Mining Stocks Articles

Flash flood kills at least 30 villagers mining for gold in Afghanistan

Sun Jan 06 22:01:06 2019 / Staff reporter

At least 30 Afghan villagers searching for gold in a riverbed perished on Sunday in a flash flood in northeastern Badakhshan province, provincial officials said.Read full newsRead More

Weekly Big News Round-Up. What happened in the Resource sector in the past week? Find out here:...

Sun Jan 06 16:36:00 2019 / Staff reporter

"Weekly Big News Round-Up. What happened in the Resource sector in the past week? Find out here: https://t.co/ftasMVJoGq #resource #mining #exploration #investing #INN"Read full newsRead More

@CROP_cse "The project is advancing on schedule and on budget with great thanks to the construction teams who cont...

Sun Jan 06 16:10:12 2019 / CROP CORP

"@CROP_cse"The project is advancing on schedule and on budget with great thanks to the construction teams who continued working right up until December 24th and are now back on site to ensure success of the farm in 2019."Farm Update https://t.co/GXdF4fstWm$CROP #momentumstocks"Read full newsRead More

Global copper market under supplied, demand on the rise - report

Jan. 6, 2019, 9:30 AM / MINING.com Editor

Global refined copper consumption will register steady growth over the coming years, driven by demand from the power industry, rising electric vehicle (EV) production and a positive global economic growth outlook, a new copper supply and demand outlook by Fitch Solutions shows.Fitch forecasts that global copper demand will increase from 23.6mnt in 2018 to 29 .8mnt by 2027, at 2.6% annual growth.Bu...Read More

At least 30 gold miners killed in tunnel collapse in northern Afghanistan

Jan. 6, 2019, 6:59 AM / Reuters

At least 30 Afghans were killed on Sunday when the tunnel they were digging in to mine gold in northern Afghanistan collapsed, officials said.Officials said the victims were villagers who were mining for gold illegally, rather than in a government project."Poor villagers during winters try to compensate their earnings by pursuing illegal mining. They dig tunnels to enter the mines," Nek Mohammad N...Read More

Ecuador's rising opposition to mining may thwart exploration boom

Jan. 6, 2019, 6:50 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

Ecuador, one of the hottest destinations for copper prospectors, aims to more than double the value of mining to its economy by 2021, but projects risks delays and potential halts due to growing local opposition to the extraction of the country's resources.According to the latest report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research, the ongoing expansion of mining exploration in the South American country is...Read More

Ecuador's rising opposition to mining may thwart exploration boom

Jan. 6, 2019, 6:50 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

Ecuador, one of the hottest destinations for copper prospectors, aims to more than double the value of mining to its economy by 2021, but projects risks delays and potential halts due to growing local opposition to the extraction of the country's resources.According to the latest report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research, the ongoing expansion of mining exploration in the South American country is...Read More

How #China Colonized An Entire Continent Without Firing A Single Shot | Zero Hedge

Sun Jan 06 01:05:45 2019 / Staff reporter

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What Is the Outlook for Silver in 2019?

January 6, 2019 / Matt Smith

Last year was a tough one for silver investors and miners. The white metal started the year on a positive note, opening at just over US$17 an ounce, but then the wheels fell off and it plunged to under US$14 per ounce in mid-November 2018.While silver has rallied in recent days, following gold higher, to trade at US$15.70 per ounce, it is still well under US$17 an ounce and down by 8% over the las...Read More

Here Is Why You Need Gold in Your Portfolio This Year

January 6, 2019 / Ambrose O'Callaghan

In early December, I'd discussed bullish signs for gold as we prepared to enter the new year. At the time, the spot price of gold had just reached $1,250 per ounce. As of this writing, gold has climbed to nearly $1,300 per ounce. There is good reason to believe that the yellow metal can carry this momentum throughout 2019.The bout of stock market volatility has spilled over into 2019. It shows no...Read More

