A dramatic defeat of the CSU would first lead to an earthquake in Bavaria, foreshadowing future political developments and structural shifts at the national level; an unexpected comeback of the CSU would probably prompt a political landslide in Berlin.Read full newsRead More
Saudi Arabia warned on Sunday it would respond to anyRead full newsRead More
Mali is heavily reliant on fossil fuel imports, exposing it to price volatility and unreliable supply. As a result, around three-quarters of the country's mostly rural population lack basic energy needs like electricity access. They are ready for change.Read full newsRead More
A new report prepared by Commodity Insights for the Minerals Council of Australia forecasts that the demand for metallurgical coal to 2030 will grow by over 95Mt, from 275Mt in 2017 to 372Mt in 2030; this is a 2.3% growth or around 7.5Mt per annum.Such a growth would be the equivalent of a large export mine being added to the market every year to 2030, the report states, and it represents approxim...Read More
A new report prepared by Commodity Insights for the Minerals Council of Australia forecasts that the demand for metallurgical coal to 2030 will grow by over 95Mt, from 275Mt in 2017 to 372Mt in 2030; this is a 2.3% growth or around 7.5Mt per annum.Such a growth would be the equivalent of a large export mine being added to the market every year to 2030, the report states, and it represents approxim...Read More
Black Swan Advisors (BSA) Acquires Second Underground Gold Mine In Western US BSA has acquired a second underground gold mine, the Radcliffe/Worldbeater mine, in Inyo County, Ca., close to its Keystone mine. Radcliffe contains approximately 350,000/400,000 ounces of gold, .4 to .7 OPT. BSA is planning to re-start mining operations in Q1 2019. BSA is also looking for additional gold mine acquisitio...Read More
"Did you see this week's newest Marijuana IPO?? Next Green Wave is #makingwaves , with Premium Seed to consumer integration!@NextGreenWave #NextGreenWave #Cannabis #California #MarijuanaStocks #CSE #Potstocks #hemp #CBD #cannabis #THC Read up on it here: https://t.co/BuFBfiUWjX"Read full newsRead More
Non-profit organization Geoscience BC recently published a series of maps and geological data whose main goal is to encourage mineral exploration in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary in southern British Columbia.Known as the Greenwood area, the site is well established since the 1880s as one of the most prolific areas for the exploitation of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the wes...Read More
Non-profit organization Geoscience BC recently published a series of maps and geological data whose main goal is to encourage mineral exploration in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary in southern British Columbia.Known as the Greenwood area, the site is well established since the 1880s as one of the most prolific areas for the exploitation of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the wes...Read More
Scientists with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the University of Maryland and the Paulista State University in Brazil created a new gold-silver alloy with the idea of lightening the load and enhance the power of devices used by soldiers on the battlefield.In an article recently published in Advanced Optical Materials, the researchers explain how they are working on controlling the optical and...Read More
Scientists with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the University of Maryland and the Paulista State University in Brazil created a new gold-silver alloy with the idea of lightening the load and enhance the power of devices used by soldiers on the battlefield.In an article recently published in Advanced Optical Materials, the researchers explain how they are working on controlling the optical and...Read More
Given recent market turmoil, it would easy to overlook the upcoming IPO of Niu Technologies, a Chinese manufacturer of electric mopeds. The $95 million the company plans to raise is a pittance compared to the billions burnt by Tesla Inc. But, the technologies developed by Niu and other pioneers of electric two-wheel vehicles will transform transportation as much as anything dreamed up by the likes...Read More
Chile's Constitutional Court on Oct. 11 put the brakes on a $4 billion deal allowing the sale of a coveted 24 percent stake in top lithium producer SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp after its controlling shareholder filed a lawsuit.The court has agreed to hear initial arguments in the case on Oct. 22.Here are next steps and what it could mean for Tianqi's efforts to complete a deal.WHY WAS THE LA...Read More
"#Cannabis Set To Disrupt $500 Billion Market Amid DEA Approvals And Canadian Legalization: Canopy Growth CEO | Zero Hedge https://t.co/SsjdZh8I6z"Read full newsRead More
"The 2018 annual #WorldRiskReport uses an Investment Risk Index which rates jurisdictions across five risk categories: Legal, Governance, Social, Fiscal and Infrastructure. Find out which countries are considered high risk: https://t.co/sl1MJhZ2bg ($) @M1NEHUTTE @MaplecroftRisk"Read full newsRead More
The Canadian market (i.e., S&P/TSX Composite Index) has declined about 7.5% from its 52-week high. This has made some investors uneasy, and it's as good a time as any for investors to think about how to protect their portfolios.Just about a month ago, when the North American markets were trading near their highs, I discussed buying the underperforming stocks of Franco-Nevada (TSX:FNV)(NYSE:FNV...Read More
It's important to keep in mind that the mining stocks have been sold to levels well-below their intrinsic value - in the case of larger-cap producing miners. Or their "optionality" value - in the case of junior mining companies with projects that have a good chance eventually of converting their deposits into mines. "Optionality" value is based on the idea that junior exploration companies with pr...Read More
"RNC Minerals (TSX:RNX) Recovers 90-kilogram Specimen Slab, Estimated to Contain 1,000 Ounces of Gold, from Beta Hunt https://t.co/IdepMokOO9 #gold #investing"Read full newsRead More
"World Marijuana Market Predicted to Enjoy a 47% CAGR for the Next Nine Years #marijuana $CROP $WEED @nextgreenwave $ACB $APH #medical marijuana #cannabis #invest https://t.co/OIz0E7WH3v"Read full newsRead More
The British bank initiated coverage on Goldcorp, Kinross Gold, Newmont Mining and Yamana GoldRead full newsRead More