In mid-2018, First Vanadium drilled 69 reverse circulation holes as part of the phase two drilling program at its Carlin vanadium project, 9.6 km south of Carlin, NevadaOf those, 33 were step out holes and 36 were infill holes. The company recently reported results from 10 of those step out holes.The drilling focused on a 300 metre by 220 metre area and connected shallow near horizontal mineraliza...Read More
BOGOTA - Colombia's main mining industry group said on Monday it was optimistic a new tax bill that includes a cut to corporate taxes will help attract more foreign investment, allowing companies to boost exploration and output in the coming years.The financing law helps to guarantee the competitiveness of the industry that competes with countries like Peru and Chile for attracting investmentsThe...Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia fell in the week to Monday November 19, on lower bids from suppliers and persistently low demand as a result of sluggish domestic hot-rolled coil sales.Fastmarkets MB's weekly import price assessment for slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia was $460-470 per tonne cfr on November 19, down $10 per tonne from a week earlier.Major Indon...Read More
"Some of you may have heard about the Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi,. He went into the consulate and he was immediately strangledContinue...Read More
LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Investment bank Goldman Sachssaid on Monday it expected a broad fall in the dollar next yearas U.S. economic growth slows to be more in line with the globalaverage.Goldman said the view meant it had revised it long-standingbearish view on the Japanese yen and tipped Latin Americancurrencies, the Swedish krona, Canadian, Australian, and NewZealand dollars and Israeli shek...Read More
Maurice Jackson is the founder of Proven and Probable, a site that aims to enrich its subscribers through education in precious metals and junior mining companies that will enrich the world.Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp. Pleasure to speak with you.Mickey Fulp: Thank you, sir.Maurice Jackson: Mickey, one of the concerns that I think speculato...Read More
Just when Deutsche Bank probably thought the worst of its legal troubles (over the Libor scandal, sales of shoddy mortgage-backed securities, FX and precious metal Continue...Read More
Sibanye Gold Ltd., which received a strike notice from South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, said it won't increase its current wage offer that was signed off on by other labor groups last week."AMCU has decided to go on strike," the union said Sunday on its Twitter feed. Sibanye will be given 48 hours to come back with a better offer, it said. The company said Monday i...Read More
HARARE - Zimbabwe will allow gold and platinum mining companies to retain up to 55% of their earnings in dollars, government and central bank officials said on Monday, as authorities in the southern African nation move to ensure operators remain viable.Mining accounts for more than two-thirds of Zimbabwe's export earnings but the sector has seen some companies close due to a dollar crunch that has...Read More
The Pentagon has finally completed its first ever audit and the results are as many of us expected. After spending nearly a billion dollars to find out what has happened to trillions in unaccounted-for spending, the long look through the books has concluded that only ten percent of all Pentagon agencies pass muster. I am surprised any of them did.Even the Pentagon is not surprised by the failure o...Read More
Bill Murphy is a former American professional football player, financial commentator, and the chairman and director of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA), which was founded as a result of Murphy's essays on collusion among large financial institutions to suppress the price of precious metals. Murphy believes the price of gold is artificially low and has spent years lobbying the U.S. gover...Read More
Vancouver-based Tasca Resources (TSX.V:TAC) expanded its New Princeton Gold discovery area in British Columbia to 14,650 hectares by completing a staking program of 10,637 hectares surrounding the project.In a media statement, the company said the expansion made sense following a recent gold discovery from the bedrock trenching.Tasca explained that 51 bedrock samples and five float samples were ta...Read More
Brandon is a seasoned professional licensed in the Private Equity sector with extensive experience in the precious metals field. He hosts Continue...Read More
The Chinese ferro-silicon market was stable in the week ended Friday November 16, extending a steady trend in line with supply and demand, while the European price moved downward because the quiet market encouraged lower offer prices. China prices supported on stable fundamentals European prices fall amid quiet market US spot market inactive, focus remains on long-term contract negotiations.China...Read More
HARARE - Zimbabwe will allow gold and platinum mining companies to retain up to 55% of their earnings in dollars, government and central bank officials said on Monday, as authorities in the southern African nation move to ensure operators remain viable.Mining accounts for more than two-thirds of Zimbabwe's export earnings but the sector has seen some companies close due to a dollar crunch that has...Read More
Right now, the most explosive profit opportunity is concentrated in one segment of the legalized pot industry, and this extraordinary pot stock is getting ready to blow up. The marijuana industry is close to wrapping up a very exciting year for investors. Many solid cannabis companies hit major markets expanding their exposure.Also, with former attorney general Jeff Sessions out of office, this co...Read More
Don't miss out on the multi-billion-dollar "Marijuana Buyout Boom."One Fortune 500 company is betting over $4 BILLION on "legal weed."Constellation Brands already owns Corona, Robert Mondavi, Canadian Whiskey, and Svedka.And now they're getting into cannabis.They recently made a HUGE investment in major pot company called Canopy Growth.Why?Because they anticipate massive growth and profits once...Read More
Oil prices rose on reports the EU will back French sanctions on IranThe Dowdropped out of the gate and didn't look back, ending with a loss ofnearly 400 points. FAANG stocks continued to drag down the market, withFacebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL) among the worst hit. The former touched an annual low on more negative media attention, while the latter plummeted amid renewed concerns about iPhone deman...Read More
The WSJ is the latest media outlet to report on leadership trouble at FBThe shares of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) are down 5.8% today to trade at $131.40, fresh off a 22-month low of $131.27. In addition to a broader FAANG stock sell-off, the social media name could be reacting to another PR disaster, with the Wall Street Journal the latest media outlet to weigh in on CEO Mark Zuckerberg's leadersh...Read More
AAPL stock is on pace for its worst month since the financial crisisAn ongoing decline in the shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been the biggest story on Wall Street today, as the Dow stock falls on another concerning news story about iPhone production cuts which follows a string of bearish analyst notes. Last seen down 3.9% at $185.97, AAPL is on pace for its lowest close since July, and its...Read More