March 3, 2020

Danakali done first phase of Eritrea potash project

It takes the company a step closer to the construction phase of Colluli and then into production in 2022.

March 3, 2020

Coal states urge Trump Administration to tackle plant closures

More than a dozen coal-fired power plants have been decommissioned in the past two years.

March 3, 2020

SQM warns of further lithium price drop, coronavirus impact

The world’s No. 2 lithium miner saw profits drop 38% in Q4 2019 and said sales to China in the first months of 2020 could be hit by the virus.

March 2, 2020

Iron ore, copper prices surge despite China factory data shock

Investors look beyond fall in manufacturing gauge to lowest on record to hopes of massive infrastructure stimulus from Beijing.

March 2, 2020

Wallbridge acquires Balmoral in $82 million all-share deal

Balmoral's stock traded at C$0.48 per share, up 54% on Monday.

March 2, 2020

Small miners hungry for fresh capital despite rampant EV enthusiasm

Traditional mining investors are reluctant to put money in unproven markets while the most ardent EV backers seem loathe to invest in mining at all.

March 2, 2020

MEG Energy asks Alberta to shelve oil sands project

Companies are delaying investment decisions to wait for new pipelines and higher prices.

March 2, 2020

AJN yields to Barrick pressure, won’t buy into Kibali mine

The Canadian junior won't proceed with a plan to purchase a 10% stake in Congo's biggest gold mine.

March 1, 2020

Gold’s volatility emptying jewellery boxes in a wild selling spree

Old gold sales always jump when prices rise, but “we’ve never seen a surge like this,” said Tobina Kahn, the president of House of Kahn Estate Jewelers in Chicago.

February 28, 2020

Palladium price dives 10% one day after record high

Yesterday palladium rose to $2,875.