Copper supply gap to emerge in second half of the decade, new report says
After hitting a new record of US$4.88 per lb. on May 10, LME cash copper prices are expected to average US$4.20 per lb. in 2021 and US$3.96 per lb. in…
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Solaris Resources reports high-grade intercepts at Warintza in Ecuador
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; US-OTC; SLSSF) has reported the latest assays from its flagship Warintza copper-gold project in south-eastern Ecuador, about 85 km east of the city of Cuenca. The company…
Clean Air Metals reports new assays from Thunder Bay North project
Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR) has released new assay results from its flagship Thunder Bay North (TBN) asset, a platinum, palladium, copper and nickel project in northwestern Ontario, about 50…
Technology Metals Snapshot: Eight juniors with properties to watch
With demand for electric vehicles, batteries, and greener energy storage options expected to rise in the years ahead, many juniors are on the hunt for so-called ‘technology metals,’ a broad…
Seabridge and Eskay Mining ink road cost-sharing accord
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA) and junior explorer Eskay Mining (TSXV: ESK) have agreed to share the $12 million construction bill of the first stage of an access road to the…
Glencore names Kalidas Madhavpeddi as new chairman
Miner and commodity trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has chosen non-executive director Kalidas Madhavpeddi to replace Tony Hayward as the company’s new chairman, completing a leadership overhaul at the company. Madhavpeddi, a U.S….
Callinex reports wide intersections of copper at Rainbow
Drilling at Callinex Mines’ (TSXV: CNX; US-OTC: CCLXF) Rainbow deposit in Manitoba has returned wide intersections of high-grade copper. Drill hole PBM-129-W2 hit a broad interval of 67 metres grading…
Strong gold and copper growth forecast as covid disruption subsides – report
Worldwide gold and copper production growth will resume in all earnest following the stop-start nature of Covid-19 disruption that miners have experienced at times during the past 18 months, two…
Falco moves closer to Horne 5 development with Glencore agreement in principle
Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN) have signed an agreement in principle that paves the way for Falco to develop its Horne 5 project in Quebec. The agreement…
TSX up, June 21-25
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.15% to 20,230.26 during the June 21-25 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 2.53% to 106.87, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
US Justice department backs land swap for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper mine
The US government said today that it backs a 2,400-acre land exchange that would allow Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to move forward with its majority-owned Resolution…
Canada’s Top Ten royalty and streaming companies
Royalty and streaming companies have grown in number and popularity over the years. Here are the top ten royalty and streaming companies headquartered in Canada ranked by market capitalisation as…