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4 Penny Stocks to Own for 2018

May 8, 2018, 12:06 pm / James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Do you think penny stocks are best left to amateur traders who don’t understand that cheap stocks are cheap for a reason? It’s not an entirely unfair assessment. Many of these young (and doomed companies) are the beneficiaries of great sales pitches, but their investors often end up suffering buyer’s remorse.It’s a misnomer, however, to think all penny stocks — let&rs...Read More

Creating Prosperity, Economic Growth and Jobs in the North

May8, 2018 12:00 P.M. / Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

Ontario is creating jobs and boosting economic growth and prosperity for Northerners through recent investments from the province's Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). In 2017-18, the province invested more than $188 million through the NOHFC into more than 950 projects in 145 communities across the North, leveraging more than $964 million in direct economic activity and helping t...Read More

Canadian-made responsible mining initiative answers global demand for supply chain transparency

May. 8, 2018, 11:33 AM / Kylie Williams

Manufacturers, particularly in the technology and automotive sectors, are under increasing pressure from customers to demonstrate that products are made with responsibly-sourced materials. Transparent supply chains that trace where the materials come from and what practices were used to produce them are expected by shareholders and the public. But unlike similar programs gaining momentum in other...Read More

Structural reforms needed to deliver long-term prosperity in Australia

May. 8, 2018, 10:22 AM / Minerals Council of Australia

By David Byers, Interim Chief Executive, Minerals Council of AustraliaThe 2018-19 Budget's economic and fiscal outlook is once again heavily reliant on strong growth in resources exports and a significant contribution by the mining sector to rising government tax receipts.With resources accounting for a record $207 billion in exports in 2017 - more than half Australia's total export earnings - it...Read More

Poland's KGHM expects to match or exceed 2017 profit this year

May. 8, 2018, 10:12 AM / Reuters

LUBIN, Poland, May 8 (Reuters) - One of the world's biggest copper miners, KGHM Polska Miedz SA, expects this year's consolidated net profit to match or exceed last year's result despite lower capacity, acting Chief Executive Officer Rafal Pawelczak said on Tuesday.Last year group's net profit amounted to 1.57 billion zloty ($434.58 million), but this year the company had to close one of its produ...Read More

MAC fetes Vale and IAMGOLD with 2018 TSM Excellence Awards

May. 8, 2018, 9:54 AM / CNW Group Ltd.

OTTAWA, May 8, 2018 /CNW/ - The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has awarded Vale's Sudbury Operations in Ontario and IAMGOLD's Essakane Gold Mine in Burkina Faso with TSM Excellence Awards for their innovative sustainability projects. The companies were recognized with the awards yesterday at the CIM Awards Gala in Vancouver."We congratulate Vale and IAMGOLD for their outstanding projects. Toge...Read More

Ontario launches $90 million solar rebate program to help save energy, money and the environment

May. 8, 2018, 9:34 AM / CNW Group Ltd.

TORONTO, May 8, 2018 /CNW/ - The Green Ontario Fund has announced details of the much-anticipated rebate program for solar PV and energy storage installations. This program will provide qualifying businesses $0.75 per watt for solar panel installations up to 500 kW (AC). Commercial and industrial buildings, which account for nearly 25 per cent of the province's greenhouse gas emissions, can now be...Read More

Osisko Metals drills 8.25 m of 7.05% Zn, 1.4% Pb

2018-05-08 09:20 / Mr. Jeff Husseyof Osisko Metals reports

Mr. Jeff Husseyof Osisko Metals reportsOSISKO METALS INTERSECTS 8.45 % ZINC+LEAD OVER 8.25 METRES AT PINE POINTOsisko Metals Inc. has released assay results from 27 shallow drill holes completed in the L27 deposit area. Drill hole EM-18-PP-017 intersected 7.05 per cent zinc and 1.40 per cent lead over 8.25 metres. The L27 deposit is located 3.8 kilometres northeast of L36, which was reported previ...Read More

