Portfolio Manager, attorney, finance author, a regular guest on North American media. Danielle Park is the author of the best selling myth-busting book "Juggling Dynamite: An insider's wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts," as well as a popular daily financial blog: www.jugglingdynamite.com. Danielle worked as an attorney until 1997 when she was recruited to work for an intern...Read More
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The Brucutu iron ore mine from Brazilian company Vale is currently operating on dry stacking at less than a third of its capacity, the miner's chief financial officer Luciano Siani said in an earnings conference call on Friday May 10."We are currently producing [at a rate of] a little less than 10 million tonnes [per year] at Brucutu," the executive stated. The mine has an output capacity of aroun...Read More
Gold's unique properties cause humans to go to extraordinary lengths to protect and preserve it. From the British moving their gold in the face of Nazi Blitzkrieg to the Tiger of Malay, Grant Williams walks through some of the most incredible tales of the yellow metal. This video is excerpted from a piece published on Real Vision on February 23, 2018 entitled "Gold: The Story of Man's 6000 Year Ob...Read More
Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St interviewed returning guest, Sandstorm Gold https://www.sandstormgold.com/ President, CEO and Director, Nolan Watson. Jason asks Nolan about the state of the primary gold and silver miners. Unfortunately, silver miners are back in big trouble again. Nolan Watson provides great insights into his latest deals, the gold mining industry and also the royalty and stre...Read More
Transaction prices for CIS-origin billet have gone down this week, with buyers continue to insist on lower prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday May 10.Fastmarkets' daily CIS export billet index was $420 per tonne fob Black Sea on May 10, down by $2 per tonne day-on-day.A Ukrainian steelmaker was reported to have sold a significant volume of material to Asia at $420 per tonne fob Black Sea.Ru...Read More
Canada's Lundin Gold (TSX:LUG) on Friday provided an update on its flagship Fruta del Norte project in Ecuador, reporting overall construction was 59% complete."This is a pivotal year for Lundin Gold as we move from construction to production at Fruta del Norte. During this quarter we accomplished two major milestones with the underground development reaching the orebody and introduction of the fi...Read More
Vancouver-based Kore Mining (TSXV: KORE) this week received a $4 million investment by Macquarie Bank to advance permitting of the Imperial gold project in California. Kore owns a 100% interest in the development project in the mining district of Imperial County. The property is about 17km south east of the operating Mesquite Mine recently acquired by Equinox Gold for $158 million. Macq...Read More
The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) is bumping up its YMP Scholarship Fund for the 2019-20 academic year for students in mining-related university programs in Canada.The YMP Scholarship Fund is a a registered charity that donates 100% of its receipts to students via this scholarship program, and is eligible to offer tax receipts to its donors. These latest scholarships are being funded by Barric...Read More
MUMBAI/BENGALURU - Gold demand jumped this week in India due to increased retail purchases for a key festival and weddings on price corrections, while premiums in China eased as buying slowed in the world's top consumer.Gold futures in India fell to 31,240 rupees per 10 grams last week, the lowest in more than four months and down 8.2% from a 2019 high of 34,031 rupees hit in February."This year,...Read More
Managing the world's largest rainforest is a Brazilian affair and foreigners should stop meddling in the Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro's top security adviser said in an interview."I don't accept this idea that the Amazon is world heritage, this is nonsense," General Augusto Heleno Pereira said in an interview in Brasilia. "The Amazon is Brazilian, the heritage of Brazil and should be dealt with...Read More
Indian domestic secondary billet prices fell by 700 rupees ($10) per tonne in the week ended Friday May 10 with demand for semi-finished steel products slumping alongside finished products such as rebar.Indian domestic secondary billet prices were assessed by Fastmarkets at 31,200-31,400 rupees ($445-448) per tonne ex-mill on May 10, down by 700 rupees per tonne from last week's assessment of 31,9...Read More
A summary of the company's first quarter results were provided in an iA Securities report.In a May 9, research note, iA Securities analyst George Topping reported that with a strong Q1/19, Franco-Nevada Corp. (FNV:TSX; FNV:NYSE) "continues to demonstrate that it can deliver even in a poor gold market."Topping highlighted that the company achieved a beat during Q1/19 with respect to gold equivalent...Read More
The company plans to start initial mapping and sampling programs in late May. Gooseberry ProjectAmerican Pacific Mining Corp. (USGD:CSE; USGDF:OTC) provided an update in a news release about its past-producing Gooseberry gold-silver project, a low sulphidation, epithermal vein system in Nevada's Ramsey Mining District.The company started compiling data on the project from the various historical s...Read More
The company's first-quarter results and its reaction to them are outlined in a ROTH Capital Partners report. In a May 6 research note, analyst Joe Reagor reported that ROTH Capital Partners lowered its target price on Endeavour Silver Corp. (EDR:TSX; EXK:NYSE; EJD:FSE) to US$2.90 per share from US$3 after adjusting its estimates following release of the company's Q1/19 financial results. Endeavou...Read More
With the necessary permit in hand, the company can continue exploring its 1,780-hectare project. Defense Metals Corp. (DEFN:TSX.V; DFMTF:OTC; 35D:FSEQB) announced in a news release it was granted a mineral exploration permit for its Wicheeda rare earth element (REE) project in British Columbia. The permit was issued by the province's Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.The permit a...Read More
Export prices for Brazil-origin steel slab went downward in the week ended Friday May 10, with buyers and sellers negotiating over the final batches in the annual quota for the semi-finished product to be imported into the United States.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of Brazil export slab prices dropped to $520-540 per tonne fob on May 10, from $540-550 per tonne fob a week earlier.Offers to the U...Read More
Prices in the European domestic stainless steel market were stable this week but decreases are likely either late in May or early in June because of falling nickel prices as well as generally weak market conditions, sources said. Fastmarkets MB assessed the price of grade-304 stainless steel cold-rolled (CR) sheets at ?,?2,240-2,300 ($2,510-2,577) per tonne delivered on Friday May 10, unchanged we...Read More
Mnuchin said trade talks between the U.S. and China were "constructive"It was a wild day of trading, with the Dow down 358 points at its session low, before swinging to a gain by the close. Stocks were initially lower after President Donald Trump's threatened tariff hikes on $200 billion in Chinese goods went into effect, and after a Trump tweet fueled concerns about a lengthy trade dispute. Howev...Read More
Take advantage of the first amendment, and participate in a nation-wide poll.With the 2020 election growing ever closer, the country continues to be divided politically.From disputes about the appropriateness of displaying the Confederate flag, to rights for minorities, and the ever-growing concern about security at the U.S. border, the 2020 election promises to be contentious... if not the most c...Read More