March 3, 2020

Brazil presents prospectivity mapping for 4 new areas

The catalog identifies zinc, lead and copper and gold in the northwest of Ceará State.

March 3, 2020

Fireweed shares soar on Yukon road upgrade agreement

The Yukon government and Ross River Dena Council have reached C$71 million agreement to upgrade roads in the area.

March 2, 2020

GR Silver buys Plomosas project from First Majestic

Transaction consolidates ownership of projects in the Rosario mining district into a single company.

March 2, 2020

Global exploration budget declines 3% in 2019 – report

The latest S&P report attributes the lower budget to challenging prices for many commodities throughout the year.

March 1, 2020

Termite mounds reveal hidden base metal deposits

Researchers found that metallic blue crusts on termite mounds indicate the presence of base metals including nickel and cobalt.

February 28, 2020

Shanghai copper, zinc inventories near 3-year high as virus hits demand

Copper stockpiles rose 4.1% to 310,760 tonnes this week, while zinc inventories were up 11.8%.

February 28, 2020

Worst commodity returns since 1987 spawned by virus sell-off

Bloomberg Commodity Index slid for a fifth session Friday, in the worst performance since September 2011.

February 28, 2020

Nevsun loses bid to stop lawsuit over alleged forced labour in Eritrea

Until today, Canadian miners operating abroad could only be sued in the jurisdiction in which alleged infractions occurred.

February 27, 2020

Chinese metals association suggests stockpiling as virus hits demand

The start of stockpiling "can effectively alleviate the increase in inventory" at metal producers.

February 24, 2020

Excellon to acquire Otis in all-share deal

Otis holds the Kilgore gold project in Idaho.