Potash faces ‘significant headwinds,’ Macquarie says
Slow adjustments to potash supply will “prolong the pain of rebalancing,” while power “shifts to the buyers,” Macquarie Research says.
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Western Lithium: a producer in the making?
VANCOUVER — Management of Western Lithium (TSX: WLC; US-OTC: WLCDF) finds itself in a fortuitous position following the recent surge of interest in the global lithium industry. The company negotiated a merger with South American…
Pure Energy’s head start on Nevada lithium rush
VANCOUVER — The buzz around the North American lithium market that began last year has blossomed into a full-blown exploration cacophony, with Canadian juniors flocking to stake ground in marketable proximity to Elon Musk’s…
South32 restructures, flags US$1.7B writedown
The world’s largest manganese producer is taking a machete to supply so that it can rebalance the market.
KWG turns to China for help in Ring of Fire
A railway design and engineering company named China Railway First Survey & Design Institute Group Co. (FSDI) and owned by China Railway Construction, one of China’s three major state-owned rail groups, is teaming with KWG…
PotashCorp suspends its newest mine in NB
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is indefinitely suspending its new Picadilly potash mine in New Brunswick to lower its company-wide costs — dismissing roughly 430 workers.
TSX drops, Jan 4-8
Canada’s benchmark index posted a triple-digit loss in the new year. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 4.3%, or 564.5 points to 12,445.45, despite a positive jobs report. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index…
Editorial: Top stories of 2015
Phew, was 2015 a tough year for miners! As we look back and tie a bow around the fourth year of the downturn in commodity prices and the mining sector, we see an industry in defensive mode, spending more time and energy reacting to harsh,…
US stocks slip, Dec. 11-17
U.S. equities closed lower, despite receiving a boost after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to 17,495.84, while the S&P 500 Index lost 0.5% to close at 2,041.89. The Nasdaq dipped 0.8%…
Patricia Mohr names lithium as one of top picks for 2016
Most mined commodities declined in price this year, but spot prices in China for lithium carbonate actually increased, rising 15% year-on-year to as high as US$7,500 per tonne, making it one of Patricia Mohr’s top picks for 2016.
Bacanora raises US$13.4M for Mexican lithium project
Just a few months after Bacanora Minerals (TSXV: BCN) and Rare Earth Minerals (LSE: REM) signed a deal with Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) to supply the carmaker with lithium hydroxide from their Sonora lithium project in Mexico, the companies…
TSX hit by low commodity prices, Nov. 6-12
Canada’s benchmark index posted a triple-digit loss on the back of lower crude and metal prices. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 3%, or 431.6 points to 13,127.18 — its lowest level in over six weeks. The S&P/TSX Capped…