Commentaire de un homme de Ste Foy, Quebec

January 6, 2019 / KCGrainger

I was trying to acquire perspective on the world of gold by getting far away from the supposedly experts of all names that no-one had previously heard of, like the Jim Rickard, this other unknown, that other newcomer, etc.... They put their grain of salt on everything as if they were knowledgeable, like << the velocity of money is slowing today >> and << the CIA chief has had a bad night and...Read More

Pacific Empire builds land position in BC

January 6, 2019 / Posted Richard Quarisa

Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC) recently consolidated 90 sq. km of contiguous claims in central B.C.'s Babine copper-gold porphyry district into its Paragon copper-gold project after amalgamating its Wasp property and recently option Nilkitkwa property with six claims of newly staked ground.Rock samples from a due diligence program at Nilkitkwa include 1.89% copper and 0.2% copper. The six cl...Read More

How Small-Scale Gold Mining Is Devastating the Peruvian Amazon

Sat Jan 05 21:56:07 2019 / Staff reporter

Small-scale gold mining has led to the destruction of more than 170,000 acres of primary rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon over the past five years, according to new research.Read full newsRead More

Australian company wants to expand South Carolina gold mine

Sat Jan 05 21:56:06 2019 / Staff reporter

An Australian mining company wants to expand its mine in South Carolina because they have found more gold.Read full newsRead More

$ANNSF $ANYYY - Aena: An Airport Operator With A 5% Dividend Yield, Trading At A 60% Discount To London Gatwick Air...

Sat Jan 05 16:15:05 2019 / Staff reporter

"$ANNSF $ANYYY - Aena: An Airport Operator With A 5% Dividend Yield, Trading At A 60% Discount To London Gatwick Airport https://t.co/DzTjPRZY1i"Read full newsRead More

@CROP_cse "The project is advancing on schedule and on budget with great thanks to the construction teams who cont...

Sat Jan 05 16:00:32 2019 / CROP CORP

"@CROP_cse"The project is advancing on schedule and on budget with great thanks to the construction teams who continued working right up until December 24th and are now back on site to ensure success of the farm in 2019" Farm Update https://t.co/GO6PQVBYT5$CROP #momentumstocks"Read full newsRead More

Next Green Wave Obtains All Licenses For Its Current Cannabis Operations in California @NextGreenWave #Cannabinoid...

Sat Jan 05 15:55:09 2019 / Next Green Wave

"Next Green Wave Obtains All Licenses For Its Current Cannabis Operations in California@NextGreenWave #Cannabinoid #momentumstocks #NextGreenWave #Cannabis #California #MakingWaves Read more here: https://t.co/AK777rA7Az"Read full newsRead More

Pipelines to remain a focal point for Canada's Gov't this year

Jan. 5, 2019, 9:00 AM / Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett

The expansion of Trans Mountain pipeline will continue to generate a lot of headlines in 2019, energy experts say. Whether it generates any jobs is the $7.4 billion question.Kevin Birn, a crude oil analyst for IHS Markit, said Trans Mountain promises to be a key election issue for both the Alberta government in the spring and the federal government in the fall."I think it's going to be hard for th...Read More

Zambia Vedanta unit halts operations at underground mine on tax concerns

Jan. 5, 2019, 5:58 AM / Reuters

Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), majority owned by Vedanta Resources, suspended operations at its Nchanga mine following the introduction of an import duty on copper concentrates, the company said.Zambia, Africa's No.2 copper producer, introduced new mining duties, increased royalties and plans to replace Value Added Tax (VAT) with a sales tax by April to help bring down mounting debt.KCM said...Read More

How Small-Scale Gold Mining Is Devastating the Peruvian Amazon

Sat Jan 05 01:05:07 2019 / Staff reporter

Small-scale gold mining has led to the destruction of more than 170,000 acres of primary rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon over the past five years, according to new research.Read full newsRead More

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