This Silver Project Looks Great, If Mexico Lets It Happen | Kootenay Silver La Cigarra PEA
Kootenay Silver’s (TSXV: KTN) new PEA for La Cigarra looks strong on paper, with a long mine life, low projected costs, and economics that get even more compelling at today’s silver prices. But there is a catch: this is an open pit silver project in Mexico, and that comes with a very real permitting overhang […]
Japan to Pour $65B into U.S. SMR Projects as Nuclear Revival Accelerates
More than $65 billion of Japan’s $550 billion U.S. investment package is being directed into small modular reactor projects, as Washington looks to Japanese capital to underpin one of its most ambitious energy pivots in decades. The nuclear commitment centers on two deals. GE Vernova and Hitachi are jointly developing SMRs that could draw up […]
The World Is Relearning Why Commodities Matter | Kai Hoffmann – Soar Financial
In this conversation with Kai Hoffmann, Host and Founder of Soar Financial, we discuss the possible US-Iran deal, what it may really mean for oil, gold, and broader capital markets, and why the current geopolitical backdrop may still be far more fragile than the headlines suggest. Kai explains why he thinks the fog of war […]
This Gold Project Still Looks Great at $4,000 Gold | Minera Alamos Copperstone PFS
Minera Alamos’ (TSXV: MAI) new prefeasibility study for Copperstone arrives at a moment when gold prices have turned a lot less comfortable for investors. But even with that backdrop, Copperstone still stands out as a low-capex, high-return restart story with economics that remain compelling well below recent highs. In this video, we break down the […]
Carney and Eby’s BC Housing Plan Targets Empty Condos And Development Charges
Canada’s newest housing push in British Columbia has a simple promise and a complicated balance sheet. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby are putting up to $3.2 billion behind a plan to lower housing-related development costs, fund local infrastructure, and bring more than 2,200 already-built vacant condos into the affordable-housing system. The announcement […]
Canada Slaps 10% Tariff on Canned Vegetable Imports to Shield Domestic Producers
Canada has imposed a 10 per cent provisional safeguard tariff on imported canned vegetables, a temporary measure designed to give domestic processors breathing room while a formal trade inquiry plays out. Taking effect Friday for up to 200 days, the tariff does not apply to canned vegetables from the United States, Mexico, Israel, Chile or […]
Panama’s Cobre Panamá Audit: Leverage For First Quantum But Not Yet A Restart
Panama’s long-awaited audit of Cobre Panamá has not settled the future of First Quantum Minerals’ shuttered copper mine but it has made the next fight more concrete. Instead of a binary debate over whether the project should exist, the government now has a technical file it can use to define conditions, demand remediation, test public […]
Canadian Retail Sales Rose 0.5% in April but Consumer Spending Remains Strained
A pump-driven surge at gas stations and a run of strong auto sales pushed Canadian retail trade up 0.5% to $73 billion in April, but the headline figure obscures a deteriorating picture beneath the surface, with core spending falling for the second month running. Strip out gas stations and auto dealers and the numbers look […]
Iran Closes Hormuz Again Despite Peace Deal After Israel Strikes Lebanon
Oil traders were not handed a peace deal this week but a contract with three different enforcement mechanisms and one major party outside the room. Iran’s reported move to again restrict the Strait of Hormuz after Israeli strikes in Lebanon has turned the new US-Iran framework into a test of leverage rather than diplomacy. The […]
Iran Moves to Control Hormuz Transit with Mandatory Insurance Scheme
Iran’s newly created Persian Gulf Strait Authority has imposed mandatory insurance requirements on all vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, demanding that ships carry a coverage policy approved by Tehran before receiving a passage permit. The insurance carries no charge during an initial 60-day window, but Tehran has explicitly reserved the right to introduce fees […]