Tanzania intends to collect 470.9 billion shillings ($205.5 million) from minerals in 2019-20, compared with a projected income of 310.6 billion shillings in the fiscal year ending June 30.The East African nation plans to boost production and exports, open new mineral trading centers, curb smuggling and ensure closer supervision of the industry, Mining Minister Doto Biteko told lawmakers Monday. B...Read More
Nasdaq Commodities will introduce a new trading system for its members where price quotes will be provided on request, the exchange said in a statement on Tuesday.Called Request for Quote Trading System or RFQ, the system will go live from June 10, subject to successful testing and regulatory approval."The new RFQ Trading System will introduce a new way of conducting trading on a private and exclu...Read More
Brazil mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) said Tuesday the risk of a new dam break as a consequence of an unstable embankment at its nearby Gongo Soco open pit, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, had decreased.The miner and emergency services had warned that a section of the now defunct mine had an estimated 10% to 15% chance of disintegrating. If that happened, Vale had said, it would ruptu...Read More
Portofino Resources (TSXV:POR) made public this week initial sampling results from its Yergo lithium brine project, located at the Aparejos salar in the province of Catamarca, northwestern Argentina.In a press release, Portofino said that the exploration program consisted of surface and near-surface brine sampling and geological mapping. "Hand augers were utilized to obtain the brine samples from...Read More
The government of New South Wales in southeastern Australia issued a communiqu?(C) stating that the state's Independent Planning Commission found that Hume Coal needs to address certain environmental and social issues before receiving approval for the construction of an underground mine.In detail, the subsidiary of South Korea's Posco is seeking planning approval to build and operate a large under...Read More
It's nice to see the Sixty North Gold Mining Ltd. (CNSX:SXTY) share price up 20% in a week. But that's small comfort...Read full newsRead More
Shareholders of both precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) and struggling rival Lonmin (LON:LMI) approved on Tuesday the planned merger of the companies, effectively creating the world's largest platinum producer and the second-biggest palladium miner.Sibanye-Stillwater said that 87% of its shareholders backed the all-share offer, which it revised down in April, valuing t...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's second largest producer of the precious metal, said it was considering a $1 billion expansion of its Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic in a 60-40 joint venture with Newmont Goldcorp (NYSE: NEM)(TSX: NGT).Having recommitted Barrick to its Latin American portfolio earlier this year, president and CEO Mark Bristow said the company...Read More
After leaving behind a distinguished early athletics background, notably as a successful coach, Dewhurst has built a four-decades business career, about half of which has been lived outside his nativeRead More
Hudbay Minerals (TSX:HBM)(NYSE:HBM) stock had been on a tear. From November to April, shares doubled in value.After reporting earnings on May 6, however, the stock plunged around 30%.What happened to the market’s optimism for Hudbay stock? Did the dip lead to a great buying opportunity? Let’s find out.Understand the riseBefore we pivot to the latest quarterly results that tanked the st...Read More
Gold has come off the boil, despite fears of a trade war between the U.S. and China emerging. The yellow metal has fallen by roughly 5% since hitting a one-year high of over US$1,343 an ounce to be trading at US$1,278 per ounce. This has caused gold-mining stocks to soften, creating an opportunity for investors to acquire quality junior miners with considerable potential upside.High-quality, large...Read More
Nutrien (TSX:NTR)(NYSE:NTR) just raised its dividend for the second time in the past six months, and investors are wondering if this is a signal to buy the stock.Investor bonusNutrien increased the dividend at the beginning of the year from US$0.40 per share to US$0.43, supported by strong 2018 results and a positive outlook for 2019. The board just raised the payout again to US$0.45 per share, re...Read More
A short but tumultuous trade spat appeared to conclude in May as Canada lifted its retaliatory tariffs on the United States. The U.S. followed suit, lifting its penalties on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico. Both countries said that they would not accept a deal that called for fixed quotas, though the U.S. reserves the right to request consultations before imposing duties at the same rate...Read More
Berkeley said it was not aware of any information that could explain the trading, instead highlighting recent municipal elections in Retortillo, Spain, that saw the People's Party win four of the five council seats.Berkeley is developing the Salamanca uranium project in the region.The People's Party platform includes plans to run nuclear plants for as long as the regulator deems them safe, as well...Read More
Last week I told you the secret to success was going into massive debt and then digging your way out. If you make it, then you will have the resources to continue to live large. If you don't, you will be bankrupt.Debt, like a screwdriver or a chainsaw, is a tool. When I was a boy, my dad had a spring-loaded screwdriver called a push drill driver. You push down and the screw turns. It didn't work v...Read More
A Colorado School of Mines geophysics professor was part of a team of scientists investigating an Antarctic ice shelf the size of Colorado and Utah combined that discovered an ancient geologic structure that controls the flow of ocean water deep under the shelf. Researchers working on the project ROSETTA-Ice also mapped the thickness and internal structure of the ice shelf, and identified a new m...Read More
This podcast features SolGold CEO Nick Mather accepting The Northern Miner's "Mining Person of the Year" for 2018, first announced in March 2019.The award is in recognition of Nick's role as the driving force behind the wildly successful grassroots exploration team that has drilled off the world-class Alpala copper-gold deposit at its Cascabel project in Imbabura province in northern Ecuador.Even...Read More
Shares of Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) soared 21% to 44 ? following news of drill results at the junior's Colomac project in the Northwest Territories.The first assay results from its 2019 drill program returned 56 metres of 13.49 grams gold per tonne, including 31 metres of 22.12 grams gold from 238 metres downhole in hole 19-08, and 111 metres of 2 grams gold, including 24 metres of...Read More
May 24th, 2019(S14-E697)Featured GuestsProfessor Laurence Kotlikoff &Professor Alexander KosovichevPlease Listen Here Interview RecapStanford University professor, Alexander Kosovichev makes his show debut with an overview of his unique solar research.Using NASA space craft readings of our nearest star, the Sun, our guest adjusted the acoustic waves.The debate continues over the true nature o...Read More
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