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Funding trends for critical metals projects

May 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

With the regulations and processes yet to be determined to access the new mechanisms, investments are paused while companies work out where best to invest.Read More

Don't Look Now - the Fed's Bankrupt!

May 10, 2023 / dailyreckoning.com

"In traditional layman's terms, the Fed is bankrupt - and I don't just mean intellectually."Here you have the studied conclusion of Mr. Thomas L. Hogan. This fellow holds a senior fellowship at the American Institute for Economic Research.More from whom:Like a private bank, the Fed maintains some level of capital as a buffer against losses. When those losses exceed the value of its capital, the Fe...Read More

'Robust Synergy': Sarine Completes GCAL Merger

May 10, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Sarine has completed its merger with the GCAL grading lab, the company said today.The Israel-based diamond tech company owns 70 per cent of shares in the new entity, GCAL (Gem Certification & Assurance Lab) USA LLC. Sarine said the merger, first announced in January would create a "robust synergy".Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.The new joint com...Read More

Yellow Diamonds Lead Fancy Color Rises

May 10, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - The index that tracks all fancy color diamond prices rose by 1.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2023, with the biggest increases among yellows.The New York-based Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) said white diamond prices fell by 2.8 per cent during the same period.Yellow diamonds, across all sizes and intensities, showed the biggest rise, at 2.1 per cent. Pinks were up 1.1...Read More

Hong Kong's Post-Covid Surge in Watch and Jewelry Sales

May 10, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Sales of watches and jewelry, together with clocks and valuable gifts, surged in Hong Kong during March, according to the latest government figures. Borders were re-opened early in February, the facemask requirement was dropped on 1 March, and Hong Kong launched ad campaigns to lure back tourists and businesses after dropping its zero-tolerance COVID-19 rules. Total revenue for the...Read More

Allkem and Livent merge to form $10.6 billion lithium...

May 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

GoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelCalling the combination "transformational with compelling strategic logic," Allkem chief executive Martin Perez de Solay said that the deal  "marks a significant...Read More

BHP and Codelco sign innovation agreement

May 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Mining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDGoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesThe five-year agreement covers topics such as the electrification of mining activities, the supply of desalinated water, the stability and monitoring of tailings depos...Read More

JPMorgan: Investors Moving to Gold and Tech Amid "Catastrophic Scenario"

May 10, 2023 / www.outsiderclub.com

A new report by strategists at JPMorgan Chase says investors are shifting their focus toward two contrasting sectors as recession risks loom on the horizon - gold and technology.The bank says investors are seeking refuge in safe-haven assets like gold while also capitalizing on the potential growth opportunities offered in tech stocks.Bank failures, de-dollarization, a labor shortage, rising infla...Read More

Jeweler Arrested over $1.9m Raid on his own Store

May 10, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) -  A well-known jeweler in Sydney, Australia, has been charged with orchestrating a raid on his own store as part of an insurance fraud worth AUD$2.8m (US$1.9m).Michel Germani, 65, CEO and founder of Germani Jewellery, and a 47-year-old female staff member were allegedly threatened with a knife by two robbers who forced them to open the safe, and bound their hands and feet with...Read More

McEwen revisualising mine development

May 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Speaking at the 8th SME Current Trends in Mining Finance conference in New York, US, McEwan prompted delegates to rethink mine design, inspired by the Macchu Pichu Inca citadel in Cusco, Peru,Read More

Mexico's new mining expected to be challenged

May 10, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

GoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelHowever, an unconstitutionality action filed by opposition members of Congress saw the Supreme Court of Justice vote nine to two to invalidate certain new laws unrelat...Read More

Farewell to Zvi Yehuda, Inventor of Sherlock Holmes Machine

May 09, 2023 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Zvi Yehuda, the diamond pioneer who invented the Sherlock Holmes machine and who was behind a string of industry innovations, has died at the age of 86.He was just 16 when he realized he could recycle diamond dust from bruting and sell it back to diamond cutters for grinding. He sold the idea to Israel's Industry Ministry and soon became the country's leading supplie...Read More

Miners and the growing anti-ESG backlash

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Mining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDGoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCertainly, some have been shaken by events in the US.Read More

Little reprieve in sight for China's soured battery...

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Deliveries of China-made Model Y and Model 3 EVs decreased by 14.7% from March to 75,842 units, according to preliminary data released by the China Passenger Car Association on Friday.Read More

Chile Senate committee agrees 46.5% tax ceiling with...

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

Mining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDGoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesUnder the agreement, the government take, including income taxes and royalty among others, will be a maximum of 46.5% for miners producing more than 80,000tpa of fine...Read More

Morgan Stanley: lithium prices are rebounding

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

The investment bank said that this could well be the turning point for lithium markets, marking that the Chinese lithium carbonate (ex works) spot price is at $27.5/kg - up from its low of $21/kg.Read More

Standard Lithium signs Koch technology agreement

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

The agreement will further enhance Standard Lithium's position to build the first U.S. commercial lithium project in several decades and to begin to meet the surging demand for lithium.Read More

Fortuna to acquire Australian junior

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

GoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelChesser shareholders will receive 0.0248 of a Fortuna share for every share held, representing an implied value of 14.2c per share, a 95% premium to yesterday's closin...Read More

White knight Lassonde to lead offer for Teck's coal...

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

GoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelSpeaking to the Financial Times, Lassonde, chair emeritus of Franco-Nevada, confirmed he had assembled a consortium to bid for Teck's coal business.Read More

Chile's lithium giants migrating to Oz

May 09, 2023 / www.mining-journal.com

GoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uraniumMining Journal Select London 2023 SPONSOREDTorq kicks off drilling at Santa CeciliaSPONSOREDtorq resourcesCanada Nickel eyes feasibility study for CrawfordSPONSOREDcanada nickelThe government of Chile is yet to finalise its lithium nationalisation plan, or have it approved by Congress.Read More

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