Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell developed a technique that uses only water, carbon dioxide and cobalt metal particles that have surface nanostructures measuring billionths of a meter in size, to produce hydrogen on demand at relatively low temperature and pressure and to use to power the next generation of electric vehicles.According to David K. Ryan, the project's principal...Read More

The world's top diamond producer by output, Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), ran an experiment at its Zapolyarnaya pipe, which is a part of the Verkhne-Munskoye deposit in the west of Yakutia, and found that the area has the potential to become one of its richest in large diamonds deposits.The test, which took place from March 11 to March 15, 2019, consisted in feeding the processing plant N12 in the town of Ud...Read More

The world's top diamond producer by output, Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), ran an experiment at its Zapolyarnaya pipe, which is a part of the Verkhne-Munskoye deposit in the west of Yakutia, and found that the area has the potential to become one of its richest in large diamonds deposits.The test, which took place from March 11 to March 15, 2019, consisted in feeding the processing plant N12 in the town of Ud...Read More

British-based trading and investment group Energy Financing Team (EFT) said on Saturday it will take its 300 megawatt (MW) Stanari coal-fired power plant in northern Bosnia offline for a 35-day overhaul from March 25.The Stanari power plant in Doboj is the first privately-funded power plant in the Western Balkans which came online in 2016. It produced 2,056 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity in 2...Read More

Rio Tinto, the world's No. 2 iron ore miner, said on Sunday it was suspending rail operations in the Pilbara region and mining at the Robe Valley operations in Western Australia as a severe tropical cyclone hit the state's far north.The suspension comes after Rio, BHP, and Fortescue on Thursday cleared their ships from ports ahead of Cyclone Veronica, which reached land south of Port Hedland, the...Read More

The next financial bubble burst could be so massive, it even takes out gold. One economist is making a very bold prediction.This man says that the colossal financial bubble that exists in today's economy is stretching closer and closer to its breaking point.And when it does pop -- soon, very soon -- it's not only going to take out the entire stock market... it'll absolutely crush other assets too....Read More

ENDEAVOUR ACHIEVES FIRST GOLD POUR AT ITY CIL PROJECT 4 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE View News Release in PDF HIGHLIGHTS Over 8.5 million man-hours have been worked without a lost time injury The ...Read full newsRead More

ENDEAVOUR ACHIEVES FIRST GOLD POUR AT ITY CIL PROJECT 4 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE View News Release in PDF HIGHLIGHTS Over 8.5 million man-hours have been worked without a lost time injury The ...Read full newsRead More

You can support Tommy here: www.freetommy.co.ukPlease view the full article: https://www.tr.news/the-british-deep-...Isn't it ironic that organisations like 'Resisting Hate' and 'Hope Not Hate' advocate and practice the very thing they allege they disavow? It doesn't take a psychologist to see what is going on here.Read More

Transport and agri stocks might make an unusual pairing, but for investors overly exposed to the usual mix of financials and utilities, the following unlikely tag team would add instant diversification to a TSX index portfolio. While these stocks aren’t the kinds of high-performance tickers beloved of capital gains investors, their inclusion in a portfolio could add a little extra defensiven...Read More

It can be really hard to find stocks that are undervalued during a time when stocks are finally starting to steer in the upward direction again.Investors tend to lean towards exciting stocks to take advantage of this upward movement, like cannabis or even oil and gas. But I want to take you in another, less expensive direction.There are two types of production that are increasingly growing in dema...Read More

Gold can be a good hedge in periods of stock market volatility.We are at the late stage of the economic cycle. Usually, at this point in time, having a defensive positioning in an asset like gold is a good move. Interest rates will eventually start to tip down as the economy slows down, and that's when you want to have a hedge in a product like gold.The gold price is now trading above US$1,300 per...Read More

The data-focused investor looking for solid materials stocks for a long-term position have plenty to get excited about at the moment. However, finding more than a few materials stocks on the TSX index that cover all bases is a tough task; while a dividend yield might be high in one stock, its outlook may be dim, while another stock may have a great track record, but high debt. Still, let's take a...Read More

Jim, Evan and Phil break down the watershed FOMC meeting this past week. Jim provides his updated reading list.1:00 A startling announcement5:15 2003 redux10:08 E-Z money in the economy15:30 "Tools" and "frameworks" and "challenges"James "Jim" Grant is an American writer and publisher and the founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly journal of the financial markets. He is the aut...Read More

Gold & silver should have responded to the Fed's reversal in a much more bullish way, yet the metals are looking pretty cheap right now. Matt explains...by Matt from Silver Fortune via Silver FortuneAfter the predictable dovish turn from the Fed, silver and gold should have responded in a much more bullish way. Read More

RAPAPORT... Jeweler Coronet has achieved a new Guinness World Record for themost diamonds set on a watch, it said Friday. The watch, named Mudan, which is Chinese for peony -the "king of flowers" in Chinese culture - features 15,858 diamonds,weighing a combined 50.01 carats. The piece is set in 18-karat gold, and has a 3-D dial painted by jeweler and artist Reena Ahluwalia to look like a diam...Read More

RAPAPORT... The devaluation of the Canadian dollar pushed Mountain Province to a loss in 2018, even as sales grew strongly in the first full year of commercial operations at the Gahcho Ku?(C) mine.The miner reported a net loss of CAD 18.9 million ($14.1million), compared with a profit of CAD 17.2 million ($12.8 million) in 2017,it said last week. The miner sells rough in US dollars, but...Read More

RAPAPORT... Tiffany & Co. reported its best ever annual sales in 2018, despite the challenging economic environment that caused a slowdown in the fourth quarter. "In 2018...net sales surpassed levels not seen since 2014," said Tiffany CEO Alessandro Bogliolo. "Softer trends in the second half of the year reflected, in part, what we believe were external challenges and uncertaint...Read More

RAPAPORT... A twin-stone blue diamond ring will be the top lot at nextmonth's Christie's New York auction, with a presale estimate of $6 million to $8million. The piece, bearing two pear modified brilliant-cut, fancy-vivid-blue, VS2-clarity diamonds weighing 3.06 and 2.61 carats, will go underthe hammer at the Magnificent Jewels sale on April 16, the auction house saidlast week. Christie's w...Read More

Alrosa predicts that the Zapolyarnaya pipe in its Verkhne-Munskoye diamond deposit in west Yakutia may become one of its richest sources for large diamonds. During a week-long experiment conducted earlier this month, about 100,000 tons of ore from the Zapolyarnaya pipe was processed with the goal to establish the quality, color and clarity grades of the diamonds samples and to assess the cost per...Read More