TSX posts marginal gains, Dec. 27-29
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.27% on a shortened trading week to 16,209.10.The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 0.82% to 72.31 while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index budged slightly, moving from…
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BMO’s Hamilton on industrial and commodity outlook
VANCOUVER — Colin Hamilton is the managing director of commodities research at BMO Capital Markets based in London, England. He was previously head of commodities research at Macquarie Group in Australia,…
Aston Bay hunts for copper, zinc in Arctic
VANCOUVER — A newly released gravity survey at Aston Bay Holdings’ (TSXV: BAY) Aston Bay copper-zinc property on Nunavut’s Somerset Island has unveiled a potentially larger footprint of mineralization at…
Filo sets stage for near-term copper production
VANCOUVER — Filo Mining (TSXV: FIL) is targeting production within five years at its flagship Filo del Sol copper-gold-silver project in the northern Chile-Argentina border region. The company was spun-out of…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 85: Happy Holidays commodity special ft. BMO & Major Drilling
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! Happy Holidays from The Northern Miner! We’re capping off a banner year with a bang in the Northern Miner podcast’s final episode of…
First Quantum options Northern Dynasty’s Pebble
VANCOUVER — First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; US-OTC: FQVLF) is the latest large mining company to place a bet on Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE-AM: NAK) controversial, wholly owned Pebble…
US markets post gains, Dec. 11-15
Gold closed at US$1,255.10 per oz., up US$6.90 per oz. on the week. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 4.1% to 80.23 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
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 scenario involving up to 500,000…
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). Matt sit downs with Tom…
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 (ICMM), to discuss climate change…
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 Index,” a monthly report that…
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 a world-class example of layered…