The latest estimate of Ivanhoe’s Kipushi Big Zinc zone will not stun the market. It was already well-known that the deposit, part of the past-producing Kipushi mine, contained masses of ridiculously high-grade zinc. But in upgrading historic resources Ivanhoe, which owns 68% of the project, clearly shows that the Big Zinc zone is a quite… Continue Reading
Turns out the De Beers decision Friday to close its Snap Lake diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, eliminating more than 400 jobs, was just a preview of cuts to come at the parent company. Anglo American, one of the world’s largest mining companies, took radical action today to stem the bleeding from low commodity… Continue Reading
Good morning investors, We’ve seen this movie before, but the sequels seem to be popular: Commodities are getting clobbered to start the week as the U.S. dollar surges higher in anticipation of an interest rate hike. Copper – down 1.4% to $2.06/lb (down more than 20% YTD) Nickel – down 4.8% to $3.76/lb (down more… Continue Reading
A look at a couple of the mining headlines that caught my eye this morning with some additional comments on each. Ivanhoe Mines – (IVN:TSX) – Ivanhoe and Zijin have extended the date of extend the date for completion of Zijin’s planned investment in Ivanhoe’s Kamoa copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The original… Continue Reading
A look at some of the top mining stories out this morning and some additional comments on each. Ivanhoe Mines – (IVN:TSX) – Ivanhoe hosted a conference call this morning discussing the transaction announced with Zijin Mining. Ivanhoe and Zjin struck an agreement on Tuesday (May 28th) where Zijin would acquire a 49.5% stake in… Continue Reading
Here are my top resource stories of the morning with some additional thoughts on each. AuRico Gold and Alamos Gold – (AUQ:TSX) (AGI:TSX) – A merger between two lower cost gold producers this morning. The merger will create a new intermediate gold producer with mines in Canada and Mexico. MergeCo will operate 3 mines (Young-Davidson,Mulatos,… Continue Reading
A look at some of the news releases that caught my eye on Monday morning and my comments. Ivanhoe Mines – (IVN:TSX) – Ivanhoe shares are catching a bid this morning up 18% at press time. China-based Zijin Mining Group will be acquiring a 9.9% stake in Ivanhoe through a private placement at C$1.36 per share. Ivanhoe… Continue Reading
