Fort McMurray, the remote Canadian town largely built by the oil-sands industry, is trying to limit the ability of those companies to fly in out-of-town workers.The town that sits in the middle of the world's third-largest crude reserves is drafting a bylaw to limit the construction of temporary worker housing known as man camps, as it seeks to push producers to hire locally or have workers settle...Read More
Australia's Fortescue Metals Group Ltd on Thursday reported a 5 percent rise in its second quarter iron ore shipments as the introduction of a new mid-grade product helped offset slowing Chinese demand.The world's fourth-largest iron ore producer said it shipped 42.5 million tonnes (MT) of the commodity in the three months ended Dec. 31, compared with 40.5 mt a year ago. An average consensus of tw...Read More
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) (OTCQX: FTMDF), the company behind what could become Canada's first primary cobalt mine, has signed a socio-economic agreement with the government of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) in which it commits to hire and spend locally.The 48-page document sets out targets for jobs, spending, education, and training in the Territories as the NICO cobalt, bismuth, gold, and c...Read More
Ivanhoe Mines has drilled what it's calling an "unprecedented" intersection in a shallow, flat lying deposit at the Kamoa North exploration area on its 397 sq. km Kamoa-Kakula mining license.The company cut 13.05% copper over 22.25 metres from 219 metres downhole at a 2% copper cut off grade in a deposit that begins 190 metres below surface. At a 5% copper cut off grade, the intersection cut 15....Read More
Rescue teams on Wednesday saved the last miner missing after an earth tremor struck a copper mine near the Polish town of Rudna, 70 miles east of the German border, the mine's owner said.KGHM Polska Miedz initially reported 14 miners missing after the tremor hit the mine early on Tuesday afternoon, 770 metres below the earth's surface. All but one of the miners were found on Tuesday. Some had suff...Read More
Lumina Gold Corp. (TSXV: LUM) (OTCQX: LMGDF) has announced additional drill results from the Cangrejos project in Ecuador, as well as initial drilling of the Gran Bestia exploration target to the northwest of the resource. "The addition of Gran Bestia to Cangrejos is significant and could substantially increase the scale of the current inferred mineral resource estimate of 8.5 million ounces of...Read More
Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM) has released new drill results from its high-grade, large tonnage and near-surface Pine Point zinc-lead deposit on the south shore of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories.Pine Point contains 38.4 million inferred tonnes grading 4.58% zinc and 1.85% lead (6.58% zinc-equivalent) for 3.9 billion pounds of contained zinc and 1.6 billion pounds of lead.Highlights inclu...Read More
Potential liabilities from the collapse of a tailings dam at Vale's Feijao iron ore mine in Brazil that has left at least 99 people dead and another 250 people missing has resulted in Moody's Investors Service placing the company's senior unsecured ratings on review for downgrade, along with the ratings on debt issues of Vale Overseas Ltd. and the senior unsecured ratings of Vale Canada Ltd."Altho...Read More
Jan 31, 2019 Guest(s): David Morgan The Morgan Report Despite silver and gold have a tough year in 2018, David Morgan, editor of The Morgan Report, is not giving up on the precious metals markets yet. "I don't give up, and not because I'm stubborn. I'm seeing positive things in the gold market, once you get through $1,300 and level off and get through $1,350, I'm absolutely convinced the bull ma...Read More
Hold on to your hats, or your stash, because marijuana is about to take another big step toward full-blown legalization.There's going to be a rupture. And it's been a long time coming.Here's the deal...As you no doubt know, marijuana legalization has been advancing at a rapid pace... on the state level.Ten states - Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Colorado, Michigan, Vermont, Massac...Read More
EY has announced the appointment of Paul D. Mitchell as the new EY global sector leader for mining and metals.In his new role, Mitchell will be responsible for driving the EY mining and metals sector strategy, leading a network of over 5,000 industry professionals worldwide. He will focus on strategic thinking and digital transformation for clients, in this age of sector disruption. Mitchell will...Read More
Another one was announced yesterday.This time it's Aphria (TSX: APHA)(NYSE: APHA). The takeover bid came last night after market close. The unsolicited bid by Green Growth Brands (CSE: GGB) values Aphria at C$2.3 billion.Aphria stock, despite a biting short report that came out late last year, is up more than 33% so far this year.Jimmy's readers are up a bit more than that, having gotten in earlie...Read More
Before we get into this, I've got to say that I like some aspects of silver as an investment, but it tarnishes in the real world (sorry).I'm probably going to take some heat on this, and everyone feel free to email in and let me know what you think, but I think there are better metal investments (especially miners) to invest in right now.Unlike gold, where most of it goes into jewelry and investme...Read More
Against a backdrop of continued stock market volatility and geopolitical risk, gold demand surged in Q4 of 2018, according to a new report released today from the World Gold Council.Annual gold demand increased 4% on highest central bank buying in 50 years. Gold demand in 2018 reached 4,345.1 tonnes, up from 4,159.9 tonnes in 2017. Central banks' demand for gold soared to the highest level si...Read More
Marijuana stocks have come a long way... but it hasn't been an easy ride.Just ask any marijuana investor who bought shares last year. They may have been tearing their hair out, as I was many times throughout the year.You can watch our horror unfold by the movements of the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (HMMJ.TO) chart in the last year:This ETF charts the "equity securities of life sciences c...Read More
Brazil's Minas Gerais state labour prosecutors have frozen more than 800 million reais ($219 million) of Vale's funds as compensation for victims of last week's tailing burst, which killed at least 99 people.People located at and near Brumadinho, the town where the breach occurred, are now facing the dangers associated with having toxic elements in the Parapoeba river, which flows into Sao Franci...Read More
Since 2013, Candente Gold (TSXV:CDG) has been engaged with an agreement to reprocess the tailings deposit derived from the Mexico mine, which is part of the San Rafael Vein in the El Oro District, where the company has earned an undivided 100% interest from Goldcorp S.A. de C.V.El Oro is located in the state of Mexico in central Mexico.In a press release, Candente said that the agreement has to be...Read More
Jan 31, 2019 Guest(s): Patrick Ceresna Founder & Chief Derivative Market Strategist, Big Picture Trading Editor's note: this interview was originally aired on January 25, 2019. Gold has already established a bottom formation over the last few years, said Patrick Ceresna, chief derivative market strategist of BigPicture Trading, but more price momentum is needed before a breakout happens. "I don'...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were collectively higher day on day at the close of trading on Thursday January 31, with a softer US dollar and improved trade sentiment supporting commodity investment.Copper's three-month price continued on an upward trend throughout afternoon trading, with total volumes topping the complex and more than 18,000 lots changing hands by the close.Pric...Read More
Comex copper prices moved higher on Thursday morning in the United States, with an improving macroeconomic backdrop lifting the entire base metals complex.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 2.25 cents to $2.79 per lb. "The improved macroeconomic backdrop has provided risk sentiment with a good bullish vibe, allowing the red met...Read More