Barrick moves forward with plan to make every employee an owner The gold miner’s employees will receive this year 90 shares each, taking the total held by staff to more than 1.5 million shares. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 6, 2018 | 4:45 am
BC mining and exploration sees resurgence after years of stagnation The survey found that exploration expenditures across BC totaled $246 million in 2017, up $41 million (20%), from the year before. EY | March 5, 2018 | 1:10 pm
Sudden jump in zinc stocks threatens bull party: Andy Home The London zinc price has been on a two-year romp, hitting a 10-year high of $3,595.50 a tonne last month. Reuters | March 5, 2018 | 11:33 am
Zinc turned upside down as prices tank and stockpiles surge The zinc market is making a U-turn. Bloomberg News | March 5, 2018 | 11:03 am
Commander and Fjordland announce $1.2 million exploration program in Labrador Their 29,400-hectare property is located in central Labrador, 80 kilometres south of Vale’s Voisey’s Bay Nickel mine Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 4, 2018 | 1:02 pm
Manganese’s novel chemical state could create more efficient batteries According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, this new state enables a high-performance, low-cost sodium-ion battery. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 4, 2018 | 10:00 am
Trevali and Puma join forces in New Brunswick Trevali will provide aCDN$7.5 million in funding to Puma in order for them to finalize the 100% acquisition of the Murray Brook Deposit. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 2, 2018 | 4:27 pm
China’s staggering demand for commodities It’s said that in China, a new skyscraper is built every five days. Visual Capitalist | March 2, 2018 | 2:24 pm
Codelco union leader fears privatization by new Chile president Chile’s incoming government is working on a plan to break up Codelco into northern and southern divisions. Bloomberg News | March 2, 2018 | 11:32 am