Kinross Q1 Earnings: Boring Is A Good Thing
While some majors – looking at you Barrick – have seen their cost structures blow out in the first quarter while production materially deteriorates, others have been a lot more “steady as she goes”. Kinross Gold (TSX: K), unsurprisingly, falls into the latter category. After nailing their guidance in 2024, despite the record gold prices […]
Barrick Mining Q1 Earnings: Where’s The Gold?
Ever wonder how a major becomes a major? Like, how did a management team manage to outwork and outsmart nearly an entire industry to become one of only a handful of names with multi-million ounce production profiles? Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX) latest results kind of have us asking that question. Because despite the massive rise […]
Gold At $3,300 But Euphoria Never Came? | Brad Rourke – Scottie Resources
CEO Brad Rourke of Scottie Resources Corp. (TSXV: SCOT) provides an analysis of the evolving landscape for Canadian junior gold explorers and the remarkable resurgence taking place in British Columbia’s legendary Golden Triangle. Rourke offers valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing junior mining companies in today’s market, while highlighting the strategic advantages that […]
Bell Removed From S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Alongside Fiera Capital
A major change has been announced for the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index. That change is that BCE Inc (TSX: BCE), more commonly known as Bell, has been removed from the index. The removal of BCE follows the company being forced to cut their dividend as a result of a weak balance sheet. The company […]
Canada Maintains 25% Tariffs on US Precious Metals in Trade Retaliation
Canada is maintaining 25% retaliatory tariffs on US precious metals imports in response to American trade actions, severely disrupting cross-border precious metals trade. The countermeasures, launched in March after the United States imposed tariffs on Canadian products, have caused American precious metals imports to Canada to drop 70% in their first month, while Canadian exports […]
Harvard Challenges Trump’s International Student Enrollment Ban In Court
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, escalating a months-long battle with the Ivy League school over campus protests and diversity policies. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem terminated Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, which allows universities to admit foreign students. The decision affects nearly 6,800 international students […]
Milei Government Ends Financial Surveillance to Ignite Dollarisation
Argentina has announced the sweeping rollback of financial reporting requirements in a bid to mobilize the billions of dollars Argentines hold outside the formal system. President Javier Milei’s government has lifted “nearly all restrictions on money transfers and purchases,” declaring, “Your dollars. Your decision.” Under the new rules, consumer transactions made via credit or debit […]
Trump’s Pro-Marijuana Campaign Promises Fade as Rescheduling Stalls
President Donald Trump campaigned on supporting marijuana reform, making history as the first major party nominee to back cannabis legalization alongside his Democratic opponent. But four months into his presidency, the federal rescheduling process remains frozen with no action from his administration to revive it. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s effort to reclassify marijuana from Schedule […]
Trump To Revive Cold War-Era Act to Shield US Uranium Supply
President Donald Trump is reportedly set to invoke the Defense Production Act—a Cold War-era wartime statute—to declare a national emergency over US dependence on foreign uranium and jumpstart domestic nuclear energy supply chains. Four sources told Reuters the executive orders, expected as soon as Friday, will streamline regulatory approvals for advanced reactors and bolster mining […]
Greenland Awards Mining Deal to Europeans as Trump Pursues Island
Greenland granted a 30-year mining permit to a Danish-French consortium this week, strengthening European ties as President Donald Trump continues pushing to acquire the Arctic territory. The permit allows Greenland Anorthosite Mining to extract anorthosite, a white rock used in aluminum production and defense applications. The company is backed by French investment firm Jean Boulle […]