The silver miners have been largely abandoned this year, but they're ready to soar as the silver price recovers. Here's why...by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLCThe major silver miners' stocks have been largely abandoned this year, spiraling to brutal multi-year lows. Such miserable technicals have exacerbated the extreme bearishness plaguing this tiny contrarian sector. While profitable silver minin...Read More
Published 23 Hours AgoUpdated5 Hours AgoReuters Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGold will continue to shine amid a weak dollar, says author and gold pro Jim Rickards.Gold firmed on Monday, supported by uncertainty over the future pace of U.S. interest rate hikes and the outcome of the G20 summit later this week when political leaders will focus on global trade tensions.Spot gold was down...Read More
Despite the risk-off tone on Friday, gold dropped 0.4% to USD1223/oz. Gold is currently trading at $1222.41/oz with a high of $1224.79/oz and a low of 1222.17/oz. After rising from a low of $1196, the precious metal dropped on Friday despite there being a risk of mood with investors returning in the US from Thanksgiving Thursday for just half a day's trade on Wall Street. On ligh...Read More
A report by Fitch Solutions states that the period 2018-2022 is seeing a growth in gold production because slightly higher prices and stronger company financials are encouraging greater mine investment."We forecast global gold production to increase from 104moz in 2018 to 115moz by 2022, averaging 2.6% annual growth," the document reads."We expect gold prices to continue to head higher, averaging...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Monday November 26, with downside pressure emerging amid broad strength in the US dollar index and continued global trade tensions.The three-month zinc price fell by 1.2% over the day to show the biggest losses over the afternoon, while volumes traded on the exchange were high at 12,375 lots by the close o...Read More
Copper prices on New York's Comex were little changed in morning trading on Monday November 26 amid scant trading activity and few market drivers being apparent ahead of a major trade meeting.The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange in the United States fell by 0.30 cents to $2.7635 per lb.Later this week, US President Donald Trump and Chin...Read More
Physical iron ore prices plummeted on Monday November 26 following a slump in futures and steel markets, with Chinese steelmakers fearing losses. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $64.25 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $5.88 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $63.52 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $5.80 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $68.97 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $4.10 per tonn...Read More
Clashes between tourism and mining are not rare in Peru, a country peppered with historic and touristic sites that's also the world's second-largest producer of copper, zinc and silver. But in the case of Rainbow Mountain, those in favor of conservation appear to have won out.Late Friday, the Peruvian government blocked all mining exploration licenses on Rainbow Mountain, a rising South American t...Read More
A maiden resource estimate on Eldorado Gold's (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) Bolcana copper-gold project in Romania, about six km from the company's Certej project, has delivered 6.5 million inferred ounces of gold.The inferred resource of 381 million tonnes grading 0.53 gram gold per tonne and 0.18% copper for 6.5 million ounces of contained gold and 686,000 tonnes of copper, was based on 98 diamond drill...Read More
Pilot study for a major vehicle manufacturerCollaboration with University of Liege that produces concentrates from recovered magnetsMontreal - Geomega Resources Inc. ("G?(C)oM?(C)gA" or the "Corporation") (TSX.V: GMA) is pleased to announce that Innord Inc. ("Innord"), a private subsidiary controlled by G?(C)oM?(C)gA, has entered into a collaboration agreement with University of Liege who is condu...Read More
MEXICO CITY - Former workers of Mexican miner Grupo Mexico plan to block access to the giant Buenavista copper mine on Dec. 1 to pressure the company and the country's incoming leftist government to give them back their collective labor contracts.The planned industrial action is part of a longstanding dispute after Grupo Mexico fired the mine's workforce and reopened it in 2010, following a federa...Read More
MELBOURNE - A hive of mine exploration activity is underway in a remote corner of Western Australia's Great Sandy Desert, led by Rio Tinto Ltd , which has boosted its holdings 10-fold in the little explored Paterson province in the past year.Rio's interest in the area - flagged by its application for nearly 30 exploration licenses - has sparked a stampede into adjacent lots by other explorers, who...Read More
CAIRO - Saudi Arabia aims to raise the kingdom's mining revenues to $64 billion from $17 billion by 2030, Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday.Mining vast untapped reserves of bauxite, phosphate, gold, copper and uranium is key to the Saudi Arabia's efforts to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons.Studies indicate that the level of the likely geological reserves in the kingdom exc...Read More
Canada's Capstone Mining (TSX:CS) is considering selling a portion of its large scale 70%-ownedSanto Domingo copper-iron project in Chile, as part of a strategic process kicked off today after the release of a positive technical report.The Vancouver-based company said the project, is located 50 km southwest of Codelco's El Salvador copper mine, said the report reveals that Santo Domingo has an aft...Read More
* Prices rebound from Friday when hit lowest since October 2017 U.S. equity market rally boosts oil prices* Saudi Arabia pumps record amount of oil in Nov - source* Hedge funds raise U.S. crude oil net longs -CFTC (Updates with CFTC data)By Stephanie KellyNEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose nearly 3 percent on Monday, clawing back some of last week's steep losses, but gains were capped by...Read More
Nov 26 (Reuters) - Jet Airways Ltd JET.NS , the biggest full-service carrier in India, has been under dark clouds for the past few months.While intense pricing competition, weak rupee and rising fuel costs have hurt Indian airlines like IndiGo owned by InterGlobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS and SpiceJet Ltd SPJT.BO , Jet Airways is in a league of its own.Saddled with a debt of about 80.52 billion rupees...Read More
Nov 26 (Reuters) - Indian shares rose about 1 percent on Monday in volatile trading, led by gains in index heavyweights HDFC Bank Ltd HDBK.NS and consumer goods giants Hindustan Unilever Ltd HLL.NS and ITC Ltd ITC.NS .The benchmark BSE index .BSESN ended 1.07 percent higher at 35,354.08, while the broader NSE index .NSEI climbed 0.97 percent higher to 10,628.60.Hindustan Unilever jumped near...Read More
CAIRO - Saudi Arabia aims to raise the kingdom's mining revenues to $64 billion from $17 billion by 2030, Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday.Mining vast untapped reserves of bauxite, phosphate, gold, copper and uranium is key to the Saudi Arabia's efforts to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons.Studies indicate that the level of the likely geological reserves in the kingdom exc...Read More
Mining giant Rio Tinto, (ASX, LON:RIO) has agreed to sell its controlling stake in R??ssing Uranium in Namibia to a state-backed Chinese company, in a deal that could bring up to $106.5 million to the world's second largest miner's coffers.The Anglo-Australian miner will initially receive $6.5 million for its almost 69% stake in R??ssing Uranium Limited, which owns the namesake mine, from China Na...Read More
RAPAPORT... Will the holiday season bring joy to wholesalers andmanufacturers? Traditionally, the industry looks to the fourth quarter to turna profit, but some are taking a longer view in hopes of making the holidayspart of a 12-month business."All barometers point to a strong holiday season," saysRonnie VanderLinden, president of New York-based diamond manufacturer Diamex,as well as of the Diamo...Read More