Adrian Pocobelli.Articles referenced i...Read More

First the good news: Quebec's decision last week to add mining to the list of priority activities and services permitted during the pandemic elicited quiet cheers from investors and lifted the spirits of gold miners like Agnico Eagle, Yamana, Iamgold, Hecla and Eldorado, which said they would cautiously re-open their mines under strict health and safety protocols. (At last count, Quebec has more t...Read More

Drill results from Quebec Precious Metals' (TSXV: CJC; US-OTC: CJCFF) wholly owned 140-sq.-km Sakami project, 570 km north of Val d'Or, suggest a new mineralized zone, the La Pointe Extension area. This zone has been traced over approximately 900 metres of strike, to a depth of 215 metres with widths ranging from 10 metres to 80 metres.The La Pointe Extension zone is 2 km southwest of the La Point...Read More

Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG) has reported assay results from two holes completed at the Southwest zone, 3.5 km northeast of the existing deposit within the 160-sq.-km Troilus project.The drill highlights include 73 metres of 1.56 grams per tonne gold-equivalent in hole 20-189 and 6 metres of 1.23 grams per tonne gold-equivalent from the same hole, as well as 14 metres of 1.02 grams gold-equivalent from...Read More

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.76% to finish the trading week at 444.87. Spot gold finished at US$1,686.50 per oz., a gain of 0.05%, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index climbed 6.11% to 306.28.Shares of Abitibi Royalties rose by $1.71 to $18.21 per share after Quebec added mining operations to the list of essential services permitted to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company's...Read More

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Gold mining stocks and ETFs have been sturdy in the past month and have more gains in store.Read full newsRead More

Group Ten Metals Reports Wide, Continuous Palladium, Platinum, Gold, Nickel, Copper, and Cobalt Mineralization Starting from Surface at the Chrome Mountain T...Read full newsRead More

Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) today announced that 39 percent of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in calendar year 2019 was renewable natural gas (RNG).Read full newsRead More

Amex Exploration Inc. (TSXV:AMX, FRA:MX0, OTCQX:AMXEF) CEO Victor Cantore was recently featured in a video interview.Read full newsRead More

The US stock market is once again in imminent danger of a major collapse. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this disturbing daily chart of the Dow.A rally towards resistance has taken the shape of a bear wedge. The rally failed to even reach that resistance zone, and now there's an ominous breakout to the downside.The US government has embraced socialism for almost every sec...Read More

With everything going on in the market, it certainly makes sense to include gold and cryptocurrencies in your investing portfolio. These asset classes give you a cash alternative you can draw upon if traditional fiat currencies lose value through inflation. They may even increase in value, giving you more buying power to take advantage of opportunities.Think of physical gold and cryptocurrencies a...Read More

Worker using Salus Pro app Credit: Salus Pro. To help keep worksites safe and operational during the covid-19 pandemic, Salus Pro has announced that it is waiving subscription fees for its worksite safety software for the duration of the crisis. The B.C.-based tech company, whose app allows construction and resource sector companies to digitize their safety management systems, has also load...Read More

Komatsu P&H 2650CX hybrid shovel. After extensive reliability testing over the past few years, Komatsu's P&H 2650CX hybrid shovel has accumulated nearly 22,000 hours of validation and verification, making it ready for the market.Extensive customer focus groups highlighted a need in the mining space for a piece of equipment that would combine the reliability of P&H electric rope shovels with the...Read More

Mill Lining. Image from Metso. Metso has won a contract for the supply of semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) and ball mill linings for Russian Copper Company's (RCC) Tominsky processing plant. The deal complements two earlier mill lining contracts for RCC's Mikheevsky plant, which were signed in December.Metso is an industrial company offering equipment and services for the sustainable processing...Read More

Kirkland Lake Gold's Macassa gold mine in northern Ontario's Abitibi gold belt. Credit: Kirkland Lake Gold Kirkland Lake Gold (TSE: KL) has released the results of 19 drill holes as well as assays for 15 historical unreported and reinterpreted holes from the Macassa mine in Ontario. These results expand the South Mine Complex (SMC) by at least 75 metres to the east of the current resource limits...Read More

Beijing Skyline. Stock image. China, the world's top metals consumer, is looking to reboot industrial activity across the country, after the pandemic lockdown hit its economy hard. But potential shortages of key metal-making raw materials create risks to production of everything from home appliances to electric vehicle batteries.Copper China boosted copper imports year-on-year in March, but still...Read More