Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO), the world's second largest miner, is recommending shareholders to vote against a resolution requiring the company to release its direct emissions details and strategies on how its greenhouse gas emissions and those of its customers can be cut.In a letter from chairman Simon Thompson, Rio urged investors to vote against the proposed rule change that would have the miner t...Read More

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO), the world's second largest miner, is recommending shareholders to vote against a resolution requiring the company to release its direct emissions details and strategies on how its greenhouse gas emissions and those of its customers can be cut.In a letter from chairman Simon Thompson, Rio urged investors to vote against the proposed rule change that would have the miner t...Read More

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO), the world's second largest miner, is recommending shareholders to vote against a resolution requiring the company to release its direct emissions details and strategies on how its greenhouse gas emissions and those of its customers can be cut.In a letter from chairman Simon Thompson, Rio urged investors to vote against the proposed rule change that would have the miner t...Read More

The price of gold retested the $1300 level last week.Aggressive futures short-selling on the Comex took the price of gold below $1300 on Thursday.I believe the long period of consolidation in the precious metals sector is finally ending.I sourced the chart below from a blog called The Macro Tourist. I added the title and the two yellow trend lines. The chart shows the daily price of gold since the...Read More

Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, the Index pulled back 6.5 points or 0.5% before closing at 1128.96.MACD rose 0.9 points to -4.37. RSI our near-term momentum measure fell 6 points to 44.9 which is quite low.Support is at 1120 and 1100. Resistance is at 1144 (20-day moving average) and 1160.Last week, copper ro...Read More

Published 23 Hours AgoUpdated10 Hours AgoReuters Leonhard Foeger | ReutersGold prices rose on Friday, recovering from the previous session's sharp fall, as the dollar dipped and mounting concerns about a slowdown in global economic growth boosted demand for the safe-haven bullion.Spot gold had gained by 0.33 percent to $1,305.11 per ounce, after shedding about 1 percent the day before. U.S. gold...Read More

Russian diamond miner Alrosa said on Monday studying whether it's viable to reopen it Mir mine which was shuttered in August 2017 due to flooding, would take more than 4 years.According to the state-controlled company the work requires deep level exploration down to -1,300 metres to confirm the mine's reserves and will cost about $30.3 million (RUB2 billion).Exploration are scheduled to be complet...Read More

Cryptojacking describes the creation of cryptocurrencies by a website that executes background mining software on a visitor's computer. Since mining is a very computing-intensive process, this can lead to reduced battery life on mobile devices. The cryptojacked computer runs at full speed, the battery drains quickly, and the profit goes to the attackers. The St. P??lten UAS has now developed the f...Read More

BALTIMORE, March 14, Mar 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- All amounts expressed in U.S. dollars On March 11, 2019, Barrick Gold Corporation GOLD(ABX)...Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - Graphite One Inc. (TSX-V:GPH | OTCQX:GPHOF) ("Graphite One" or the "Company") is now trading under the new name and is pleased to announce results from its 2018 Field Program at its Graphite Creek Project, a large?EUR?flake graphite deposit located in the Kigluaik Mountains on the Seward Peninsula approximately 60 km north of the City of Nome, Alaska.Highlights:Drilling Res...Read More

Each year, nearly 33 million people worldwide celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, according to a new WalletHub study.  The holiday can get quite expensive for consumers. In 2019, consumers are expected to spend about $5.6 billion on the holiday. To put that into perspective, the average person is to spend about $40 during this year's celebrations. This day is also one of the most popular day...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday March 15 that are worth another look.Import tariffs on steel products in the United States created under Section 232 are likely to remain in place at least until the end of 2019, the chief executive officer of Gerdau, Gustavo Werneck, said during an event at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday March 13. The Singapore Ex...Read More

Steel billet prices showed a slight increase in most regions in the week ended Friday March 15, with scrap costs remaining high, but demand in many buying outlets was weak.The exception was Southeast Asia, where trading activity was strong, despite increased costs.Scrap prices remained at high levels, with Fastmarkets' daily index for Northern European HMS 1&2 (80:20) scrap material at $318.37 per...Read More

Steel billet prices showed a slight increase in most regions in the week ended Friday March 15, with scrap costs remaining high, but demand in many buying outlets was weak.The exception was Southeast Asia, where trading activity was strong, despite increased costs.Scrap prices remained at high levels, with Fastmarkets' daily index for Northern European HMS 1&2 (80:20) scrap material at $318.37 per...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday March 15 that are worth another look.Import tariffs on steel products in the United States created under Section 232 are likely to remain in place at least until the end of 2019, the chief executive officer of Gerdau, Gustavo Werneck, said during an event at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday March 13. The Singapore Ex...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday March 15 that are worth another look.Import tariffs on steel products in the United States created under Section 232 are likely to remain in place at least until the end of 2019, the chief executive officer of Gerdau, Gustavo Werneck, said during an event at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday March 13. The Singapore Ex...Read More

The major gold miners are grinding higher in a solid upleg, fueling growing interest in this small contrarian sector. They've mostly finished reporting their fourth-quarter results, revealing how they are really faring fundamentally. Collectively the world's biggest gold miners continue to face serious challenges, which often stem from declining production. That makes stock picking more importan...Read More

When looking to invest in gold, most investors consider only the major gold miners, but one of the best means of accessing outsized returns is by investing in junior gold miners that own high-quality development-stage projects. One that stands out for all the right reasons, despite experiencing some serious setbacks during 2018, is Continental Gold (TSX:CNL). The second half of 2018 was filled wi...Read More

Investors seeking the opportunity to obtain outsized returns on their capital should look no further than development-stage gold miner Lundin Gold (TSX:LUG), which has gained 9% for the year to date.Quality mining project under developmentLundin Gold, which is part of the world-renowned Lundin Group of companies, stewarded by the Lundin family, is developing the Fruta del Norte gold deposit in...Read More

Up 12.03% in the last five days at the time of writing, HEXO (TSX:HEXO) has the power to reward with some serious upside. Though it nosedived at the start of October, it's been climbing since the end of December and looks like a favourite for the king of the weed stocks. Add in hefty overvaluation against its future cash flow value and a beta of 3.01 relative to Canadian pharma and you have some d...Read More