The controlling shareholder of Polyus, Russia's largest gold producer, said on Wednesday it would sell a 3.5 percent stake in the company via an accelerated bookbuilding (ABB).The controlling shareholder is Polyus Gold International Ltd (PGIL), owned by Said Kerimov, son of Russian tycoon Suleiman Kerimov.PGIL, which currently owns 82.4 percent of Polyus, plans to sell 4.67 million shares. After t...Read More
ISIS has claimed it kidnapped and killed a Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso three months ago, according to the latest issue of the propaganda newsletter Al-Naba, circulated last week.Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Kirk Woodman, vice-president of exploration for private gold explorer Progress Minerals, was found dead on Jan. 16 in rural Burkina Faso, after having been abducted a day earlier.Propagan...Read More
Saudi Arabian Mining Co. wants to more than double gold output within five years.Maaden, as the state-backed company is known, plans to boost gold output from about 415,000 ounces this year to one million by 2025, Chief Executive Officer Darren Davis said in an interview. That would catapult the oil-rich kingdom from a marginal gold producer to one of the world's top-20 suppliers.Maaden will boost...Read More
There's a time for gold stocks to rally... and a time for consolidation and retracement. Please click here now. We have joy, we have fun, we have gold price seasonality in the sun?To view seasonality on the daily gold chart, please click here now. Double-click to enlarge.The COMEX price of gold is determined mainly by commercial bank traders and hedge funds reacting to physical market supply...Read More
Despite gold pulling back sharply since mid-February 2019 to be trading at around US$1,287 per ounce, there are signs that the metal is due to rally yet again. This provides investors with the opportunity to boost their exposure to gold by acquiring development-stage miner Great Bear Resources (TSX:GBR). Even after gaining 38% since the start of 2019 compared to gold's modest 1% increase, the min...Read More
Silver stocks are down at the moment, with value opportunities opening up in some of the biggest precious metals miners on the TSX. With higher silver prices expected later in the year, here are four bargains for capital gains investors looking for upside.Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX:FVI)(NYSE:FSM)Down 12.45% in the last five days at the time of writing, Fortuna Silver Mines made one of the biggest m...Read More
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has enamoured stock market investors since it went public in 2010. While it still has some skeptics, its 1,000% rise in under a decade has quieted many critics.Still, massive concerns remain, largely related to its ability to scale production faster than any other auto manufacturer in history. Plus, there are no assurances that it can do this while generating an adequate rate...Read More
Americas Silver Corp.'s (TSE: USA) stock was up over 23% Thursday, after announcing that Sandstorm Gold Royalties is making a $42.5 million investment in the company to fund the restart of Relief Canyon gold mine, 160 km northeast of Reno. The investment includes a $25 million gold stream and royalty on the Relief Canyon mine when it reopens, a $10 million convertible debenture, and a $7.5 millio...Read More
The outlook has improved for Pretium Resources, (TSE: PVG). The miner's shares climbed nearly 9% Thursday, after announcing "robust economics" and plans to ramp-up production, exploration, and resource numbers at its Brucejack gold-silver mine in British Columbia.The Brucejack mine is increasing throughput to 3,800 tonnes per day, up from 2,700 tonnes per day over the course of the year - a 4...Read More
Toronto's Anaconda Mining has boosted its management team with the appointment of Kevin Bullock as CEO. With more than 30 years of capital markets and senior mining experience, he was a founder of Volta Resources. Dustin Angelo will retain the title of company president.Champion Iron of Montreal has named David Cataford its CEO. He joined the company in 2014 as VP engineering and was named COO in...Read More
Apr 04, 2019 Guest(s): Keith Neumeyer A major bid, most likely from central banks, is coming onto the market for gold and is affecting silver in a positive way, said Keith Neumeyer, CEO of First Majestic Silver. "I want to see silver really break through $17.50 to $18.00 [an ounce]. I think that's kind of the key number. We did test that level in early 2018 and it failed and it got all the way...Read More
Not-so-good news about higher costs and capex estimates in an updated prefeasibility study this week for Alacer Gold Corp.'s (TSX: ASR; ASX: AQG) Gediktepe project in Turkey were partly offset by good news of a 117% jump in the project's indicated resource.Gediktepe's Ardich deposit is about six km northeast of Alacer's 80%-owned ????pler open-pit mine and is the company's highest priority develop...Read More
New assays from four holes Anaconda Mining (TSX: ANX) drilled as part of its metallurgical drill program at its Goldboro gold project in Nova Scotia confirm the continuity of several high grade zones over as much as 40 metres.The drilling focused on the project's EG gold system. Highlights from the program include 42.85 grams gold over 3.8 metres from 66 metres downhole including 316.76 grams gold...Read More
There's a time for gold stocks to rally... and a time for consolidation and retracement. Please click here now. We have joy, we have fun, we have gold price seasonality in the sun?To view seasonality on the daily gold chart, please click here now. Double-click to enlarge.The COMEX price of gold is determined mainly by commercial bank traders and hedge funds reacting to physical market supply...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average finishes up Thursday after White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said "good headway" had been made in trade talks between the U.S. and China. Tesla (TSLA - Get Report) fell sharply after the electric carmaker reported disappointing first-quarter deliveries. Constellation Brands (STZ - Get...Read More
Antofagasta Minerals, a subsidiary of London-headquartered Antofagasta plc, has secured $1.3 billion in financing for the expansion of its Los Pelambres refined copper unit, 300km north of Santiago in Chile.Antofagasta Minerals aims to increase its annual copper concentrate production at the unit by 40,000 tonnes during the first year of operations, ramping up to an extra 70,000 tonnes p...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were lower across the board at the close of trading on Thursday April 4, with an uptick in the dollar index capping upward moves while a marginal uptick in LME stocks this morning also provided a headwind to price action. The dollar index reached a high of 97.34 over the day's trading, spurring unfavorable conditions for commodity investment. The ind...Read More
Comex copper prices failed to hold onto Wednesday's increase with a stronger US dollar weighing on the base metals complex on Thursday April 4. The copper price for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 3.85 cents to $2.9100 per lb. Hopes of an imminent trade deal between the United States and China boosted sentiment across commodities markets, including t...Read More
"At the exact time that the one asset is supposed to defend against reckless Fed monetary policies should be going higher, it's going the opposite way...and you're telling me this isnt' a manipulated market?"The current period reminds of 2008. The price of gold was overtly manipulated lower ahead of the de facto collapse of the financial system. It's highly probable the Central Banks are once...Read More
Manganese ore exports from South Africa increased by 14% year on year to reach a record 1.61 million tonnes in March, shipping data shows.The total also represents a 13% increase compared with February 2019. The vast bulk of material went to China, which accepted just over 1 million tonnes, also a 14% year-on-year increase and an 11% month-on-month...Read More