This Canadian company aims to determine whether they are zone extensions or new gold discoveries. Great Bear Resources Ltd. (GBR:TSX.V; GTBDF:OTC) announced in a news release results from reconnaissance drilling to the west of the Dixie Hinge zone at its Dixie project in the Red Lake District of Ontario. Drilling consisted of two exploratory "fences" along the D2 fold axis, 150 meters (150m) and...Read More
Judson Culter, CEO of Rover Metals, speaks with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable about historical exploration on his company's properties, as well as current exploration plans. Maurice Jackson: Welcome to Proven and Probable. I'm your host, Maurice Jackson, and joining us for our conversation is Judson Culter, the CEO and director of Rover Metals Corp. (ROVR:TSX.V;ROVMF:OTCQB). Mr. Culter,...Read More
It's amazing what just talking it out can achieve. After a parade of insults, suspect numbers and pitch decks, Barrick Gold Corp. and Newmont Mining Corp. have agreed to a deal. It isn't the deal Barrick originally pushed for; namely, a hostile full takeover of its rival. Instead, they will holster their Excel models and form a partnership in the one asset anyone really cares about: their Nevad...Read More
SEMAFO (TSX: SMF) (OMX: SMF) and Savary Gold (TSX-V: SCA) announced today that they have entered into a definitive combination agreement pursuant to which SEMAFO will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Savary not already owned by it.In a press release, the companies explained that the transaction is being carried out by way of a three-cornered amalgamation, which will be vo...Read More
The Chinese domestic ferro-silicon price rebounded last week on short covering due to market worries about a fall in supply the week before, while the European price fell by ?,?10 ($11) per tonne after a recent tender for second-quarter delivery was settled below the spot market price. China market jumps more than 5%Supply worries grip the marketEurope price drops after Q2 settlementUS market drop...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) has officially dropped its hostile takeover offer for U.S. rival Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) in favour of a friendly deal to create a joint-venture that will combine the two companies' assets in Nevada.The world's two biggest gold miners have operated independently in Nevada for decades, but had been unable to reach an agreement on a way to co-operate unti...Read More
Strong demand for vanadium as a result of China's revised rebar standard is likely to boost vanadium price momentum again this year, industry speakers said at Fastmarkets' Asian Ferro-Alloys conference in Hong Kong taking place on March 10-11. Global vanadium production is estimated to reach 103,564 tonnes in 2019, up 14% from 90,500 tonnes in 2018, Mark Smith, chief executive officer of Largo Res...Read More
Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining, (ASX: NCM) is acquiring a 70% joint-venture interest in Imperial Metals' (TSX: III) Red Chris copper and gold mine, located in British Columbia, Canada, as part of an ongoing push by the world's top bullion miners to get even bigger.The Melbourne-based company, which is also the world's No. 3 gold producer by market value, is paying Imperial $806...Read More
Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM), the South American country's largest underground gold and silver producer, has increased the mineral resource and reserve estimate for its Segovia mine, located in the northwestern Antioquia mining district.The operation, acquired by Gran Colombia in 2010, has 4% more mineable reserves than what the company had detected by the end of 2017. They now sit at 1.9 millio...Read More
Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia increased during the past week on higher offers and bids, although trading remained sluggish due to the persistent bid-offer mismatch.Fastmarkets' weekly import price assessment for slab imports to Southeast Asia and East Asia was at $475-495 per tonne cfr on Monday March 11, up $15 per tonne from a week earlier.One cargo from the Common...Read More
Big gains from Apple and Nvidia helped boost stocksThe Dow explored a 453-point range on both sides of breakeven, eventually settling near its session highs as an analyst-induced surge for Apple (AAPL) offset Boeing's (BA) really bad day. An unexpected rise in January retail sales and Nvidia's (NVDA) well-received M&A news only strengthened bulls' resolve, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq spending the...Read More
By: Ed SteerYESTERDAY in GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM and PALLADIUMThe gold price edged quietly sideways once trading began at 6:00 p.m. EST on Thursday evening in New York -- and that lasted until around 9:20 a.m. China Standard Time on their Friday morning. It began to head higher from there -- and that lasted until shortly before 9:30 a.m. in London. It crept quietly lower from that juncture un...Read More
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If the central economic planners (CEP) lose control and the fiat monetary balance is broken, where do you hide! In the most recent years the pendulum as held firm on the side of the CEPs and central bank put (Greenspan Put, Bernanke Put, Yellen Put, Powell Put [just]) was (and is) a real thing. Now in 2019, after being sold the story the easy monetary policy can end and return to normal. The...Read More
Fed Chair Jerome Powell continues to express optimism over the U.S. economyDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are getting clobbered this morning, trading nearly 200 points below fair value, in the wake of a deadly crash of a Boeing (BA) 737 Max 8 airplane operated by Ethiopian Airlines over the weekend. This is the second fatal crash involving the aircraft in six months. The blue-chip ind...Read More
A Boeing supplier is deep in the red today, tooThe Dow is ready to snap its five-day losing streak thanks to a big day from the tech sector. Among stocks making notable moves lower today are online family care marketplace Care.com Inc (NYSE:CRCM), aircraft components maker Triumph Group Inc (NYSE: TGI), and marijuana concern Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON). Here's a quick look at what's got the...Read More
The two companies announced a three-year research collaborationThe shares of Seres Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MCRB) are up 22.5% to trade at $6.26, after the microbiome specialist announced a three-year research collaboration with AstraZeneca (AZN) to study how microbiomes may impact the response to cancer treatments. The surge -- which has MCRB stock near the top of the Nasdaq -- has sparked unusua...Read More
UDR doesn't see much action from options traders but speculators may want to take noticeUDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in luxury apartments, and its stock is up 30% in the past year. However, brokerage firm RBC set a price target of $45 on Friday, and though this is higher than its previous target of $42, it offers no upside for UDR shares, which were la...Read More
The stock just went public in SeptemberThe shares of Urovant Sciences Ltd (NASDAQ:UROV) are up 1.9% to trade at $13.30 today, after analysts at H.C. Wainwright launched coverage with a "buy" rating. What's more, the brokerage firm set a Street-high price target of $28 for UROV, representing more than double the equity's current price -- and twice its initial public offering (IPO) price of $14. The...Read More