Mining Stocks Articles

Alimera Stock Grew 25 Percent and It Is Just Getting Warmed Up

Jul 5, 2018, 9:10 am / Chris Lau, InvestorPlace Contributor

The nearly 25 percent uptick in shares of Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) last month looks impressive for biotech investors at first glance. Yet, the $68 million market capitalization may serve as a red flag: manipulators may move nanocap stocks without much effort. With that said, what drove Alimera stock higher last week?On May 31, Alimera announced that the Spanish Ministry of Health approv...Read More

Nautilus shares are underwater after production stopped on its half-built support ship |

Thu Jul 05 08:41:31 2018 / Staff reporter

Deep sea mining hopeful shares sinkRead full newsRead More

Nigeria to offer 12.7bn naira mining contract to eight firms

Thu Jul 05 07:56:47 2018 / Staff reporter

Nigeria will offer a 12.7-billion naira ($41.6-million) mining contract to eight companies in exploration and consultancy, its junior mining minister said on Wednesday, adding both foreign and local firms were encouraged to participate. Nigeria's economy, one of Africa's largest, has been built largely on its rich crude oil reserves, leaving other sectors to stagnate. In an attempt to di...Read More

Top 5 Canadian Gold Stocks In Q2 2018

Thu Jul 05 07:56:47 2018 / Staff reporter

Stocks Analysis by Sean Mason, SmallCapPower.com covering: XAU/USD, Gold Futures, Dalradian Resources Inc, Torex Gold Resources Inc. Read Sean Mason, SmallCapPower.com's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More

Resolute Mining hits 493 g/t gold over 5 metres at Syama Gold Project in Mali

Thu Jul 05 07:56:45 2018 / Staff reporter

This is the highest grade intercept reported from the project in more than 30 years of exploration.Read full newsRead More

Perseus Mining delivers record gold production

Thu Jul 05 07:56:44 2018 / Staff reporter

The company is in the process of developing its third West African gold mine.Read full newsRead More

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) Hard Fork Implements New Mining Algorithm

Thu Jul 05 07:56:43 2018 / Staff reporter

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) Hard Fork Implements New Mining AlgorithmRead full newsRead More

Colorado town hopes to strike gold by converting old mine into fresh water source

Thu Jul 05 07:56:42 2018 / Staff reporter

Parts of the West have been undergoing stratospheric growth and the Front Range of Colorado is no exception.Read full newsRead More

Is Yamana Gold Inc. a Buy?

Thu Jul 05 07:56:41 2018 / Staff reporter

Here are 3 reasons you should pay attention to this gold stock now.Read full newsRead More

Rio Tinto says synergies, no Brexit behind decision to move sales team to Germany

Jul. 5, 2018, 7:51 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

World's second largest miner Rio Tinto (ASX, LON:RIO) said its recent decision to consolidate the sales and marketing teams in London and other European countries into one located in Frankfurt, Germany, had less to do with Brexit than with "synergies."In an interview with Australian Financial Review (subs. needed), chief executive Jean-S?(C)bastien Jacques said the plan was part of a wider reorga...Read More

Colorado town hopes to strike gold by converting old mine into fresh water source

Thu Jul 05 07:14:05 2018 / Staff reporter

Parts of the West have been undergoing stratospheric growth and the Front Range of Colorado is no exception.Read full newsRead More

Petra Diamonds sells stake in Kimberley Ekapa JV for $22 million

Jul. 5, 2018, 3:53 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) climbed on Thursday after the miner said it had sold its stake in the Kimberley Ekapa Mining joint venture to its namesake partner, Ekapa Mining, for about 300 million rand ($22 million).London-listed shares in the South African diamond producer, which have more than halved in the last two years, jumped 3.64% to 55.45 pence by 1:42 PM local time.Sale will allow Petra to f...Read More

Bankers Cobalt to Drill on Three DRC Exploration Permits

July 05, 2018 01:29:12 / Staff reporter

Vancouver, BC - Bankers Cobalt Corp. (TSXV: BANC) (OTCQB:NDENF) (the "Corporation" or "Bankers"), is pleased to provide an update on exploration activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC").Grant Dempsey, President and COO of Bankers, stated: "In line with Bankers aggressive exploration approach, we intend to simultaneously drill on three concessions being the Kankutu, Kabolela, and 2...Read More

Why Cameco Corp. (TSX:CCO) Is a Long-Term Investment

July 5, 2018 / Demetris Afxentiou

Investors of Cameco Corp. (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ) know the massive potential that the uranium producer holds, particularly over the long term.Cameco has endured nearly a decade of depressed uranium prices and demand, stemming from the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that damaged the Fukushima reactor in Japan back in 2011. Uranium prices hovered near US$60 per pound prior to the incident, nearly thr...Read More

3 Red-Hot Canadian Tech Stocks to Watch

July 5, 2018 / Victoria Hetherington

When you look at technology companies on the Canadian stock market, the first thing you notice is that there aren't as many big ones as there should be. Indeed, tech accounts for a fraction of the total worth of the TSX. Granted, tech on the TSX totals $193 billion, but not only is that divided among 421 entities, it's also nowhere near the TSX's combined value of $2.2841 trillion.However, tech se...Read More

Will This Precious Metals Stock Continue its Outperformance?

July 5, 2018 / Mat Litalien

In 2018, markets have seen their fair share of volatility and year-to-date (YTD), the TSX has posted flat returns. Despite this, there have been some significant outperformers hitting new 52-week highs.Let's take a look at one of those companies, Wheaten Precious Metals Corp. (TSX:WPM)(NYSE:WPM). Formerly called Silver Wheaten, the company's name change was precipitated by a metal diversification...Read More

Boreal Metals unveils Norway VMS plans

July 5, 2018 / Resource World

Exploring the Boreal Metals Tynset VMS Project in Norway. Source: Boreal Metals Corp.Boreal Metals Corp. [BMX-TSXV] has commenced fieldwork and exploration programs at its Tynset polymetallic VMS (volcanic massive sulphide) project in Norway. The Tyset Project is located in the historic Roros district, Norway's most prolific base metal district."We are excited to announce the commencement of the T...Read More

Goldcorp taking 9.9% stake in Allegiant Gold

July 5, 2018 / Resource World

Drilling at Allegiant Gold's Eastside gold project near Tonopah, Nevada. Source: Allegiant Gold Ltd.Allegiant Gold Ltd. [AUAU-TSXV] on Thursday July 5 announced a private placement financing and a strategic investment by Goldcorp Inc. [G-TSX; GG-NYSE]. Proceeds will be used to fund the company's drilling programs, mainly in Nevada, Allegiant said.Allegiant shares rallied on the news, rising 5.8% o...Read More

Access to Ontario salt mine blocked by striking workers

July 5, 2018 / Editor

GODERICH, Ont. - Unifor says striking workers at a salt mine in Goderich, Ont., are now blockading an access road to the site to express frustration over the company's use of replacement workers.The workers at Compass Minerals on the eastern shore of Lake Huron have been off the job since April 27.Unifor alleges the company has been flying in replacement workers from New Brunswick to break the str...Read More

Why I'm Investing in CRISPR

July5, 2018 / Jeff Siegel

Jacob Sanders was a beast.He wrestled in high school, played football in college, and ultimately competed in a number of Iron Man competitions.At 28, he became a personal trainer who worked with professional athletes and amateur fighters. His diet was comprised primarily of organic meats and vegetables. He considered processed foods and sugar the enemies of optimal health, and in all the years I k...Read More

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