TSX, spot gold rise during Jan. 9-13 trading week
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 545.6 points or 2.75% to finish the Jan. 9-13 trading week at 20,360.10 and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 4.94 points or 4.25% to…
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New Saudi company formed to secure critical minerals globally
Saudi Arabian state miner Ma’aden inked a major new deal with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth reserve the Public Investment Fund (PIF) at the Future Minerals Forum 2023 in Riyadh this…
EV Nickel assays show large scale potential of CarLang area near Timmins
EV Nickel (TSXV: EVNI) has announced 12 additional assay results near its Carman-Langmuir area in northern Ontario confirming it as a potential large scale nickel prospect. Also referred to…
Mining’s top ten ‘S’ trends in ESG for 2023
To say 2022 was tumultuous is an understatement. War, inflation, climate disasters, market volatility: the past year was anything but business as usual for most. ESG, which had seemed firmly…
BC, Yukon and NWT snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Northwestern Canada is a vast hub for mineral exploration and mining. Here’s a glimpse of eight companies exploring for precious and base metals in British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest…
Precious metals outlook: CPM Group sees sharp rise for gold — but not until 2024
There are several key elements to having a rational view of likely price movements in precious metals in 2023. The first is accurately understanding what has happened in these markets…
Inflation hits miners: ‘It has never been more expensive to build or operate a mine in the US’
It has never been more expensive to operate or build a mine, according to new research from CostMine, although not all costs are rising equally. In late November, Michael Sinden,…
Canadian firms ink multiple deals on lithium projects
The past few days have seen a flurry of activity in the lithium space, with four Canadian and Australian firms announcing acquisitions and earn ins.Li3 Lithium (TSXV: LILI) announced Wednesday…
Future Minerals Forum returns to Saudi Arabia in 2023
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is gearing up for the 2023 edition of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), one year after the inaugural conference was held. The forum, scheduled for Jan….
Eldorado Gold board okays Skouries gold-copper project restart
Canada’s Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) said the board has approved an investment decision and full restart of construction activities at its Skouries gold-copper project in northern Greece. The…
Bunker Hill meets underground milestone, preps for mechanized mining
Bunker Hill Mining (CSE: BNKR, OTCQB: BHLL) has completed its underground development ‘breakthrough’ down to the sixth level of its zinc-lead-silver mine in Idaho. The old maintenance shop was demolished…
New Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance to push ‘nature-positive’ mining
Canada has joined the launch of the new Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance that seeks to pursue environmentally-sound and responsible mining, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Monday.Speaking at the United…