Goldcorp has revealed the names of the three finalists that will pitch their ideas to the panel of judges at the #DisruptMining live finale Sunday, March 3 in Toronto. The event will be co-hosted by KPMG.The finalists - who are competing for the opportunity to negotiate up to $1 million investment in the winning technology - are:Anaconda Mining for its revolutionary drilling approach to narrow vei...Read More

* Carney: BoE to give whatever help it can if no-deal Brexit * Limits to ability of bank to support economy - Carney * BoE to speed up liquidity operations around Brexit date * Some MPC members sound cautious about post-Brexit response (Adds comments, background)By William Schomberg and David MillikenLONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor MarkCarney said on Tuesday the BoE would proba...Read More

OceanaGold Corp. (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) has published an initial resource estimate for its high-grade discovery at WKP, 10 km north of its Waihi gold mine in New Zealand.WKP contains 234,000 ounces of gold and 296,000 ounces of silver in the East Graben vein contained within 0.41 million indicated tonnes grading 18 grams gold per tonne and 22.7 grams silver per tonne.OceanaGold intends to drill 14,5...Read More

Anaconda Mining (TSX: ANX; US-OTC: ANXGF) began a feasibility study on Goldboro in February that it expects to finish by the end of 2019. The study will incorporate results from 22,000 metres of diamond drilling the company completed in 2017 and 2018 as well as the ongoing bulk sample, and an updated mineral resource the company expects to table in 2019's third quarter.The company tabled an update...Read More

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The man proposing to buy Newmont Mining Corp. in the world's biggest gold takeover is the same person who was blamed for the deal falling apart five years ago - Barrick Gold Corp. Chairman John Thornton.On Monday, Barrick went hostile in its bid to acquire Newmont in a $17.8 billion bid that values the Colorado-based gold miner at an 8 percent discount to Friday's close. The offer was blasted by N...Read More

The explorer and developer intends to accelerate the schedule by one month. Victoria Gold Corp. (VIT:TSX.V) announced in a news release that construction of its Eagle gold mine is 75% complete after 1.2 million hours of work were put into it. The company is currently focusing on the mine starter pit along with the crushing, heap-leach and gold recovery facilities. "We are rapidly turning our att...Read More

The company commissioned the study as part of its independent third-party validation program. An independent study of Enviroleach Technologies Inc.'s (ETI:CSE; EVLLF:OTCQB) extracting formulas achieved gold recoveries of over 93%, announced the company in a February 20 news release.EnviroLeach Technologies commissioned the study to AuTec a respected full-service metallurgical testing lab and pilo...Read More

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), a London-based industry group representing 27 major companies, said Tuesday it would set an independent panel of experts in charge of developing a global standard for tailings facilities to be followed by its members.The set of rules, it said, will be based on a review of current best practices in the industry, including key aspects such as a...Read More

The British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources announced this week it will now have two expanded mining divisions: the Mines Health, Safety and Enforcement Division and the Mines Competitiveness and Authorizations Division.The Canadian province is resource-rich, and home to Vancouver, the mining junior capital of the world.In a press release, the Ministry said that the new...Read More

Following the publication of modest 2018 results, when gold production barely reached the lower end of a guidance range of 35,000 to 40,000 ounces, Fiore Gold (TSXV: F) reported that its Pan mine in Nevada is expected to perform better in 2019.This week, the company issued a press release revealing that the open-pit operation located near the town of Eureka produced 9,765 ounces of gold in the fir...Read More

Canada's Barrick Gold's (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) hostile $17.8 billion bid for rival Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) could free up a group of assets the combined company would no longer consider key, such as their Kalgoorlie super pit 50/50 joint-venture in Western Australia.After launching the offer on Monday, Barrick chief executive officer Mark Bristow said he had already been contacted by parties that...Read More

Shares in Mexico-focused precious metals miner Fresnillo (LON:FRES) took a hit Tuesday after the company warned of possible lower prices, higher inflation and worsening foreign exchange rates in 2019.The company also disappointed investors by missing its long-term production target of 65 million ounces of silver, due mainly to lower than expected grades at its Fresnillo and Saucito mines.There we...Read More

Wall Street considered ugly housing data and a strong consumer confidence report U.S. stocks traded on both sides of breakeven today, as traders digested earnings, economic data, and commentary from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The Dow ultimately ended lower, on Home Depot's (HD) poor earnings reaction and an analyst-induced Caterpillar (CAT) pullback, while tech strength couldn't keep the Nasdaq and...Read More

Credit Suisse just slashed its price target to $16 from $17A price-target cut from Credit Suisse to $16 from $17 in the wake of the company's fourth-quarter earnings report has Range Resources Corp. (NYSE:RRC) stock slipping today. The energy shares are now now trading down 5% at $10.46. This negative price action echoes the stock's longer-term trend, with RRC shedding over 50% from its mid-Oct...Read More

The stock is down almost 8% todayWhile the U.S. stock market is struggling for direction today, there are several individual names making notable moves, including big-cap bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), nutritional supplement retailer Vitamin Shoppe Inc (NYSE:VSI), and document database provider MongoDB Inc. (NASDAQ:MDB). Here's a quick roundup of what's moving the shares of JPM, VSI, and MD...Read More

Lowe's is slated to report earnings tomorrow morning Next in line in the earnings confessional is Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) -- the home improvement name is slated to report its fourth-quarter results before the market opens tomorrow, Feb. 27. LOW shares are suffering today, however, after competitor Home Depot (HD)revealed a disappointing full-year forecast. At last check, the retailer is...Read More

A judge ordered Musk to respond to the SEC motion by March 11Controversy follows Elon Musk like a moth to light. Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked that the Tesla CEO be held in contempt over tweets that seemingly violated his fraud settlement. Today, a judge ordered Musk respond to the SEC motion by March 11. The order from the U.S. judge comes after Musk tweeted out...Read More

Barrick wants to buy Newmont. Trump wants a deal with China. Palladium wants to fly into space. And what does gold want?Will Barrick and Newmont Create Gold Monster?Do you remember our January 24, 2019 edition of the Gold News Monitor? We analyzed in that report the historic transaction in the bullion industry, i.e. the Newmont Mining’s purchase of Goldcorp, which will create the world&rsquo...Read More

AAL stock just ran into a bearish technical indicator The shares of American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) have taken a beating since hitting their peak of $59.08 in January last year. Since then, the shares have been in a channel of lower highs and lows. And while AAL stock has gained roughly 27% since bottoming out at two-year lows of $28.81 on Jan. 3, its next leg lower could be just around t...Read More