June 18, 2017

Copper-zinc VMS project changes hands for C$28.8M

A high-grade copper-zinc volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in British Columbia will now be developed by Desert Star Resources (TSXV:DSR).

June 14, 2017

Nyrstar sells mothballed Mexican zinc mine for $20 million

Despite a hot zinc market, Switzerland-based Nyrstar (EBR:NYR) has unloaded another of its zinc mines, this time the Campo Morado mine in Mexico.

June 13, 2017

Trump has been good news for miners — Callinex CEO

Trump’s measures to revitalize the mining industry are steps on the right direction, and they will benefit not just the US, but also Canada, said Max Porterfield.

June 12, 2017

Upcoming Pegmont Resource update will probably indicate lots of upside for Vendetta Mining

With the zinc market on the verge of a potentially huge supply deficit, The Critical Investor examines Vendetta Mining's Pegmont lead-zinc project in Australia.

June 9, 2017

Greece to take Eldorado Gold to arbitration court over project

Energy minister George Stathakis said the move aims to ensure the company respects its contractual obligations.

June 5, 2017

CHART: Commodity prices slump to 50-year low against US stocks

S&P500 most expensive compared to commodities since late 1960s despite last year's rally in metals and mineral prices.

June 5, 2017

Trilogy Metals: waiting to be acquired by South32?

Trilogy Metals’ most recent resource update at the Arctic zone in Alaska was pretty impressive, as the deposit is now expected to contain a pit-constrained (!) resource of 36 million…

May 29, 2017

Even with iron ore prices diving, NASA fast tracks mission to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid

If NASA is successful in its mission to 16 Psyche, one of the most massive asteroids found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, humans will have a first ever…

May 24, 2017

In times of rate hikes, industrial metals rise fastest

Tom Beck, senior editor of Portfolio Wealth Global, says in times of rate hikes, industrial metals rise fastest, and in today's world, the type of metals in highest demand by…

May 23, 2017

Blow to iron ore price as Chinese steelmakers opt for scrap

Chinese furnaces make the most of slump in domestic prices to double scrap charge rates which could displace as much as 70 million tonnes of iron ore.