Canadian miners continued going down the slippery slope in the last three months of 2018 due mostly to weak commodity prices, triggered by a slowdown in China's economy near the end of the year, the latest report by Ernst & Young (EY) reveals.As a result, EY's Canadian Mining Eye index - which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior mi...Read More
Spanish Mountain Gold (TSXV: SPA) is one step closer to developing its namesake project in British Columbia following the acceptance by local First Nations of the results of an independent archaeological impact assessment.In a press release, Spanish Mountain said the survey found the investigated area to have sustained previous disturbance through extensive forestry-related and placer mining activ...Read More
Canada's Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX. NYSE: KL) announced today that management increased its consolidated three-year production guidance and improved its unit-cost guidance for 2019.In a press release, the miner said that there is potential for a million ounces in 2019 as guidance was increased to 920,000 - 1,000,000 ounces from the previously announced 740,000 - 800,000 ounces.For next year, Kirklan...Read More
Canada's Lundin Gold (TSX:LUG), the company that plans to kick off production at its Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador later this year, will boost exploration in the country thanks to C$40.5 million (about $30.8m) in financing secured this week.A syndicate of underwriters, co-led by GMP Securities and BMO Capital Markets, has agreed on a bought deal basis to buy 7.5 million shares at $5.40...Read More
The new campaign follows the 2018 release of an NI 43-101 resource update for the asset. Silver Bull Sierra Mojada ProjectSilver Bull Resources Inc. (SVB:TSX; SVBL:NYSE.MKT) announced in a news release it will soon commence an 8,000-meter surface drill program at its Sierra Mojada project in Coahuila, Mexico, which is highly prospective for silver and zinc.According to the company, the goal of t...Read More
A Haywood report presented Q4/18 and full-year 2018 results pre-merger and 2019 guidance post-merger for this miner. In a Feb. 14 research note, analyst Kerry Smith reported Barrick Gold Corp.'s (ABX:TSX; GOLD:NYSE) 2018 financials were a "slight miss," but 2019 guidance is "in line with our expectations." Smith summarized the salient figures. Barrick's 2018 cash flow was $1.94 billion, or $1.66...Read More
This Canadian company's current production, and the impact its new Nevada operation will have on the numbers, were addressed in a ROTH Capital Partners report. In a Feb. 8 research note, analyst Jake Sekelsky reported McEwen Mining Inc. (MUX:TSX; MUX:NYSE ) should reach first production by the end of February 2019 at Gold Bar, its open-pit, heap-leach operation in central Nevada. Currently, McEwe...Read More
Gregory Beischer, the president, director and CEO of Millrock Resources, and Chris Van Treeck, the company's senior geologist, speak to Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable about their varied projects, and discuss what their next-door neighbor's drilling in Alaska is finding.Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation today is Gregory Beischer, the president, director and CEO of Millrock Reso...Read More
"I know this can be difficult emotionally, and we hope he doesn't do anything terrible. We want to make this as diplomatic as possible. In the end, this is only a class 4 felony.Continue...Read More
Major Vietnamese integrated steel producer Formosa Ha Tinh Steel has increased its new hot-rolled coil offers by $40 per tonne for April-delivery and shipment cargoes due to the recent increases in raw materials costs.The producer's SAE1006 HRC is now on offer at $535 per tonne on a cif basis, up $40 per tonne from $495 per tonne cif for iMarch-shipment materials. And its SS400 and pipemaking...Read More
Reports are circulating that the U.S. and China are seemingly nearing a trade agreementA mostly downbeat round of economic data resulted in a risk-off session on Wall Street today, which only compounded concerns about the economy highlighted by yesterday's Fed meeting minutes. On top of a surprise drop in core capital goods orders in December, as well as disappointing numbers from the housing spac...Read More
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Major Chinese mills' daily crude steel output edged up in late January, but finished steel inventories dropped sharply.Members of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) produced crude steel at an average rate of 1.82 million tonnes per day during the last 11 days of January, up 0.55 % from 1.81...Read More
However, call buyers are active ahead of earnings next weekThe shares of Mylan NV (NASDAQ:MYL) are down 1% at $31.26 in afternoon trading. While the stock has surged since its late-December lows, MYL has encroached on a trendline that's had historically bearish implications, suggesting the security could be headed for its next leg lower. What's more, Mylan earnings are just around the corner.MYL...Read More
A major price-target from BTIG is also creating tailwinds for ZSAN stockStocks are headed for a loss as Wall Street weighs a concerning batch of economic data. Among individual names making notable moves are cybersecurity specialist Carbon Black Inc (NASDAQ:CBLK), athletic apparel maker Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UAA), and clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm Zosano Pharma Corp (NASDAQ:ZSAN). Here's...Read More
The stock just pulled back to a trendline with bullish implicationsExchange operator Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) has struggled to take off so far in 2019, yet to break past its year-to-date breakeven level. However, if history is any guide, this could present an intriguing buying opportunity for ICE bulls. More specifically, Intercontinental Exchange stock is now trading within one s...Read More
Eastern China's Shagang has increased the prices for its long steel products for orders booked in late February. The mill is selling its HRB400 16-25mm rebar at 3,950 yuan ($587) per tonne over the February 21-28 period, up 50 yuan per tonne from its last set of prices released on February 1,...Read More
By Avi Gilburt, ElliottWaveTrader.net There is an old Yiddish expression called a bubbe meise (pronounced my-seh). I guess the closest English interpretation of this expression would be a grandmother's tale, or in the common vernacular, an old-wives' tale.Of late, I am seeing a bubbe meise about the importance of central bank buying of gold, and it is making its rounds on websites all over the i...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold continues to trend with lower-lows, higher-highs. In a resistance area. The gold market is overbought. Gold stocks - $GDX - also back up into upper resistance and overbought as well. That does not mean in a downtrend...Read More
By: Ross Norman, Sharps PixleyGold's relative strength indicator is at the 73, highest since September 2011 - the month that gold hit an all-time high. This may suggest that gold is technically "overbought" just now, but it is also at a level we saw regularly back in the early 2000's when gold was starting a bull run with a 16% year on year increase, well before the Global Financial Crisis.There...Read More