Diptak Bhattacharya, a doctoral student in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, was named the winner of the 2018 Materials Literature Review Prize by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) on June 21.Bhattacharya beat six other finalists, selected from nearly 100 entries, after making a technical presentation at the international competition in London. His scient...Read More
Nanette Boyle, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded funding through the U.S. Department of Energy's Early Career Research Program.Boyle will receive $750,000 over five years to develop predictive metabolic models for algae - work that could help speed up the commercialization of strains that produce renewable biodiesel. "Algae ha...Read More
We don't smoke marijuana in MuskogeeWe don't take our trips on LSDWe don't burn our draft cards down on Main StreetWe like livin' right, and bein' free... - Merle Haggard, Okie From MuskogeeI'm a sucker for outlaw country music, and Merle Haggard has always been one of my favorites. Okie From Muskogee was my first introduction to the Mighty Merle.I pulled out the old reco...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1251.80-$7.10Silver$16.05-$0.25XAU79.93-0.69%HUI170.45-1.43%GDM607.67-0.74%JSE Gold1032.87+8.41USD95.34+0.63Euro115.56-0.91Yen90.79-0.16Oil$72.76+$2.2310-Year2.828%-0.052T-Bond145.21875+0.96875Dow24117.59-0.68%Nasdaq7445.08-1.54%S&P2699.63-0.86% The Metals: Gold edged up to $1259.90 at about 8AM EST, but it then drifted back lower into the close and ended near its late...Read More
- London house prices down 1.9 per cent in Q2 (yoy)- London house prices still 50% above 2007 bubble peak (see chart)- Brexit and weak consumer confidence to blame say experts- Little sign that U.K. property "weakness" is likely to change- London property bubble appears to be burstingFrom Bloomberg:U.K. house-price growth has slowed to the weakest pace in five years, while London values are...Read More
Nexus Gold (TSXV:NXS,OTC:NXXGF,Frankfurt:N6E) is pleased to announce that it has closed an initial tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of units (each, a "Unit") at a price of $0.25 per Unit.Read full newsRead More
Mr. Michael Allen reportsNORTHERN EMPIRE HIGHLIGHTS DISTRICT-SCALE POTENTIAL OF STERLING GOLD PROJECT WITH NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGETSNorthern Empire Resources Corp. has provided an updateon the status of its regional exploration program, including mapping, sampling, geophysics and new target identification at the Sterling gold project located in Nye county, Nevada.Michael G. Allen, president and ch...Read More
MELBOURNE - June 25 (Reuters) - A partner in one of the world's largest lithium mines said on Monday trial dates have been set to determine whether expansion at the Western Australian mine, in which China's Tianqi Lithium holds a stake, would unfairly impact its minerals rights.Private-equity backed Global Advanced Metals (GAM) owns the rights to tantalum and other minerals produced at Greenbu...Read More
Mr. Brett Heath reports METALLA ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION RESULTS AND GUIDANCE FOR FISCAL 2018 AND 2019Metalla Royalty and Streaming Ltd. has released preliminary production results for the 12 months ended May 31, 2018, of 519,791 ounces of attributable silver, where 429,315 ounces were sold and provisionally invoiced, and 90,476 ounces remained as inventory to be realized in the subsequent quarter. To...Read More
Yamana Gold has launched commercial production at its Cerro Moro mine, with the project on both schedule and budget after construction began a few years ago.Read full newsRead More
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Stockholm, Sweden: The mine of the future is carbon-dioxide-free, digitalized and autonomous. To set a new world standard for sustainable mining at great depth, LKAB, Epiroc, ABB, Combitech and AB Volvo have joined forces in a partnership and are starting a unique testbed in the orefields of northern Sweden.The testbed, SUM, Sustainable Underground Mining, will be created in LKAB's underground mi...Read More
Edison's Charles Gibson tells Mining Journal Select London just when share price gains peakRead full newsRead More
Sandvik introduces the new RR441 rotary bit with an advanced cutting structure design. The RR441 is an improved version of the RR440, designed to last up to 140 percent longer than comparable rotary bits*. With an extended bit life and fewer bit changes, the RR441 maximizes drilling uptime, providing a lower cost per meter and setting a new industry standard.The Sandvik RR440 range of rotary bit...Read More
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Policymakers and analysts are digging into the details of how to get more EVs on the road.Read full newsRead More
ROME, June 27 (Reuters) - Italy's new government has postponed its planned handover of the heavily polluting Ilva steel plant, Europe's largest, to ArcelorMittal by two and a half months to Sept. 15 as Rome seeks more time to rejig the terms of the deal.The plant in southern Italy has been under state-supervised special administration since 2015, after magistrates said it must be cleaned up or clo...Read More
MANILA, June 27 (Reuters) - Philippine miners are urging the government to lift a six-year ban on new large-scale mining projects in the world's No. 2 nickel ore supplier after the state removed restrictions on fresh smaller ventures.The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said in a memorandum dated June 18, but not widely flagged, that a moratorium on government approvals for mining d...Read More
This article is intended for those of you who are at the beginning of your investing journey and want a simplistic look at the return on Highland Gold Mining LimitedRead More...Read full newsRead More
This article is intended for those of you who are at the beginning of your investing journey and want a simplistic look at the return on Highland Gold Mining LimitedRead More...Read full newsRead More