This week, the S&P/TSX Composite index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) was up and down as trade woes between the US and China continue. The US Federal Reserve may be initiating a rate cut to keep market sentiments positive as trade negotiations continue. In the Middle East, two oil tankers were hit in the Gulf of Oman in a suspect attack on Thursday, driving oil prices up. On Friday, the index fell with technology stocks due to Broadcom Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AVGO) reduced 2019 revenue forecast. The index was also mirroring the weakness in the global markets. At 9:50 a.m. ET, the index was down 27.84 points at $16,211.42. The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX), meanwhile, steadily dropped this week.

In case you missed it, here is this week’s resource big news roundup:

Battery:

• Global Energy Metals Expands Land Position In Nevada – Stakes Claims Contiguous To The Lovelock Cobalt Mine
• Go Cobalt Joins Yukon Mining Alliance
• MGX Minerals and Eureka Resources Enter Joint Venture Agreement to Install World’s First Commercial Rapid Petro-lithium Recovery System in Pennsylvania

Energy:

• ALX Uranium Corp. Acquires Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Claims at Axis Lake, Saskatchewan

Gem:

• Jade Leader Completes Airborne Survey, Increases Land Holdings and Identifies 5 Priority Targets in Wyoming Jade Fields

Precious:

• Red Pine Announces New Mineral Resource Estimate for the Surluga Gold Deposit at its Wawa Gold Project, Ontario
• Bonterra Intersects 101.1 g/t Au over 3.9 m at Gladiator and 12.8 g/t Au over 5.6 m at Moroy
• Fidelity Minerals Acquires Two Highly Prospective Gold Projects in Northern Peru
• White Gold Corp. Increases Mineral Resource Estimate by 25% to 1,039,600 Indicated and 508,700 Inferred Ounces of Gold with 2018 Exploration on the White Gold Property, Yukon, Canada

To see our previous Resource Investing Big News Roundups, please click here.