Copper supply expected to move into deficit in 2021, says StoneX.
Copper was already trading near eight-year highs in January but prices for the red metal surged again in mid-February, with March contracts reaching US$4.12 per lb. on Feb. 22 –…
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BHP’s outlook and record dividend fuel supercycle talk
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) reinforced talks of a new supercycle today by rewarding investors with a record US$5.1 billion first-half dividend and forecasting a “very constructive” outlook…
Premier unveils top-level team for i-80 Gold
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) has picked the management team for new U.S.-focused gold miner i-80 Gold Corp., a company formed as part of the $612 million (US$478 million)…
Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres expansion to cost extra US$400 million
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) revealed today that the expansion project at its Los Pelambres operation in the home country would cost US$1.7 billion, up from the original US$1.3 billion, due…
SolGold CEO Nick Mather to retire after shareholder pressure
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) announced that Nick Mather would step down as CEO after 13 years at the helm of the company. His resignation comes after Mather was handed…