Barrick Gold Corp. has reached an agreement with the Tanzanian government on a $300 million payment, a milestone toward resolving a dispute that has crippled the miner's subsidiary in the African country, according to people familiar with the situation. The two sides made significant progress on a deal that includes Acacia Mining Plc paying $300 million in installmentsExecutives from the Toronto-b...Read More
A recent report on Canada's mining sector suggests that there may soon be a rebound in the industry, but it warns that a drop in the number of mining engineering graduates needs to be countered with educational reform to achieve sustainability.The Mining Industry Human Resources Council's (MiHR) annual Canadian Mining Labour Market Outlook 2019 notes declining enrollment in mining engineering p...Read More
ALEXANDRIA, December 12, 2018 - The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), a coalition of leading companies dedicated to improving the security and human rights conditions in their mineral supply chains, today announced voluntary guidelines to drive the common adoption of definitions and concepts in the application of blockchain-enabled solutions. The RMI Guidelines represent a first industry effo...Read More
A South African consortium called Project Halo has submitted the winning bid of 3.05 billion rand ($215 million) for three major assets of Tegeta Exploration & Resources (Pty) Ltd., the Gupta family-linked mining company under administration since February.Project Halo will buy Optimum Coal Mine (Pty) Ltd., for a maximum of 2.8 billion rand, Koornfontein Mines (Pty) Ltd. for 200 million rand and O...Read More
As we wrote in our Monday market update, our 30-day Pharmaceuticals Indicator seems to have a decent ability to time the group's highs and lows. When the indicator peaks above 200%, it represents a strong peak in insider buying that has, at times, coincided with a base in stock prices. As of Tuesday, it appears the indicator has peaked at a level not seen since September 2017. This development sh...Read More
Voters in the world's second-largest producer of mined copper and zinc cast out some fierce opponents of giant mines, ushering in a change of guard that could potentially lure investments to some of Peru's most impoverished regions.Citizens in Cajamarca, the South American nation's poorest region, elected pro-investment candidate Mesias Guevara, ending the rule of an anti-mining movement that has...Read More
ATHENS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Greece is trying to avert the possible closure of Europe's biggest nickel producer Larco and is looking at ways to ensure there are no interruptions to its electricity supply, the country's energy ministry said on Wednesday.Larco, which is 55 percent owned by the Greek state, owes about 280 million euros in unpaid electricity bills to state-controlled power utility Pub...Read More
MELBOURNE- Australia is this week set to sign a preliminary deal with the United States to support joint research and development of minerals deemed critical to the U.S. economy, a government minister said on Wednesday.That comes as Washington is looking to diversify its sources of supply for 35 minerals used in smartphones, computers and military equipment amid a festering trade war with China."T...Read More
Amarillo Gold Corporation (TSX.V: AGC) has received approval from the Brazilian Mining National Agency for a three-year extension of its mining concessions for the Posse gold deposit, also known as the Mara Rosa gold project.According to Amarillo, the agreement allows for the continued delay of mining activities, thereby preserving the mining status of the concessions and providing enough time for...Read More
Canada's IAMGOLD Corp. (TSX IMG), (NYSE: IAG) is working on expanding its footprint in Burkina Faso, West Africa, where it already operates its Essakane mine, in production since 2010.From the drilling carried out this year around the mine, particularly the Gossey satellite deposit, located 15 km north, IAMGOLD has concluded the prospect holds combined, indicated and inferred resources amounting...Read More
Canada's Harte Gold (TSX: HRT) said Wednesday it expects to begin commercial production at its Sugar Zone operation before year-end.Since landing commercial production permits from the Ontario government in September, it has been running full tilt - it poured its first gold bar in October, held the mine's official opening later that same month, and conducted its first production blast in November...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Peekaboo Beans Inc (CSE:BEAN | OTCQB:PBBSF) (the "Company" or "Peekaboo Beans"), announces that Mrs. Nikki Mayer has resigned as a director, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company to pursue other opportunities. Mrs. Mayer added, "After 2 years, I am stepping down as the Chief Financial Officer of Peekaboo Beans. I would personally like to thank th...Read More
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In recent days we've seen the beginnings of an inversion in the yield curve.The 2-year yield and the 5-year yield have inverted but not yet the the 2-year yield and the 10-year yield, the curve that is watched most. However, "2s and 10s" as bond traders would say appear headed for an inversion very soon.We know that an inversion of the yield curve precedes a recession and bear market. That is good...Read More
The last decade has been pretty weak for gold investors. Gold futures have recorded some of its lowest numbers, with 2018 seeing a 7.1% decrease since the January.But some analysts are seeing a sign of hope on the horizon. Gold is finally trading at more than $1,600 per ounce at the time of writing this article, and that's the best price since July. Historically, gold has seen the best prices in t...Read More
The not-so-rare metals are needed for the powerful permanent magnets in motors and batteries, with up to 5kg of neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) batteries in each car.With EV take-up f...Read More