Friedland: “It’s copper, copper, copper, copper, copper, copper …”
I’ve covered the mining industry for more than a decade and during that time have had many opportunities to listen to presentations and speeches by…
Articles by Trish Saywell
The View from England: For gun salutes, container ships, mining equipment and mines, size matters
At midday on April 10, a 41-round Death Gun Salute was fired across the U.K. to mark the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh….
JV Article: Trillium Gold and the resurgence at Red Lake
Imagine the value of 50 gold mines along the same stretch of highway. Current worth compared to historical value is what sparked Trillium Gold Mines…
Piedmont grows its flagship lithium project in the US
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL), which in September signed a deal to supply Tesla with high-purity lithium, has boosted the resources at its flagship…
Canadian First Nation challenges DeBeers’ mine waste plans
Canada’s Attawapiskat First Nation it’s challenging the construction of a new mine landfill near the community in the province of Ontario, which is being proposed…
Battery and ‘green’ metals brighten outlook for mining sector
The transition to electric vehicles could take a decade or two but demand for the key metals in batteries and energy storage systems will only…
The uncertainty lurking in auto propulsion technology
There is a great deal of uncertainty about what the future of automotive propulsion technology will be. This presents challenges to capital formation and allocation….
Hudbay makes copper discovery near Rosemont in Arizona
When Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) acquired Augusta Resources in September 2014 the key objective was to advance its Rosemont copper project, which if…
Miners on TSX and TSXV raised $4.8B in private placements last year
Osisko Development Corp.’s (TSXV: ODV) $100 million private placement in December, raised to further the development of its Cariboo gold project in British Columbia, closed…
Taseko Mines clears legal hurdles at Florence; advances copper projects
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO) can move forward with its Florence copper in-situ project after the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled in…
Trillium Gold bets on high-grade projects in Ontario’s Red Lake district
A year ago Russell Starr was senior vice president of corporate finance at Auryn Resources (now Fury Gold Mines) and slated to take charge of…
Where is gold headed from here?
After a two-day policy meeting last week, the U.S. Federal Reserve said it will maintain its accommodative monetary policy (read easy money) and will keep…