Growth stocks are a favourite of investors who like capital gains: buying low and selling high is the name of the game, and there is often an element of patience (not to mention timing) involved in this stock trading technique. Stocks that fit the bill don't necessarily have to be great value, but they do have to have upside; look for high expected rises in earnings and good balance sheets.While s...Read More
Silver continues to languish at under US$15 per ounce, despite gold recovering earlier this month to trade at around US$1,230 an ounce. The gold-to-silver ratio has widened sharply to require 84 ounces of silver to purchase an ounce of gold compared to 75 ounces a year ago. This has many pundits claiming that now is the time to boost exposure to silver, despite fundamentals indicating that the whi...Read More
The Chinese were the first civilization to use coal.Archaeological evidence shows the black rock being used in China over 6,000 years ago.Coal was key in enabling the Chinese to develop sophisticated economic, political, and cultural systems. And it continued to fuel China for millennia.Public pressure to reduce carbon emissions has increased in the past few decades. And as a result, China has mad...Read More
A pair of Colorado School of Mines-led teams have been awarded more than $2 million by the U.S. Department of Energy for research that could lower the cost of solar electricity.Greg Jackson, professor of mechanical engineering, and Xerxes Steirer, research assistant professor of physics, are the lead investigators on the two projects, which are part of a $53 million investment by DOE's Solar Energ...Read More
MINING.com editor Frik Els gives a speech on battery metals at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining JournalRead More
Araguaia, one of the largest undeveloped ferro-nickel projects in the world, could produce about 52,000 tonnes of ferronickel a year over a mine life of 28 years, Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; LON: HZM) says.A feasibility study of the open-pit nickel laterite mining project, in northern Brazil's Para state, estimates life-of-mine cash flows, after tax, of US$1.6 billion, using a base case nickel p...Read More
Industry players tackle clean mining at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Moderator: Richard Quarisa, The Northern Miner staff writer.Panellists (from left): Cory McPhee, Vale's VP of corporate affairs, communications and sustainability; Carl Weatherell, Canada Mining Innovation Council CEO; Nathan Stubina, McEwen Mining's manag...Read More
After a year and a half of exploration at its Ivorian Fetekro gold property in north-central Cote d'Ivoire, Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) has tabled a maiden resource for the property's Lafigue target. It also identified 14 other targets for follow-up investigation.Since 2017, the company has drilled nearly 32,000 metres at the property, mostly at Lafigue. The target contains 6.8 mil...Read More
Tim Termuende, President, third from right, takes reporters and brokers on an Eagle Plains property tour. Source Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. [EPL-TSXV] and option partner Roughrider Exploration Ltd. [REL-TSXV] have completed 2018 exploration work on the Olson Project, located approximately 120 km east of La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Roughrider may earn up to an 80% interest i...Read More
Cantex drilling on the North Rackla Project, Yukon Territory. Source: Cantex Mine Development Corp.Cantex Mine Development Corp. [CD-TSXV; CTXDF-OTC] reported drill results from the Massive Sulphide Zone on its 100%-owned, 14,077-hectare, North Rackla claim block in the Yukon. Results have now been received for nine holes from this summer's diamond drill program. Final results are available fro...Read More
Rates have been all the rage when it comes to the mainstream media trying to explain the recent volatility in the overall stock market.Yes, rising rates and the collateral damage that accompanies them are important to keep an eye on.The combination of rate hikes here in the U.S. and central bank tightening around the world is not sustainable and is simply a way for central banks to make room for w...Read More
MINING.com editor Frik Els gives a speech on battery metals at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining JournalRead More
Industry players tackle clean mining at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Moderator: Richard Quarisa, The Northern Miner staff writer.Panellists (from left): Cory McPhee, Vale's VP of corporate affairs, communications and sustainability; Carl Weatherell, Canada Mining Innovation Council CEO; Nathan Stubina, McEwen Mining's manag...Read More
The Australia-Africa Chamber of Commerce (AACC) and the Australian Chamber of Commerce Mauritius (AustCham) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday 29th October 2018.The MOU was signed by Mr Duncan Harris, President of AACC and Mr Graeme Robertson, President of AustCham during the Africa Focus Day at the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Melbourne."The Aus...Read More
This week, companies with $50bn of quarterly buybacks were off their blackout periods, and the number jumps to $110bn by the end of next week and to $145bn the following...Read full newsRead More
In only its fifth year, the International Mining and Resources Conference has grown to be one of the largest events of its kind attracting the industry's biggest operators and investors alike.The most up-to-date numbers show that investors with a staggering $5.4 trillion in assets under management will be in attendance, completely overshadowing the $94.6 billion in assets under management calculat...Read More
In the latest blow for Germany's establishment parties, today's Hesse election saw the worst result for the ruling CDU in 50 years, while the Centre-left SPD suffered its worst result on record.Read full newsRead More
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