Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals is on track to start operations by 2020, though the project still needs an environmental permit that could take up to eight months to be approved, the developer told Reuters.China's Tsingshan Group and partners including GEM Co Ltd are building a $700 million high pressure acid leaching (HPAL) plant at the PT Indonesia Morowali Indu...Read More
Global miner Anglo American (LON: AAL) will abandon plans to expand its Los Bronces copper mine in Chile if any potential damage to the nearby glaciers and ground water is identified.The company, which is preparing an environmental impact assessment for the $3 billion project, says all data collected so far proves it can go ahead with the expansion without causing any harm to the environment.The...Read More
"Sirios Resources Inc. (TSXV:SOI) is a junior exploration company with five gold assets in James Bay, Quebec, Cheechoo which is adjacent to Goldcorp's Eleonore gold mine, being the most advanced project. https://t.co/uWJWAUUxR3 #SiriosResources #gold #investing"Read full newsRead More
Students at the University of British Columbia's Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering are partnering with tech company Riivos Inc. to design their Mine and Plant Feasibility Study capstone projects.The projects are part of their required courses and in order to complete them, the students are using a Riivos-built mining financial technology software that allows them to quickly and easi...Read More
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Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) has dug up a 72-carat yellow, whole makeable diamond at its Liqhobong Mine in Lesotho, the second one over 70-carat it has found this year.The stone, recovered over the weekend together with a 22 carat makeable white stone, followed by an 11 carat fancy light-pink diamond found at the asset."Makeable" diamonds are those whose shape allows to cut one la...Read More
Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp (ASX: LYC) is considering initial ore processing in the home country, where its Mount Weld mine is located, as Malaysia has stepped up pressure on the company to fulfill new, tougher requirements to have its processing licence renewed.Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday that parties interested in buying Lynas had agreed to extract radioa...Read More
Wildflower & Water Critters Hike10 a.m. to noon April 7, 2019Continues Saturdays and Sundays through May 12, 2019Jepson Prairie, 4845 Cook Lane, DixonJepson Prairie Preserve is one of California's best remaining examples of a vernal pool ecosystem and native grassland prairie. Dry and dormanRead full newsRead More
Stories from this compilation are excerpted from weekly newspapers from around the region.Read full newsRead More
Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. The Index finished hammering out a bottom at the 1120-1125 level (completing what looks like a triple bottom) in the first day or two of last week. The INK Canadian Insider Index then raged 23 points higher by week's end for a gain of 2%, closing at 1146.95, just off its highs. A mere t...Read More
"$SLB - Schlumberger Sees Decline In 2019 Upstream Capex In North America, But Investment Flows In Some International Markets https://t.co/yetlhAecqq"Read full newsRead More
Nicola Mining (TSXV: NIM) has finished a 39-hole reverse circulation drill program at its past-producing 101-sq.-km New Craigmont copper-magnetite project, testing waste material at the project's 3060-Portal.Highlights from the program include 0.91% copper and 6.44% iron, or 1.08% copper equivalent, over 4 metres from surface, and 0.28% copper and 7.1% iron, or 0.47% copper equivalent, over 8 metr...Read More
It’s hard to know where to invest with a recession on the horizon. Banks, energy, and other blue chip stocks just don’t seem as solid as they used to.Even minerals have investors nervous. But analysts don’t seem to think there will be much, if any, drop in gold price. It’s likely to stay around the $1,700 range until 2020.With that in mind, now could be a good time to find...Read More
Imperial Metals Corp (TSX:III) stock is on a tear. Since bottoming at $1 per share in November, the stock has gone on to triple in value.While other investors remain focused on multi-billion dollar miners like Barrick Gold Corp and Yamana Gold Inc., Imperial Metals is proving that it pays to think small. Even after the run, the company’s market value is still less than $400 million.Why did...Read More
Hi there, Fools. I’m back to highlight three stocks that fell sharply last week.Why?Because the biggest gains in the stock market are made by buying solid companies: during times of maximum pessimism; when they’re being ignored and forgotten by Bay Street; or when they’re available at a steep discount to intrinsic value.Going against the herd remains the most fundamental way to b...Read More
Nutrien (TSX:NTR)(NYSE:NTR) was formed through the merger of Potash Corp. and Agrium at the start of 2018. The company had a successful first year and investors should see strong returns for decades to come.SynergiesNutrien achieved run-rare synergies of US$521 million in 2018, well above the initial target. This is encouraging for investors, as it indicates that the integration of the Potash and...Read More
"They may try to run this poor thing straight up and over a cliff. Recall the 2000 top was in March but they briefly ran it back in Sep 00. Ditto in Oct 07. When warning signs are ignored, the endings are abrupt. Maintain safety nets, but don't assume stupidity has limits." - John HussmanThis is the nastiest bear market rally that I have seen in my over 34 years of experience as a financial mark...Read More
Based on "a rapid first-pass appraisal", the Cobre Panama developer had indicated the projects did not fit its target criteria, Japan Gold said.Read More
The incentive took his total compensation to $12.86 million.The board said Thornton had delivered against all the objectives set for him in 2018 and this, together with "personally developing and executing the nil-premium merger with Randgold which strengthened Barrick's position across all core metrics relative to its senior gold peers", was reflected in his incentive compensation for the year.Ba...Read More
Drilling for uranium in the Nigerian desert. Source: GoviEx Uranium Inc.GoviEx Uranium Inc. [GXU-TSX; GVXXF-OTCQB] said Monday April 8 that it has reached a framework deal with the government of Niger, Africa to jointly develop the company's flagship Madaouela uranium project."This is the culmination of more than 12 years of relentless work and millions of man hours by GoviEx management and our Ni...Read More