Junior Mining News

Glencore, Canadian teachers close to launch mining royalty firm

By analyst By Cecilia Jamasmie Swiss miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON:GLEN) is said to be about to close a $700 million deal with a Canadian pension fund to create a new base-metals royalty firm, the latest sign of the firm’s move from cost-cutting to pursuing growth. Glencore, which owns and operates nickel, zinc, copper […]

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Iron miners: capex will not see strong comeback, says new research

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud In a new report published today, BMI Research says the firm’s analysts maintain their iron ore price forecast at $70/tonne for 2017 and $50/tonne for next year. “With the conclusion of the 19th National Party Congress and the consolidation of power around President Xi, the refocusing of Chinese economic

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Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud A new study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen revealed that the brownish colour that shows up in many papyrus scrolls from ancient Egypt came from copper-infused ink, as opposed to just carbon ink. Using advanced synchrotron radiation-based X-ray microscopy equipment, the Danish scientists were able to identify

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This is how GroundTruth’s drones to drills program works

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud GroundTruth Exploration, a contracting company that has been working in Dawson City, Yukon, for over a decade, recently launched an initiative called drones to drills. On the above video, the company’s spokesperson, Shawn Ryan, explains how the technology reduces the environmental footprint, as well as the human resources needed,

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