Economics has been called "the dismal science" for its conclusions which often suggest miserable outcomes for humanity. The saying was born in the 19th century by Scottish writer and philosopher Thomas Carlyle, who was referring to economist Thomas Malthus. Malthus famously calculated that humanity was trapped in a world where population growth would outstrip resources and lead to widespread miser...Read More
Peru's new President, Mart?-n Vizcarra, said Saturday that he was in favour of promoting mining development in his country as long as it is done in an environmentally responsible way.During a visit to the southeastern region of Puno that has been severely affected by illegal mining operations, Vizcarra said that he is "pro-development" and that all projects that involve bringing progress to the re...Read More
"By demonizing the police," right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren screeched this week while scolding celebrities for raising awareness about police violence, "you're putting the communities you claim to care about at risk because it's our officers who protect those communities and all communities."As it turns out, cops are putting communities at risks all by themselves. Here are ten instances ju...Read More
"By demonizing the police," right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren screeched this week while scolding celebrities for raising awareness about police violence, "you're putting the communities you claim to care about at risk because it's our officers who protect those communities and all communities."As it turns out, cops are putting communities at risks all by themselves. Here are ten instances ju...Read More
Not many investors have probably heard of perlite, a naturally occurring amorphous volcanic glass which expands by up to ten times when heated and because of this property is used for cavity wall insulation and aerating soil.But it is a mineral that made Sunrise Resources Plc (LON:SRES) one of this week's biggest small cap gainers.Sunrise shares surged by 55% to 0.21p after it revealed on Friday t...Read More
It was as busy a week as we've come to expect from SDX Energy Plc (LON:SDX) which made a new discovery and kicked off a new exploration well.On Friday, it announced the spudding of the LMS-1 exploration well on the Lalla Mimouna permit, onshore Morocco. It is the final well in the group's current campaign in Morocco, and the well is expected to take 15 to 20 days to drill.If it is successful, the...Read More
On Friday Bushveld Minerals Limited (LON:BMN) said it was pleased with the 'strong performance' at its Vametco vanadium operation during the first quarter of 2018, as the first phase of the expansion project was completed. In an operational update, the AIM-listed firm said Vametco produced 731 metric tonnes of vanadium (mtV) in the form of Nitorvan, an 35.5% increase from the fourt...Read More
Gold mining earnings for Q1 remained moderate yet ETFs managed to stay in the green.Read full newsRead More
The Trump administration today announced it has completed a yearslong analysis of a massive open-pit gold mining project in Alaska's remote southwestern Kuskokwim Mountains, a move that brings two Canadian mining companies closer to accessing one of the world's largest gold deposits.Read full newsRead More
EDMONTON, Alberta, April 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Altiplano Minerals Ltd. (APN.V) (ALTPF) (9AJ1.F) (Read full newsRead More
Indigenous people warn the mine poses a serious threat to biodiversity, but their future and that of the forest lies in the hands of the French governmentRead full newsRead More
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ZUG, Switzerland, April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Jinbi Token (https://jinbitoken.io/), a UK and Switzerland-based...Read full newsRead More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business Reporter West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery lost nine cents to $68.10 on the New York Merc, while Brent for June lost 10 cents to $74.64 (all figures in this para U.S.). Western Canadian Select traded at a discount of $18.85 to WT...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Will PurcellThe diamond and specialty minerals stocks box score for Friday was a ho-hum 74-79-141. The TSX Venture Exchange rose fractionally to 783 while polished diamond prices fell 0.1 per cent. Sheldon Inwentash's Gratomic Inc. (GRAT) gained 1.5 cents to 18 c...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business ReporterNew York spot gold rose $6.30 to $1,322.60 on Friday. The TSX Venture Exchange rose 0.71 point to 783.76 while the TSX Gold Index lost 0.06 point to 191.83. Endeavour Mining Corp. (EDV) led Canadian gold miners higher today, adding 29...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business ReporterThe TSX Venture Exchange closed up a fraction to 783.76 Friday, but it ended the week down 21.20 points. Mitchell Smith's suspended capital pool shell, Sceptre Ventures Inc. (SVP), has received conditional TSX-V approval for its qualif...Read More
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAA; NASDAQ: PAAS) acknowledged today that it had to suspend operations at its Huar??n mine, located in the Peruvian central region of Pasco.In a press release, Pan American said that activities at the site were halted on April 24, 2018, as a result of road blockades carried out by members of the nearby Huayllay community."The community members have demanded compensation...Read More
Canada's Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) announced today the recovery of another big diamond from its 100% owned Karowe Mine located in Botswana.The rock weighed 327 carats and it is a top white gem diamond. According to the miner, eight diamonds greater than 100 carats have now been recovered at Karowe since the beginning of the year. This includes the 472-carat diamond found earlier this month, which w...Read More
Following a conciliation process between Andes Iron and Chile's Ministry of Environment, Antofagasta's First Environmental Tribunal decided to reverse a decision that forbade the Dominga copper and iron ore project from going forward.The new development means that the Environmental Assessment Commision of the central Coquimbo region now has to reassess the $2.5-billion initiative.In a press releas...Read More