January 14, 2015 ‘Mick the Miner’ goes after Vale’s nickel assets The 56 year old who built Xstrata into one of the world’s biggest mining firms and then sold it to Glencore, is tipped to be on the verge of landing…
January 6, 2015 Are you ready for the January effect? As far back as 1942, economists have noted that small-cap companies in particular tend to surge at the beginning of the year in a cycle known as the January Effect.
December 31, 2014 Mining in 2015: Zinc price with zing Zinc prices will continue to gain in 2015, but all bets are off if a not unlikely stockpile shock panics buyers.
December 31, 2014 Mining in 2015: Nickel price promises much Everything nickel had going for it in 2014 will only become more evident during 2015, but all bets are off if Indonesia even partially lifts ore ban.
December 30, 2014 Chris Berry identifies commodity companies with the disruptive advantage Game-changing disruptive technologies or sustainable end-user agreements are what companies need to succeed and he shares some likely names in the cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite—even uranium—spaces in this interview with…
December 30, 2014 Aussie toe cutters girding companies for the long haul In Australia, when companies want to cut costs, they hire what are known as "toe cutters." These managers root out inefficiency and drive profitability.
December 21, 2014 Sherritt makes big move on US-Cuba deal Sherritt International (TSX:S), the natural resources company with extensive operations in Cuba, saw a whopping 42.9 percent gain between last Monday and Friday, resulting from an announced thaw in US-Cuba…
December 21, 2014 Zinc, nickel Scotiabank’s top picks for investors “Base metals were a ‘bright’ spot in 2014—largely ignored by equity markets and are among our ‘picks’ for investors in 2015,” observed Scotiabank economist Patricia Mohr in the latest edition…
December 21, 2014 Nickel shortage propels Philippines mining boom: Southeast Asia Michael Defensor is racing to mine and ship nickel from projects across the Philippines to plug the gap in global supplies left by Indonesia’s ore-export curbs.
December 18, 2014 Mining stocks rally across the board Huge advances in all sectors from potash and uranium to copper and gold led by a 10% surge in diversified Canadian heavyweight Teck Resources.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
