PDAC: How size, location affect investor picks
Big discoveries trump jurisdictional issues but sometimes case by case analysis turns that on its head, Scotiabank’s mining and metals investment team leader told a session at the Prospectors &…
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Laramide boosts Westmoreland tonnage by a third
An update to Laramide Resources’ (TSX, ASX: LAM; US-OTC: LMRXF) Westmoreland uranium project in northern Australia increases indicated tonnage by 34% and inferred tonnage by 11% over the previous resource from…
Global exploration budgets fall as juniors tighten belts: S&P
Global nonferrous exploration spending declined for the second straight year due to financing challenges for junior miners, S&P Global said. Global spending dropped 3% to $12.5 billion, S&P’s Corporate exploration…
Site visit: NMR seeks Forrest-inspired phoenix at Blackjack in Australia
Native Mineral Resources (ASX: NMR) only recently acquired its primary asset in Queensland, but it has set an aggressive schedule to restart production. The Sydney-based explorer bought the Far Fanning…
Spotlight: Global metals exploration
The world is on the cusp of a tidal wave of new demand for metals critical to the economy and the future of the planet. From copper, nickel and vanadium…
China’s Yancoal earmarks $1.2B to expand
China-backed Yancoal (ASX: YAL) plans to invest its A$1.8 billion (US$1.2 billion) capital reserve into acquiring new assets, potentially beyond Australia and even outside the coal sector. The company, which…
American Rare Earths boosts oxides 10x
American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR) now has 10 times the total rare earth oxides (TREO) concentration at its Halleck Creek project in Wyoming. The TREO jumped to 3.72% from 0.34%…
Wyloo, Hastings form Yangibana rare earths JV
Australian tycoon Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo has agreed to form an unincorporated joint venture with Hastings Technology Metals (ASX: HAS) for the Yangibana rare earths and niobium project in Western Australia….
Glencore weighs ditching London as primary listing
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is considering shifting its primary listing from London, likely to New York, or another venue where it can “get the right valuation” in a potential blow to…
TMC shares surge on high-grade alloy production
The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) shares jumped 27% on Wednesday after it announced the successful production of high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt alloy and manganese silicate during a smelting campaign in Japan. The…
Anglo sells Brazil assets for $500M, targets June to demerge Amplats
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has set a June deadline to demerge its platinum business and has agreed to sell its nickel unit for $500 million (C$709.7 million) as the company’s effort…
Chips, silver, and HPA: Finding profit in the AI gold rush
Earlier this month, we watched the unfolding of what was described as America’s ‘Sputnik moment.’ Where U.S. tech giants were caught with their pants down, suddenly exposed by China’s potentially…