Typhoon Haiyan: The relief after the storm
Typhoon Haiyan swept across the Philippines on Nov. 8, killing nearly 4,000 people, with thousands more missing and feared dead.
Nickel
‘Unprecedented’ hit at Flatreef PGM deposit
A 90-metre intersection of 4.51 grams per tonne of platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold — plus 0.37% nickel and 0.20% copper — at Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) Flatreef deposit in South Africa has reignited talk of…
Mirabela and Votorantim face off
Mirabela Nickel (TSX: MNB; ASX: MBN) has run into trouble with one of its two customers, sending its shares plunging.
October the time to buy base-metal stocks: Ray Goldie
Stock markets are realizing that they have been underpricing base-metal equities, Salman Partners senior mining analyst Raymond Goldie says, and investors should “wait two months, then start taking advantage of this trend.”
Positive economics for Mindoro’s Agata nickel laterite project
Mindoro Resources (TSXV: MIO; ASX: MDO) and TVI Pacific (TSX: TVI; US-OTC: TVIPF) have something to smile about, as a feasibility study on their Agata nickel laterite project in the Philippines has returned encouraging results for a high-iron…
North American Nickel sees good signs at Maniitsoq
VANCOUVER — The 4,800 sq. km Maniitsoq nickel-sulphide project in southwest Greenland may seem like a large-scale play for a junior, but that ambition may pay off for Vancouver-based North American Nickel (TSXV: NAN; US-OTC: WSCRF).
Eldorado sees promising exploration results
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has been keeping busy, with 106,500 metres drilled so far this year at its mine sites and exploration targets in China, Turkey, Brazil, Romania and Greece.
Commentary: Guatemalans’ lawsuit against Hudbay in Canada
On July 22, 2013, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in Choc v. Hudbay Minerals Inc. that three separate lawsuits brought by indigenous Guatemalans against Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals and other defendants, can go forward in…
Lundin has consolidation opportunities, Laurentian Bank says
Chris Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities has initiated coverage of Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) with a buy rating and a target price of $5.50 per share and argues the company is well positioned to capitalize on the weak commodity price environment…
Sherritt lands in the red in Q2
Sherritt International (TSX: S; US-OTC: SHERF) reported a second-quarter net loss of $10.7 million, or 4¢ a share, falling below earnings of $40.8 million, or 14¢ a share, a year ago.
Guatemala to ban new mining, exploration licences
Guatemala’s president Otto Perez Molina plans to place a two-year moratorium on issuing new mining and exploration licences, giving the nation time to reform its mining law, says Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO).
Anfield receives first exploitation licence for Mayaniquel
Shares of Anfield Nickel (TSX: ANF) jumped 12% to $2.91 after Guatemala’s Ministry of Energy and Mines approved the first of three exploitation licences the junior has submitted for its Mayaniquel nickel laterite project.