Copper is key at Rio-Glencore deadline
With the time limit for a Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) bid to acquire Glencore (LSE: GLEN) expiring this Thursday, The Northern Miner offers another look at how the…
United States
Despite gold drop JPMorgan sees $6,300 this year
JPMorgan is maintaining a bullish outlook on gold prices by setting an end-of-year price target of $6,300 an oz. amid a broader shift towards hard assets. In a note published…
Trump’s $12B minerals vault to cut China reliance
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a strategic stockpile of critical minerals on Monday backed by $12 billion to protect manufacturers from supply disruptions as the country accelerates efforts to reduce…
VRIC Video: Dakota Gold pushes towards Richmond Hill PFS
Dakota Gold (NYSE-A: DC) is advancing its Richmond Hill project in South Dakota’s historical Homestake district towards a prefeasibility study within months and first production in three years, CEO Robert…
Centerra falls after explosion at smelter
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) stock plunged after the miner said it suspended operations at its Langeloth metallurgical facility in Pennsylvania due to an explosion. Shares of Centerra fell 8%…
Silver, gold fall as U.S. dollar rebounds on next Fed chair
Precious metals prices plunged on Friday as a rebound in the U.S. dollar led some investors to book profits on the metals. Silver plunged 22% to trade at $90.73 an…
Paulson lifts stake in International Tower Hill with Alaska gold project
International Tower Hill Mines (TSX: ITH, NYSE-AM: THM) tapped leading shareholder and hedge fund Paulson and Co. to raise a large chunk of its financing this week for the Livengood…
High metal prices don’t equal more demand: BMO
Metals demand in the global industrial economy has been soft since November, despite rising prices across most metals over the past year and manufacturing expansion at its highest level since…
Sprott soars on 500,000-lb uranium buy
The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.U for USD; U.UN for CAD) continues its new year shopping spree after it purchased 500,000 lb. of uranium oxide (U3O8) on Tuesday, its…
Calls grow for Germany to repatriate U.S.-held gold
Germany is facing renewed pressure to bring home some of its gold held in the United States due to geopolitical uncertainties stemming from the shift in transatlantic relations. The European…
Sibanye hits new high on BlackRock, gold price boosts
The world’s largest asset management firm has lifted its stake in Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) above the 5% threshold, sending the South African miner’s shares to an all-time high….
CHARTS: Mining M&A surges as Canada deal values hit post-2009 high
Mining companies are rushing into mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a core growth strategy, a shift that is helping drive Canada’s deal market to its highest level in more than…