Zinnwald lithium project in Germany now EU’s 2nd largest
Shares in Germany-focused Zinnwald Lithium (LSE: ZNWD) soared on Wednesday after it posted a 445% increase to resources at its the namesake project in the eastern state of Saxony. The update…
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Video: Ex-Sprott CEO at SCP Resource Finance explains commodities vs stocks divergence
Peter Grosskopf, the former CEO of Sprott who turned its investment banking unit into a separate company focused on junior mining stocks, says large institutional investors are handicapped by liquidity…
Perseus Mining confident of winning ok for OreCorp takeover
Perseus Mining (TSX: PRU; ASX: PRU) is far from giving up on its intended acquisition of OreCorp (ASX: ORR), saying on Monday it was confident of receiving unconditional approval from…
Metals Acquisition IPO Down Under goes over forecast
Metals Acquisition (NYSE: MTAL.U) has raised A$325 million ($285 million) through a new listing in Australia that will help pay for the billion-dollar purchase of the CSA copper mine there. The…
Cash crunch has junior miners feeling ‘despondent’
According to Mining Intelligence data, mining financings tumbled by around 13% last year, after falling a precipitous 45% the previous year. Numbers from the Prospectors and Developers Association aren’t in…
Video: Power Nickel CEO sounds the alarm on naked short-selling
A battle for transparency and the survival of junior mining companies against market manipulation is playing out in real-time, Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) CEO Terry Lynch says. Lynch…
Video: Fundraising data reveal ‘bifurcated’ junior mining market
Despite the gloomy sentiment in the junior mining sector, Kai Hoffman, CEO of Soar Financial says last year was actually pretty good in terms of total funds raised. However, Hoffman,…
Video: How Exploration Insights is zeroing in on undervalued mid-sized juniors
Brent Cook, economic geologist and advisor to the Exploration Insights newsletter, shares how the EI portfolio did in 2023 and why it’s focusing more on mid-sized companies. Cook, who spoke…
VIDEO: Ross Beaty on what’s next for junior miners as investors shun the space
Mining veteran Ross Beaty says he’s never seen a market like the current one, where gold and copper are at or near all-time highs, but “there’s absolutely no money for…
Private equity firms are poised to invest billions in battery metals
Private equity firms say they will boost investments in battery metal projects this year as depressed company valuations, plunging commodity prices and slumbering stock market financing create opportunities. London-based Appian…
‘Vultures’ look to harvest Danakali’s cash after Eritrean potash deal
Danakali (ASX: DNK) warned shareholders on Friday of “predatory activity” by unidentified groups currently approaching investors with “vulture” offers for their stakes in the company, seeking to pay as little…
Albemarle to axe jobs, halt growth, sell Liontown stake
Plunging lithium prices are forcing Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) to cut jobs and defer spending, including on a massive refinery project in South Carolina, as part of a wide-ranging plan to…