June 24, 2024

Gowest Gold announces go-private transaction at premium offer price

The company pointed to the challenges it has faced over the years in raising sufficient capital for its Bradshaw deposit.

June 24, 2024

Paladin Energy to buy Fission Uranium for $833 million

The deal comes at a time when prices for uranium, used to fuel most of the world's nuclear reactors supplying 16% of the global energy, have increased significantly last year…

June 23, 2024

Lithium’s ongoing slump has traders searching for recovery signs

Spot prices of lithium carbonate in China have slid to the lowest since August 2021.

June 23, 2024

Hedge funds’ bullish copper bets run into China’s slowdown

Without western investors buying, all eyes are back on China, and a copper market that several industry insiders say is still the weakest they’ve ever seen it.

June 21, 2024

Nations Royalty listing marks Indigenous milestone

Frank Giustra-backed company joined the TSXV on Friday in what may be Canada’s first Indigenous company to focus on production contracts like net smelter returns.

June 21, 2024

Copper price slides from record on Chinese stockpiles

High prices also weakened manufacturing demand and may see China switch out copper for aluminum.

June 21, 2024

The mad scramble for copper

The US Geological Survey reports supply from copper mines in 2023 amounted to only 22 million tonnes. If the copper supply doesn’t grow this year, we are looking at a 6Mt…

June 21, 2024

Short covering, tight nearby supply briefly drive palladium above $1,000/oz

Palladium, mainly used in the autocatalysts curbing harmful emissions, saw a 39% slump in 2023.

June 21, 2024

Gold stocks reloading

The gold miners’ stocks have been grinding lower for a month now, sapping traders’ enthusiasm.

June 21, 2024

B2Gold slashes stake in Calibre Mining

The sale of 79 million shares earned $139 million and reduced B2Gold’s holding in Calibre from 14%.