INVESTMENT TRENDS
Zinc is a crucial component for all infrastructure projects, but is it taken for granted
MMG - Dec 16, 2019 02:50PMZinc is all around us, and yet were soon going to run short. Its the worlds fourth most consumed metal after iron, aluminum and copper.
Exploring for metals critical to a low-carbon economy
MMG - Nov 26, 2019 09:03AM(Kitco News) - As the world moves toward a lower-carbon economy, responsible mining projects providing the metals needed to produce batteries, catalytic converters, and other technology required to reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions will become increasingly critical.
Gold setback is just 'building a foundation'
Kitco News - Nov 25, 2019 03:39PM(Kitco News) - Smallwood spoke to Kitco News earlier this month at the Metal Investor Forum in Vancouver.
If higher gold price wont boost junior miners, what will?
Kitco News - Nov 20, 2019 11:02AM(Kitco News) - Junior gold miners have lagged the bullion for a few key reasons, primarily due to poor investor perception of the sector, this according to Nick Hodge, founder of The Outsider Club.
How to invest in mining when juniors are still uncompetitive
Kitco News - Nov 20, 2019 10:59AM(Kitco News) - Junior miners still cannot compete with broad equities at the moment, and until the markets look elsewhere for returns, generalist investors can turn to mid-cap or senior producers, said Kai Hoffmann, CEO of Soar Financial Group.
Is passive investing killing the gold sector?
Kitco News - Nov 20, 2019 10:29AM(Kitco News) - Passive funds have taken over the entire investment universe, not just the metals and mining industry, and this trend of ETFs and quantitative funds has been responsible for the slowdown of financing activity in the junior mining space, this according to Bruno Kaiser, head of Metals and Mining at Desjardins.
Is the next gold rush in Quebec?
Kitco News - Nov 20, 2019 10:27AM(Kitco News) - Quebec is named the fourth best mining jurisdiction in the world by the Fraser Institute, and miners in the area have just seen the beginning, this according to Maxime Guilbault, partner at PWC.
Mining is at a crossroads right now - PDAC President
Kitco News - Nov 20, 2019 10:18AM(Kitco News) - The mining sector may experience even less financing activity into 2020, but certain mining juridictions appear to be booming, this according to Felix Lee, President of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).
Junior miners would be "crippled" without this financing method
Kitco News - Nov 20, 2019 10:13AM(Kitco News) - Flow-through funding provides an alternative way to supply much-needed high risk capital to the junior exploration sector, this according to Lisa Davis, CEO of PearTree Securities.
After going viral, Mancini doubles down that gold is king, bitcoin irrelevant
Kitco News - Oct 21, 2019 03:39PM(Kitco News) - Gold is still the ultimate asset to own during an economic downturn, not bitcoin, and this can be proven by government actions, said Chris Mancini, analyst of Gabelli Gold Funds.
Canada's most recent gold discovery is the opposite of remote
Kitco News - Sep 24, 2019 10:41AM(Kitco News) - Vancouverites on the first leg of their Okanagan getaway are probably unaware they are passing Canadas newest gold discovery.
The drill hole that kicked off major investor interest
Kitco News - Sep 24, 2019 10:33AM(Kitco News) - After announcing in July over 500 meters of 1.97 g/t gold equivalent from its Thorn project in the Golden Triangle, the company caught quite a few looks.
