RAPAPORT... US e-commerce spending fell in April to its lowest this year amid rising interest rates and continued inflation, according to Adobe Analytics."As the cost of borrowing and economic uncertainty rises for consumers, we are beginning to see the early impact on both online inflation and spend," said Patrick Brown, vice president of growth marketing and insights for Adobe.Shoppers shelled o...Read More
RAPAPORT... A 228-carat stone made history as the largest white diamond ever to sell at auction, raking in nearly $22 million at Christie's Magnificent Jewels in Geneva.The pear-shaped, 228.31-carat, G-color, VS1-clarity diamond, called The Rock, fetched $21.9 million at the May 11 auction, within its presale estimate of $20 million to $30 million, Christie's said Wednesday. It beat the previous r...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The largest white diamond ever auctioned sold yesterday for $21.9m at Christie's Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva.The 228.31-ct G/VS1 pear-shaped gem, called The Rock, beat its low estimate of $20m, but fell short of the $30m high estimate.The record auction price for a white diamond remains with a 163.41-ct D/IF Type IIa rectangular cut-cornered diamond, which sold at Christ...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Pandora today announced plans to build a $100m factory in Vietnam, as part of a plan to boost its total production capacity by 60 per cent.It will create 6,000 jobs, producing up to 60m jewelry items a year.The Danish jeweler, best known for its charm bracelets, aims to double revenue in the US and treble it in China (both from 2019 levels). The new factory in Vietnam will su...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A pure platinum coin weighing 1kg, and set with 462 fancy vivid pink diamonds (6.5 tcw) from the Argyle mine is to be auctioned.The one-off creation is the highlight of the Royal Canadian Mint's Opulence Collection, featuring gems from the iconic Australian mine that closed in November 2020.There are 436 coins altogether, using a total of 46.7 carats of Argyle pinks.The Ultima...Read More
Predictive Discovery to forge a golden future in GuineaSPONSOREDpredictive discoveryOreCorp prepares to deliver Tanzania's next big gold mineSPONSOREDorecorpIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixArrow Minerals on the gold discovery path in West AfricaSPONSOREDarrow mineralsThe International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) 28 member companies are pioneering the init...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower at 7:30 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures were down 17 points in pre-opening trade.April Producer Price Index to be released at 8:30 AM EDT is expected to increase 0.5% versus a gain of 1.4% in March. On a year-over-year basis, April Producer Price Index is expected to increase 10.7% versus a gain of 11.2% in March. Excluding food and energy April Producer Price Inde...Read More
Africa is home to bountiful reserves of metals such as gold, copper, and lithium. The continent also offers mineral exploration and development companies with large areas of underexplored terrain as well as several mining-friendly jurisdictions looking to harness mining revenues for development purposes. Here are eight miners active within Africa.ASANTE GOLDThe mill at the Bibiani gold mine, in Gh...Read More
Vale, one of the world's biggest producers of iron ore and nickel, has been in the news a lot lately. The Brazilian miner has been making strikes towards "green" credentials on the nickel side - making deals to supply low-carbon nickel to Sweden's Northvolt and to EV market leader Tesla. On the iron ore side, it's building a "green" pig iron plant in Brazil that will be the first to use its Tecno...Read More
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has inked a joint venture deal with base-metals focused junior Arc Minerals (LSE: ARCMA) to explore for copper and cobalt in Zambia, marking the first new investment the global miner makes in the country in about two decades.Arc Minerals said Anglo American will take 70% of the JV for an aggregate investment of up to US$88.5 million, including a cash consideration of up t...Read More
Manganese X Energy (TSXV: MN; OTC: MNXXF) has delivered a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its wholly-owned Battery Hill project located near Woodstock, N.B., demonstrating the potential for a low-capital, long-life manganese mine operation in North America.The study expects the project to produce about 68,000 tonnes of high-purity manganese sulphate over a 47-year mine life. At...Read More
Precious metal producer Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) will invest about $200 million to build the Posse gold mine in Brazil, a project added to its portfolio last year through the acquisition of Amarillo Gold.Speaking at a mining conference in Peru, chief executive officer Ignacio Bustamante said the company expects to start production at the mine, located in Brazil's central state of Go?-as, in...Read More
Russia's war on Ukraine is dividing the global order along fault lines, and Africa risks being caught in the middle, the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba heard this week.Veracity Worldwide CEO Steven Fox told the conference that Russia's invasion of Ukraine had triggered an increased focus on geopolitical factors that had once been the topic of polite conversation among corporate leaders."This is...Read More
Financial Times writers Oliver Telling, Benjamin Parkin and Emiko Terazono reported yesterday that,Read full newsRead More
Usha Resources (TSXV:USHA,OTCQB:USHA,FSE:JO0) CEO Deepak Varshney discusses the company's three key projects, touching on its new option for 100-percent acqu...Read full newsRead More
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Dear Outsider,An interesting trade came across my desk yesterday.My colleague showed me how he's profiting from all the volatility going on this week.I'll share that with you if you stick with me.And I'll spare you too much of the Fed talk since you're probably getting it from every angle of Google's algorithm right now.But it's important to remember a few key points about the implications of rate...Read More
The five main zinc assets are Aktigiruq, Anarraaq and Su-Lik zinc assets all in Alaska and the Cirque zinc asset in Canada (50% owned by Korea Zinc) and Teena in Northern Territory Australia.Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - Discovery Silver Corp. [DSV-TSXV; DSVSF-OTCQX] reported results from 19 holes from its phase 2 drill program on its 100%-owned flagship Cordero silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico. The current set of results includes resource upgrade drilling for the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS), planned for Q4 and expansion drilling of the PEA open pit and the resource pit.Highlights in...Read More
Share this article VANCOUVER - Great Bear Royalties Corp [GBRR-TSXV] on Friday announced changes to the composition of its board of directors and senior management team. The company also released an update on the Great Bear gold project in northwest Ontario, which was acquired in February, 2022, by Kinross Gold Corp. (K-TSX, KGC-NYSE) via the $1.8 billion acquisition of Great Bear Resources Ltd...Read More