Glencore optimistic on industrials, electric vehicles
VANCOUVER — Commodity giant Glencore (LON: GLEN) has been the proverbial elephant in the room during the current zinc rally, with the market pondering a…
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The Northern Miner podcast – episode 84: A view from 30,000 feet, with ICMM & Hatch
This week we’re getting a global viewpoint courtesy of Tom Butler, the president and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) (13:10)….
ICMM’s Butler: Mining an ‘agent of change when it comes to alleviating poverty’
VANCOUVER — On Dec. 6, The Northern Miner sat down for an interview with Tom Butler, CEO of the U.K.-based International Council of Mining and Metals…
Scotiabank’s Rory Johnston assesses base metal outlook
Rory Johnston is a commodity economist covering energy, metals and agriculture markets in Scotiabank’s economics department. He is the author of the “Scotiabank Commodity Price…
Group Ten acquires claims in Stillwater complex
VANCOUVER — It would be rare to find a geologist who went through university without studying the Stillwater complex in southern Montana. The complex is…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 83: A nickel for your electric car ft. Hard-Line
This week we’re digging deeper into our commodity retrospective and outlooks for 2018. Matt talks the most recent news and notes, including the impact of…
Copper, nickel outlooks dominate LME Week
VANCOUVER — The annual gathering of London Metal Exchange (LME) Week provides a bellwether for the major trends in base metals and industrial mineral markets…
Lundin Mining lowers production outlook
VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) pulled together a management conference call after a press release detailing its lower production guidance for the next three…
‘We can use the power of machine learning’: PMF roundtable discusses innovation in mining
The mining industry is engaged in a multifaceted debate about innovation, and the potential impacts new technologies and systems can have on operating practices, workforce…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 82: Forward-looking statements & Wits 2.(no)
This week’s Northern Miner podcast sets the stage for our month-long focus on forecasts heading into 2018 (5:00). Matt tackles Scotiabank’s “Top Themes for 2018”…
Carube looking to crack open Jamaican copper industry
Drilling at Carube Copper’s (TSXV: CUC) 100% owned copper-gold Bellas Gate property in Jamaica returned positive drill results this October. Carube owns 11 properties across…
Garibaldi’s Golden Triangle discovery disappoints
VANCOUVER — Shares of Garibaldi Resources (TSXV: GGI; US-OTC: GGIFF) have tumbled 45% to $2.55 at the time of writing on assay results from the…