Most economic activities were halted in Mexico in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the deputy secretary of work at the national level for the Confederation of Mexican Workers, Javier Villarreal, is asking the federal government to include mining in its list of essential services so that operations can resume in May.The union leader, speaking to the newspaper El Universal, said activiti...Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.21%, or 523.12 points, to 24,242.49 during the April 13-17 trading week, and the S&P 500 advanced 3.04%, or 84.74 points, to 2,874.56. Spot gold finished at US$1,686.50 per oz., a 0.05% increase, after touching a high of nearly US$1,740 per oz. on April 17.Yamana Gold's shares climbed US54 ? to US$4.26. The company announced it would resume operations at the...Read More
Nickel prices jumped to their highest in more than a month on Monday after mining company Vale slashed its annual output target for the stainless steel ingredient due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.Read full newsRead More
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(Kitco News) - SSR Mining Inc.'s (NASDAQ, TSX: SSRM) three operations combined to produce over 107,000 gold-equivalent ounces during the January-M...Read full newsRead More
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms. Founded in 2011, Zoom...Read More
OCS.ca is the only legal online retailer of recreational cannabis in Ontario. The Ontario Cannabis Store offers a variety of products including dried flower, pre-rolls, oils, edibles, vapes, extracts, CBD and THC capsules and accessories. For adults 19 years of age or older.Read full newsRead More
"$CBL $MAC $SPG - COVID-19 Crisis: Geographical Risk Assessment Of The Retail REITs Industry. https://t.co/Yj2o8hGI96 #business #markets #investing"Read full newsRead More
"The traffic in commercial areas is decreasing and local shops are struggling to survive. To regain their position..in the current economic landscape local businesses must imperatively adopt a digital shift#ComingSoon #FlipNPik #Geecko #MomentumStockshttps://t.co/9t7NIWGfmu"Read full newsRead More
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Metals stocks come in a range of shapes and sizes. As such, they satisfy a variety of buying strategies. There is something for every investor in this field. The biggest names offer sturdy passive income. Smaller names offer steep positive momentum. Then you have the safe-haven assets of gold and, to a lesser extent, silver. The green economy is booming, meanwhile, and driving demand for copper, l...Read More
As the price of gold continues to hit multi-year highs, investors have been increasingly looking to take positions in gold stocks. Gold is a proven hedge against recessions and bear markets. The stock market crash of 2020 is no different. Thus far, the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index is up 17.21% in 2020. It is far outperforming the 15.84% loss posted by the S&P/TSX Composite Index. It is t...Read More
Raw material fed into the sorting process Image from Tomra. With a positive outlook for the quartz market, the challenge for mining companies servicing this sector lies in the purity of this mineral. Customers in the metallurgical and engineered stone industries require a reliable supply of quartz at a consistent purity.Tomra's patented multi-channel laser sorting technology seeks to unlock the...Read More
We've been warning about negative rates for years.Well, it's taken a little bit longer than expected, but they're finally here.Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills turned negative in late March, when one-month T-Bills were trading at a negative yield of minus-15 basis points.So it's already happening, somewhat naturally as demand for the perceived safety of U.S. Treasuries surges. But negat...Read More
View inside a tele-remote cabin Image from RCT. RCT, a company specializing in autonomous solutions, has completed a customized tele-remote project at the Ridder underground Tishinsky copper mine in Kazakhstan. RCT's ControlMaster Teleremote solution can be tailored to a mine's site-specific requirements.RCT worked with the local Caterpillar dealer to install and commission its ControlMaster au...Read More
Troilus project. (Image courtesy of UrbanGold Minerals) Troilus Gold (TSE: TLG) has reported assay results from two holes completed at the Southwest zone, 3.5 km northeast of the existing deposit within the 160-sq.-km Troilus project, located northeast of the Val-d'Or district of Quebec. The drill highlights include 73 metres of 1.56 g/t gold equivalent in hole TLG-ZSW20-189 and 6 metres of 1.23...Read More
The Sakami project is located 500km north of Val-d'Or, pictured here. (Image by Tobie Charette Eltobito, Wikimedia Commons). Drill results from Quebec Precious Metals' wholly-owned 140-sq.-km Sakami project, 570 km north of Val d'Or, Quebec, suggest a new mineralized zone, the La Pointe Extension area. This zone has been traced over approximately 900 metres of strike, to a depth of 215 metres w...Read More
Image from Shanta Gold. Shanta Gold has announced gold production of 20,167 ounces in Q1, up from 19,550 in the previous quarter.The company also reported that is on track to meet its full-year production guidance of between 80,000 ounces and 85,000 ounces of gold. The New Luika gold mine in Tanzania continues to perform above nameplate capacity, with 174, 069 tonnes milled in the first quarter...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday April 21 that are worth another look.The lockdowns imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic were offering automotive manufacturers a rare opportunity to take a step back and to re-evaluate their long-term strategies, the chief executive officer of Eurasian Resources Group has said.Italian long steel producer Alfa Acciai Group has resum...Read More