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
* Two binding bids in coal plants sale* One bid from Greece's GEK Terna, Czech Seven Energy, sources say* Second bid by Greek industrial group Mytilineos -sources* PPC seeks higher price, board to meet this week to decideGreece's Public Power Corp. (PPC) is seeking a higher price from two bidders for three coal-fired plants it is selling to boost competition in the energy market, a company source...Read More
Saudi Arabia will invest around $3.8 billion to enhance access to geoscience data and reduce regulatory red tape as it looks to boost mineral exploration, senior government officials said on Wednesday.Government plans to jump-start the Saudi mining sector form part of a broader industrial strategy aimed at diversifying the economy and attracting private-sector investments worth 1.6 trillion riyals...Read More
RJK Explorations (TSXV: RJX.A) announced this week that it has entered into a property option agreement with Anthony "Tony" Bishop for the Bishop Nipissing diamond properties in Ontario, Canada.Kimberlite on Bishop Nipissing Diamond Claims. Photo by RJK.In a press release, RJK said the exploration properties total 2,090 hectares encompassing at least 18 potential kimberlite pipes located approxima...Read More
South Africa's biggest gold producer would consider buying more assets in the country after paying off debt from previous acquisitions.Sibanye Gold Ltd. hasn't discussed deals, but AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.'s Mponeng mine and Gold Fields Ltd.'s troubled South Deep operation would both fit into the company's portfolio, Chief Executive Officer Neal Froneman said in an interview in Cape Town. Still, for...Read More
As mining companies continue to advance their digital transformation strategies, the ability for different systems to integrate and share data with one another has become a critical success factor. Integration has been a key theme for the METS sector in recent times and it will continue to be a focus for the industry in 2019.MICROMINE places a strong emphasis on integration and ensuring its softwa...Read More
Zambia, Africa's second-largest copper producer, sees recent changes to its mining royalties regime as fair and won't consider a review despite warnings from the industry that it could deter investment and result in job losses, Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe said."There is no renegotiation taking place because a law has been passed in parliament to change the tax regime""There is no renegoti...Read More
Atlantic Gold (TSXV: AGB; US-OTC: SPVEF) says recently completed diamond drilling at its Cochrane Hill gold deposit in Nova Scotia is confirming mineralization extensions initially defined in its 2018 phase three resource definition drill program.Highlights from the latest resource extension drill program include 11 metres grading 43.65 grams gold from 227 metres downhole including 1 metre at 466...Read More
Bolivia has chosen a Chinese consortium to help it produce lithium, the government said on Wednesday, giving China a potential foothold in the country's huge untapped reserves of the prized electric battery metal.China's Xinjiang TBEA Group Co Ltd will hold a 49 percent stake in a joint venture with Bolivia's state lithium company YLB, the Bolivian firm said. Together, the two companies will produ...Read More
Gold price sales offer opportunity but patience is required. I like to see a market swoon of at least $50/ounce before buying any fresh medium-term gold or related positions.Most amateur gold investors should wait for $100/ounce declines before buying or use very tight stop-losses to protect their capital.When buying, it's important that investors have strong hands accompanying them, and the small...Read More
There are few companies on the market today that have stirred as much emotion and controversy over the years as Cameco (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ). Despite the fact that the Cameco has seen its share price drop significantly over the years, Canada's largest uranium miner still commands a base of loyal investors that foresee a time (perhaps rapidly emerging) when the stock and, by extension, uranium price...Read More
With uncertainty continuing to cloud the future of the auto industry, and other sectors heavily reliant on the metal industry, it's worth checking the stats for potentially impacted stocks on the TSX index. To catch up, let's look at an auto-related stock, a metal-weighted stock, and an auto stock with the potential to lead the way in the international electric vehicles market.Uni-Select (TSX:UNS)...Read More
Feb 07, 2019 Guest(s): Kevin O'Leary Canada is run by "terrible managers" and Kevin O'Leary, star of Shark Tank and chairman of O'Shares ETFs, is litigating in order to enact change. "What happens when [political candidates] lose and they have a deficit? How do they raise money? They have no system, and we throw them in jail for 90 days. We take away their personal freedom, we imprison them in...Read More
RSC Mining and Mineral Exploration Services compiles the best drill intersections around the world and then ranks them based on gold equivalent grams per tonne using ruling metal and mineral prices.Year to date Osisko Mining's Windfall gold project in Quebec's Abitibi belt is the runaway winner with Global Atomic Corp's uranium project in Niger coming in second.There are caveats. The Windfall grad...Read More
"Donald Trump wants to legalize marijuana. I know because he told me personally several times."That was what Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher from California told me this week, over drinks in Medell?-n, Colombia (why I was in Colombia is a story for another time).*Editors note: When interviewing Congressmen, a few drinks in a foreign locale are helpful.And Rep. Rohrabacher should know - not only w...Read More
Vancouver-based Goldplay Exploration has released the maiden resource estimate for its San Marcial silver project in Sinaloa. The resource contains 36 million oz. silver equivalent in the indicated category plus 11 million oz. silver equivalent in the inferred category.The indicated resource totals 7.6 million tonnes grading 117 g/t silver, 0.5% zinc and 0.3% lead. The inferred resource is 3.4...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled Thursday on concerns over slowing global growth and chances for a U.S.-China trade deal.SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI) and BB&T Corp. (BBT) agreed to merge in a $66 billion all-stock deal that will create the sixth-biggest commercial bank in the United States.Twitter Inc. (TWTR)...Read More
Wallbridge Mining of Toronto says it has recovered more than 13,300 oz. of gold so far from the 35,000-tonne bulk sample and underground exploration at the Fenelon property. The project is located 75 km northwest of Matagami.The ore is being processed at the Camflo mill belonging to Monarques Gold. The first 25,000 tonnes of material had an average grade of 17.34 g/t gold. It was treated in fou...Read More
Saskatoon-based UEX Corporation has the first drill results from its West Bear cobalt-nickel property located in the heart of the Athabasca Basin. Recent results have also allowed the company to extend the strike length of the deposit to 400 metres.Highlights from the first assays include 2.94% cobalt and 2.08% nickel over a 4.5 metre core length and 1.94% cobalt and 3.68% nickel over 11.0 metre...Read More
Gold price sales offer opportunity but patience is required. I like to see a market swoon of at least $50/ounce before buying any fresh medium-term gold or related positions.Most amateur gold investors should wait for $100/ounce declines before buying or use very tight stop-losses to protect their capital.When buying, it's important that investors have strong hands accompanying them, and the small...Read More
Toronto's Troilus Gold Corp. is launching a 40,000-metre drill program at its 100% owned Troilus gold property near Chibougamau. Two phases are planned to de-risk and expand on the current resource report last November.Last year Troilus offered a resource estimate for both open pit and underground mineralization. There were 121.7 million indicated tonnes averaging 0.87 g/t gold and 0.086% copper,...Read More