Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
The antimony and gold processing facility that is being built in the Port of Sohar Free Zone in Oman by Strategic & Precious Metals Processing (SPMP) will need further capital expenditure and additional working capital, Fastmarkets heard on Monday January 14.This was due to delays to the production of first metal and to the full commissioning of the plant.Tri-Star Resources, which has a 40% stake...Read More
Much has been said of a potential increase in tellurium prices after concerns about a tellurium deficit in 2020 were raised in recent months; but despite firm demand from the solar industry, there are no clear indicators that prices will peak anytime soon due to current market dynamics. Robust solar demand The main driver of increased tellurium consumption is the growth in the cadmium telluride ph...Read More
The global antimony market was largely quiet in the week ended Friday January 11, with prices in China and Europe unchanged. In Europe, Fastmarkets' price assessment for MMTA standard grade II antimony, in-warehouse Rotterdam, was stable week on week at $7,700-7,900 per tonne on Friday. The price for trioxide-grade antimony, in-warehouse Rotterdam, was also steady at $7,900-8,100 per tonne on Frid...Read More
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) will acquire all outstanding Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) shares in a deal that values Goldcorp at US$10 billion to create Newmont Goldcorp, the companies announced Jan. 14, 2019.Newmont Goldcorp will be the world's largest gold company by gold production, free cash flow and enterprise value, defined as market capitalization plus net debt.In 2017, the two companies produc...Read More
GGX Gold (GGX; US-OTC; GGXXF) continues to cut near surface high-grade gold mineralization at its 56-sq.-km Gold Drop property near Greenwood in southern British Columbia.The results come from a November 2018, 11-hole drill program where GGX tested the southwestern region of Gold Drop's COD vein system.Highlights from the latest assays include 129.1 grams gold and 1,154.9 grams silver over 7.2 met...Read More
The Titanic, arguably the world's most famous shipwreck, could have been prevented if the rivets in the steel plates of its hull had contained additional manganese, saving 1,500 lives.Read More
Mark Bristow's tenure as boss of the world's biggest gold miner might have been short-lived, but his message for smaller rivals just got even more pointed."Holy camoly, I missed out on a great opportunity!" is how Bristow described anyone not involved in Barrick Gold Corp.'s purchase of Randgold Resources Ltd. in September. With Newmont Mining Corp. poised to become the No. 1 producer through a $1...Read More
The significant diamond sector reforms being enacted by the President of Angola, His Excellency Joao Lourenco, to grow investment into the Angolan mining sector, will take another major step forward this month as the inaugural competitive bid sale of large and premium-quality diamonds from the high-quality Lulo diamond mine takes centre stage in the Angolan capital of Luanda.This commitment is nec...Read More
OSLO - Resource-rich Argentina is expected to join the international transparency standard for managing oil, gas and mineral resources, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) said on Monday, which could make it more attractive for investors.The global initiative, launched by Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair in 2002, requires member countries to disclose how they allocat...Read More
The first competitive bid sale of large and premium-quality diamonds from the Lulo diamond mine will take place on January 31, 2019, in the Angolan capital of Luanda.According to a press release issued by Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM), owner of a 40% stake in the prolific mine, the stones for sale will the first diamonds offered in a competitive process under the new diamond marketing polic...Read More
Regional heads of state backed a call by Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Martin Fayulu for a recount of last month's presidential election, as the country's Constitutional Court prepared to consider his challenge against the result.Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was declared the surprise winner of the Dec. 30 poll. If the Constitutional Court validates the electoral commission's...Read More
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Going Bananas US debt to GDP exceeds 100%, in the danger zone that has historically led most countries into a banana-republic-style sovereign-credit crisis, loss of currency value, and credit collapse. The ratio has hovered near the 100% level since 2013 without adverse consequences. Over the past year, the dollar has been generally strong relative to ...Read full newsRead More
"Newmont will buy Goldcorp in a $10B all-share deal, creating the world's largest #gold producer with 8Mozpa | https://t.co/STGzxsRBYG #M&A $NEM $G"Read full newsRead More
"Newmont Mining to buy rival Canadian gold producer Goldcorp in deal valued at $10 billion, as consolidation of global miners intensifies https://t.co/iUvn306evC via @WSJ"Read full newsRead More
"Negative, high-profile shifts in #investmentrisk profile for two of #Africa's most prominent #mining addresses cast a dark shadow over the continent in 2018 https://t.co/sX2rffvMk7 #MJWorldRiskReport #investment #finance #gold #guinea #burkinafaso #mali #DRC #mozambique #tanzania"Read full newsRead More
Despite cost controls, increased efficiency, and higher activity offshore Norway, oil production at Western Europe's largest oil producer fell in 2018 compared to 2017 and is further expected to drop this year to its lowest level since 1988.Read full newsRead More
In the latest deal in what's becoming a wave of consolidation among gold miners, Newmont Mining announced on Monday that it would buy smaller miner Gold Corp in a deal valued at $10 billion.Read full newsRead More
The transformation brought by renewable energies will alter the global distribution of power, relations between states, and the environmental drivers of geopolitical instability, according to a major international study published on Friday (11 January).Read full newsRead More
Newmont Mining says it has agreed an all-share takeover of Goldcorp that values its Canadian rival at around $10 billion.Read full newsRead More