November 23, 2017

Mickey Fulp talks seasonal trading patterns for gold, TSX venture stocks

Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp says he expects good results from one zinc explorer in particular...

November 21, 2017

Monarca Minerals wants to acquire property in Chihuahua

San José is a 5,580-hectare property that shows multi-element mineralization.

November 20, 2017

Peru takes steps to legalize artisanal and small-scale miners

The world's No. 2 copper and zinc producer has been trying to regulate small-scale and artisanal mining activities since 2002.

November 20, 2017

‘Explorer of the Year’ recipient convincingly updates resource in a booming zinc market

The Critical Investor profiles a company exploring a high-grade zinc property, and explains why he believes the upcoming PEA could surprise markets.

November 20, 2017

Russia’s VTB Capital aims to double gold sales to China in 2018

Russia's gold-trading banks trying to increase presence in Asian markets, especially since demand for Russian gold in European trading hubs slow since 2014.

November 17, 2017

Number of active mining projects by province ranked

Ontario is number one.

November 17, 2017

Hedge fund bet on Glencore backfires with $100m loss

London hedge fund giant Lansdowne Partners lost a long-term bet against Glencore this year after the spectacular recovery of the miner took some by surprise.

November 16, 2017

China Oct zinc, copper output highest in 3 years

Zinc production rose 3.8 percent to 577,000 tonnes year-on-year, while copper was up 6.3 percent at 781,000 tonnes, the data showed.

November 15, 2017

UN urges miners to better regulations needed to prevent disasters

According to the UN Environment Program's latest report, most of the 40 significant mine waste accidents in the past decade have involved dams or other storage areas that failed.

November 15, 2017

Zinc market focus turns to new supply, but don’t forget Quebec: Andy Home

All over the world, it seems, geologists are revisiting old mine plans in a collective new zinc rush.