The camp at Aton Resources' Abu Marawat gold property in Egypt, with an outcropping vein in the foreground. (Image courtesy of Aton Resources.) Canada's Aton Resources (TSX-V: AAN) became the first company in more than a decade to secure a gold mining licence in Egypt, which last year issued new regulations to ease foreign investment in the sector.The new rules eliminated the needfor miners to fo...Read More
BDO noted that while the exodus of capital from junior mining to things like bitcoin and cannabis had eased, the investors had not necessarily returned to explorers.Read More
Revenue amounted to US$51.3 million in Q4, up from US$36.3 million, as the average price per carat rose by 21% to US$1,713. The Lesotho and Botswana-focused player also increased the number of carats sold by 17% to 29,945, including four stones of greater than 100 carats."Following pressure on the prices for the larger high-quality diamonds seen during 2019, signs of improvement were noted in Dece...Read More
It had said 7 tonnes of gold was lost annually as a result of illegal mining, crime, theft and security at the mines, in its Facts and Figures 2019 pocketbook released at Mining Indaba earlier this month. The council renewed its pleas for action, outlined in January, ahead of today's State of the Nation Address and the annual national budget speech scheduled for February 26. "The South A...Read More
Share this articleVANCOUVER - Great Atlantic Resources Corp. [GR-TSXV] is pleased to announce that is has closed the second, third and final tranches of the non-brokered private placement previously announced on January 13, 2020 for gross proceeds of $790,000. The units of the financing are comprised of one common share at a price of $0.50 and a full share purchase warrant, which may be exercised...Read More
Today is Thursday, February 13, 2020, and this is your daily gold market update. Let's look at the latest price of gold, value of the dollar, gold/silver ratio, Commitment of Traders data, and exchange-traded fund (ETF) prices to get a sense of how the yellow metal is faring today.Gold PriceThe price of one troy ounce of gold in U.S. dollars today is $1,576.95. It's down -1.19% from yesterday and...Read More
Today is Thursday, February 13, 2020, and this is your daily energy stocks roundup. Today we're looking at the valuations of DMC Global (NASDAQ: BOOM), Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP (NASDAQ: CLMT), and Denbury Resources (NYSE: DNR).DMC Global (NASDAQ: BOOM)DMC Global (NASDAQ: BOOM) is a $568.99 million company today with a one-year return of 15.52%. Let's look at its price-to-earnings (P/...Read More
Timberline Resources Corporation (OTCQB: TLR; TSX-V: TBR) is advancing district-scale gold exploration and development projects in Nevada, where the Company controls mineral rights on over 43 square miles. We learned from Dr. Steven Osterberg, President and CEO of Timberline Resources, that they chose to focus on Nevada because it is a world-class mining and mining investment jurisdiction, with we...Read More
In a recent article entitled, "The Race for Arctic Oil Is Heating Up," the first line reads:Despite climate concerns and environmentalist backlash against exploration for oil and gas in pristine sensitive regions of the Arctic, companies continue to explore for hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic Circle, in Russia and Norway in particular.Whenever something starts with, "Despite climate concerns a...Read More
Talisker Resources (CNSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF) only listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange last April, but the junior holds more than 70% of the up-and-coming Spences Bridge belt in southwestern British Columbia.Talisker is a spinout of South America-focused explorer Sable Resources, which staked the Spences Bridge belt claims in B.C. in just one day in September 2018.Matt Filgate, a senior geologis...Read More
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) recently released its updated Canadian standards and guidelines for the valuation of mineral properties (CIMVAL 2019).Its new code is the result of a multi-year process by CIM's Special Committee on the Valuation of Mineral Properties (CIMVAL), and underwent rigorous internal and external review prior to its adoption by the CIM Counc...Read More
This is an edited summary from the World Gold Council, based on its "Gold Demand Trends Full Year and Q4 2019" report. To access the report, visit www.gold.org.Gold demand fell 1% in 2019 as a huge rise in investment flows into ETFs and similar products was matched by the price-driven slump in consumer demand.It was a year of two distinct halves: resilience and growth across most sectors in the fi...Read More
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and rewarded investors with a 40% dividend increase, thanks to strong gold prices.The world's second-largest gold producer reported adjusted net earnings in the three months to December of US$300 million, or US17 ? a share, up from US$264 million and US15 ? recorded in the third quarter. Analysts' average estimate f...Read More
The DNR said a January Minnesota Court of Appeals decision could affect future mining proposals, the state's currently operating iron mines, and a wide range of other state permit decisions, calling the ruling, "a significant departure from the DNR's long-standing application of state mining law".Glencore-backed PolyMet filed a similar petition with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the Court...Read More
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 11- South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining reported a rebound in interim profits on Tuesday on the back of rising gold prices and said it was looking for acquisitions in its home market, elsewhere in Africa and Papua New Guinea. CEO Peter Steenkamp said Harmony was in talks with parties about acquisitions but would not comment on whether they...Read full newsRead More
Imagination Park Technologies (CSE: IP-OTC: IPNFF) CEO Alen Paul Silverrstieen and Senior Advisor to the CEO Mike Tunnicliffe joined Steve Darling from Proac...Read full newsRead More
Gold will outperform the S&P 500 Index in 2020. That's one of several projections made by CLSA in its just-released "Global Surprises 2020" report.The Hong Kong investment firm has an impressive track record when it comes to making market predictions last year it had a 70 percent hit rate so it may be prudent to take this one seriously.CLSA's head of research Shaun Cochran: "If investors are con...Read More
Craig Hemke, TF MetalsAs you know, we've been following the palladium story for over two years now. It is very important to understand that this is NOT a speculative, COMEX story. Instead, this is a physical supply story that emanates from London. To that end, today let's review the COMEX data to see how The Banks are responding in this futures-only market.Let's begin with the chart below. This...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold has a lower highs and lower lows over the short-term. Choppy action. We are at the 18-dma, the battleground..Read More
Global manufacturers are waiting till end February to decide on their outsourcing strategy. If there is supply disruptions from China from March onwards then they will look to India and other Asian nations for their supplies. US economic numbers are not affecting gold price. Trend of all metals and energies on or after 18th February will be the key. China will fully reopen by then. There will be...Read More