‘Rising tide’ to float all battery-metal boats
Rising electric vehicle (EV) adoption is driving a massive transformation in lithium-ion battery production. “Back in 2015, there were three lithium-ion battery megafactories [built or…
Volume 105 Number 24 November 25 – December 8, 2019
Interview: Tocqueville’s Hathaway sees ‘tremendous opportunity’ in gold equities
John Hathaway, chairman of Tocqueville Management Corp. and co-manager of the Tocqueville Gold Fund, joined Anthony Vaccaro, The Northern Miner Group publisher, at the November…
Editorial: Violence in Mexico spirals out of control
The slaughter in Mexico in November of nine members of a local Mormon family horrified the world. Three women and six children were gunned down…
TSX posts gain, Nov. 11-15: Franco-Nevada, Detour, Kirkland Lake, Caledonia Mining
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.89% to close at 17,028.47. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 0.51% to 76.43 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals…
TSX Venture falls, Nov. 11-15: Great Bear, Aurania, Callinex, Osino
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.56% to 528.58. Spot gold finished at US$1,467.90 per oz., up 0.62%. Shares of Great Bear Resources jumped 70¢,…
US markets move higher, Nov. 11-15: Sibanye-Stillwater, Wheaton, Arch Coal
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.17% to 28,004.89, and the S&P 500 Index increased 0.89% to 3,120.46. Spot gold gained 0.62% to US$1,467.90. Sibanye-Stillwater…
Unrest worsens in Bolivia as Evo Morales steps down
More than 20 people have died in clashes between protesters and security forces in Bolivia since disputed presidential elections in October and the resignation of…
Harte Gold cuts 2019 production guidance, ups cost estimate
A delay in the start-up of the paste fill plant and lowerthan-expected underground development rates plagued Harte Gold’s (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) Sugar Zone mine…
Para Resources pours first doré at Gold Road
Para Resources (TSXV: PBR; US-OTC: PRSRF) has poured the first doré bar at its Gold Road mine in Arizona, 24 km northeast of the state’s…
Banro calls again for force majeure
Unlike the recurring attacks by armed jihadists in Burkina Faso, the rebel groups that are making mining impossible for Banro in the Democratic Republic of…
Southwest US Snapshot: Precious metals, battery metals and uranium activity
In our annual overview of exploration and mining activity in the Southwestern U.S., we focus on eight companies active in the region. Precious metals appear…
Mexico’s environmental authority halts Almaden’s Ixtaca project
Mexico’s environmental authority, Semarnat, has suspended permitting for Almaden Minerals’ (TSX: AMM; NYSE-AM: AAU) Ixtaca gold-silver project in the state of Puebla, pending the resolution…