Shell sells stake in Canadian Natural Resources for $3.3 billion

May. 8, 2018, 8:45 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSA) is selling its entire stake in Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) for about $3.3 billion, as part of a planned exit from Canada's oil sands sector.The Dutch giant, the world's second largest publicly traded oil company, said it would use proceeds of the sale of almost 98 million shares - about 8% of CNR - to pay down debt.Shell obtained its stake in CNR last yea...Read More

White House Threatens #Beijing With "Consequences" Should Missiles Remain In South China Sea | Zero Hedge

Tue May 08 07:57:30 2018 / Staff reporter

China, for its part, has neither confirmed nor denied the existence of the missiles...Read full newsRead More

Chairman Of Chinese #Metals Company Dies After Mysterious Fall | Zero Hedge

Tue May 08 07:57:04 2018 / Staff reporter

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Final death toll at South African gold mine rises to seven

Tue May 08 07:53:56 2018 / Staff reporter

Seven miners were killed at Sibanye-Stillwater's Masakhane mine while six others are recovering in hospital after being trapped underground for two days, the company said on Saturday.Read full newsRead More

Lundin and Euro Sun have launched a US$1.5b hostile bid to split Nevsun ($) |

Tue May 08 07:50:12 2018 / Staff reporter

Companies team up after lack of engagement by Nevsun managementRead full newsRead More

Final death toll at South African gold mine rises to seven

Tue May 08 07:14:56 2018 / Staff reporter

Seven miners were killed at Sibanye-Stillwater's Masakhane mine while six others are recovering in hospital after being trapped underground for two days, the company said on Saturday.Read full newsRead More

Terrax drills 2.49 m of 8.84 g/t Au at Yellowknife

2018-05-08 07:10 / Mr. Joe Campbell reports

Mr. Joe Campbell reportsTERRAX EXTENDS CRESTAURUM ZONE TO 300 METERS VERTICAL DEPTH, DOUBLING SIZE OF KNOWN MINERALIZED STRUCTURETerrax Minerals Inc. has released assay results from the remaining 11 holes drilled at the Yellowknife City gold project this winter.Four of these holes (1,170 metres) were drilled on the high-grade Crestaurum gold-bearing structure to test whether gold mineralization co...Read More

Nevsun shares soar as it rejects $1.2-billion bid from Lundin, Euro Sun

May. 8, 2018, 7:05 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

Shares in base metals producer Nevsun Resources (TSX, NYSEMKT:NSU) skyrocketed on Tuesday after the company's board unanimously rejected a Cdn$1.5-billion (about $1.2bn) unsolicited bid from fellow Canadian miners Lundin Mining and Euro Sun Mining.The suitors had disclosed late on Monday the takeover offer for Vancouver-based Nevsun, noting their disappointment for not having been able to reach a...Read More

Congo court temporarily suspends dissolution of Glencore unit

May. 8, 2018, 6:30 AM / Reuters

A legal case to dissolve a Glencore mining subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been suspended pending a decision by the Supreme Court, the mining giant said on Tuesday. Congo's state miner Gecamines is seeking to dissolve Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), blaming Glencore for high debts that have weighed on the mine for more than 10 years.The temporary suspension comes after the Supreme...Read More

Protesters Demand Ethiopia Cancel Billionaire's Gold-Mine Permit

Tue May 08 05:37:22 2018 / Staff reporter

Protesters in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region demanded the government withdraw a gold-mining permit from a company owned by Saudi billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi because of alleged pollution.Read full newsRead More

Bitmain's Newest ASIC Can Mine Bitcoin Gold, Zcash

Tue May 08 05:37:22 2018 / Staff reporter

Bitmain's Newest ASIC Can Mine Bitcoin Gold, ZcashRead full newsRead More

Final death toll at South African gold mine rises to seven

Tue May 08 05:37:18 2018 / Staff reporter

Seven miners were killed at Sibanye-Stillwater's Masakhane mine while six others are recovering in hospital after being trapped underground for two days, the company said on Saturday.Read full newsRead More

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