Gregory Bogin Jr., associate professor of mechanical engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded funding to develop two new testing facilities to improve understanding of methane gas explosions in coal mines.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC-NIOSH) has committed $460,000 in funding over three years for a projec...Read More
Amy J. Clarke, associate professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has received a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research to study certain alloys for their ability to withstand explosive blasts.The project, "In-Situ Studies of Strain Rate Effects on Phase Transformations and Microstructural Evolution in ???-Titanium and Multi-Principal Ele...Read More
Real life is all about learning from our mistakes, growing/improving, and if we are lucky enough to be able to do so (which I am) share our insights/wisdom/knowledge gained with others. Unfortunately, the problem with the above approach, right off the bat, is admitting to ourselves (and to the world) that we even made a mistake to begin with…I’ve been blogging since 2012, so you don...Read More
Publisher's Note: Today we're bringing you an interview our junior mining expert and editor of Junior Mining Monthly and Junior Mining Trader, Gerardo Del Real, recently landed with president and CEO of Skyharbour Resources (TSX-V: SYH)(OTC: SYHBF), Mr. Jordan Trimble.The uranium sector is being thrust into the headlines due to possible tariffs in the near future. Only 5% of uranium used by the U....Read More
The Northern Miner has listed the top-10 base metal and uranium juniors - with no production, and which are not a royalty company - headquartered in Canada, arranged by market capitalization as of early July.1. IVANHOE MINESMarket cap: $2 billionPortals for twin declines at Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin Mining's Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines.Robert...Read More
Metallurgy is the science and study of the behaviors and properties of metals. It serves an important purpose in a number of industries, especially in regards to quality control.Read full newsRead More
Charles de Vaulx is readying his value fund, IVA Worldwide, for higher wages and lower stock prices. Why he likes Berkshire Hathaway, Cimarex Energy, and AIB Group.Read full newsRead More
Charles de Vaulx is readying his value fund, IVA Worldwide, for higher wages and lower stock prices. Why he likes Berkshire Hathaway, Cimarex Energy, and AIB Group.Read full newsRead More
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Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson is stepping up his campaign against Canadian gold-miner Detour Gold. Paulson & Co. is pushing for an overhaul of Detour's board and plans to call for a speci...Read full newsRead More
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is inviting residents of Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to submit their comments regarding Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX) and NovaGold Resources' (TSX, NYSE-MKT: NG) Dolin project by August 7, 2018.The public is being asked to review and provide feedback on Donlin's reclamation and closure plans, as well as the miners' plans to pay for cleaning up the mine waste und...Read More
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is inviting residents of Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to submit their comments regarding Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX) and NovaGold Resources' (TSX, NYSE-MKT: NG) Dolin project by August 7, 2018.The public is being asked to review and provide feedback on Donlin's reclamation and closure plans, as well as the miners' plans to pay for cleaning up the mine waste und...Read More
Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson is stepping up his campaign against Canadian gold-miner Detour Gold. Paulson & Co. is pushing for an overhaul of Detour's board and plans to call for a speci...Read full newsRead More
Labor negotiations at Chile's Escondida copper mine, the world's largest, are frozen without signs of progress toward an agreement just over a week before the current contract expires, the union said in an internal message to its members.The union said mine owner BHP rejected union demands made last week, raising the prospects of a strike at the mine for the second straight year. Last year's 44-da...Read More
The United States' removal of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is not a necessary precondition for trade talks between the United States and the European Union to begin, the European Council representative to the G20 Hubert Fuchs said on Sunday.That ran against French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire's comments on the sidelines of the G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers in Bue...Read More
ELKO - Boom. Bust. Rush. Crash.Read full newsRead More
A Canadian gold-miner is facing mounting pressure from New York hedge funds to put itself on the block. Hedgie John Paulson has been pushing Detour Gold to consider a sale after learning last week ...Read full newsRead More
South Africa risks driving away new investment and crippling its mining sector if "reckless" new rules are implemented, according to AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. Chairman Sipho Pityana.Read full newsRead More
THE recovery of Tanzanian producer, Shanta Gold, took another important step in the second quarter after the company turned in production of 20,544 ounces (Q1: 17,663 oz), lowered all-in sustaining costs (AISC), while on the corporate side it agreed to lower debt through the buy-back of convertible shares. "This was a strong quarter for the company,"Read full newsRead More
Oh my LIVE stock starts trading on June 13th and closes the day at $1.36. One month and one week later LIVE is trading $0.78 cents. Unreal. No disclosure on what or if Mr. Humphreys got paid but he...Read full newsRead More