The Mining and Metallurgical Society of America has chosen to award its 2019 gold medal to Pierre Lassonde, chairman of Toronto-based Franco-Nevada Mining.Lassonde is recognized for his leadership as a mining executive for a major mining company, as a founder of the largest natural resources royalty company, a mining financier, and a business innovator. He is also notable for his philanthropic con...Read More
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Gold futures posted a second straight session decline on Monday, in part as a leading dollar index gained, though bullish analysts considered the metal's action to be only a pause in its recent uptrend. "Higher Chinese demand for gold and silver have been factored in by the markets," said Chintan Karnani, chief market analyst at Insignia Consultants, but Chinese consumer buying will still "be clos...Read More
Background image: Talison LithiumAs expansion programs at South American brine operations slow down, the bulk of new lithium capacity is coming from hard rock mines.While demand growth continues to accelerate the supply response has been dramatic. Last year saw four new spodumene operations enter the market and while concentrate (6% free on board Australia) traded either side of $900 a tonne for...Read More
Background image: Talison LithiumAs expansion programs at South American brine operations slow down, the bulk of new lithium capacity is coming from hard rock mines.While demand growth continues to accelerate the supply response has been dramatic. Last year saw four new spodumene operations enter the market and while concentrate (6% free on board Australia) traded either side of $900 a tonne for...Read More
The race for marijuana profits is on... and one up-and-comer is taking the "Buffett" approach to profits.The race for marijuana profits is on. Marijuana presents one of the most lucrative investing opportunities of the modern age - millionaires have been made many times over, and by finding the right stock at the right time, it's still possible for investors to cash in on these "first wave" profit...Read More
Put buying has been popular in the past two weeksKnight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE:KNX) showed up on Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White's list of the 20 S&P MidCap 400 Index (MID) stocks that saw the most options activity in the past 10 days. Names highlighted in yellow are new to the list. KNX options traders picked up more puts than calls in the past two weeks -- an...Read More
Is the slip on gold about to accelerate? Risk Warning for Financial Promotions Hantec Markets' various market reports and commentary are issued by Hantec Markets Limited, who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, No. 502635. The reports are prepared and distributed for information purposes only. Trading in Foreign Exchange (FX), Bullio...Read More
What looks like a quiet field in a tropical landscape soon becomes a disaster area. A video made public by Brazilian television shows the exact moment when a dam at Vale's (NYSE:VALE) C??rrego do Feij??o mining complex burst and covered with mud neighbouring buildings in Brumadinho.The accident, which took place on January 25, killed over 100 people and forced dozens out of their homes. Rescue tea...Read More
People are often not aware of where their most prized devices really come from.Phones, cars, and computers might not seem like the most natural objects. But the metals that make them come from natural processes deep in the earth's crust - processes that have been going on for 3.4 billion years, and continue to this day.Today's visualization comes to us from Foran Mining Corp. and goes in depth to...Read More
What the indexes' recent strength could mean for stocks in the short termAfter a rough fourth quarter of 2018, the stock market has been in rebound mode in 2019. In fact, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) just notched their sixth straight weekly wins -- a feat not accomplished for either index since late 2017. What's more, the strength the Dow and Nasdaq have shown...Read More
OceanaGold Corp. (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) says its mines in the Philippines, New Zealand and the U.S. will produce a total of between 500,000 and 550,000 ounces of gold and 14,000 to 15,000 tonnes of copper this year at all-in sustaining costs ranging from US$850 and US$900 per oz. gold sold.In 2018 the company produced 533,300 ounces of gold and 15,000 tonnes of copper at AISCs of US$767 per oz. At H...Read More
OceanaGold Corp. (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) says its mines in the Philippines, New Zealand and the U.S. will produce a total of between 500,000 and 550,000 ounces of gold and 14,000 to 15,000 tonnes of copper this year at all-in sustaining costs ranging from US$850 and US$900 per oz. gold sold.In 2018 the company produced 533,300 ounces of gold and 15,000 tonnes of copper at AISCs of US$767 per oz. At H...Read More
OceanaGold Corp. (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) says its mines in the Philippines, New Zealand and the U.S. will produce a total of between 500,000 and 550,000 ounces of gold and 14,000 to 15,000 tonnes of copper this year at all-in sustaining costs ranging from US$850 and US$900 per oz. gold sold.In 2018 the company produced 533,300 ounces of gold and 15,000 tonnes of copper at AISCs of US$767 per oz. At H...Read More
Explanation on what has caused this jump on gold, and what is the future for this commodity.Historical overview to explain movements.Reasons why we still are bullish on Gold.It's been two months of intense stress for the financial markets. We assisted at one of the worst December performance in recent history, driven by uncertainty around China and USA trade deals, and some question marks on the B...Read More
Lack of exploration, mine closures and job losses in rural areas inevitable if MCIII is applied to junior minersMining Charter III (MCIII) heaps more pain on South Africa's alluvial diamond producers who already face enormous cost burdens and high risks. This previously productive and successful small or junior diamond mining industry consists of just 180 remaining entrepreneurial mining operators...Read More
Google parent Alphabet is slated to report earnings after the closeThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is modestly lower at midday, weighed down by healthcare and energy stocks. Exxon Mobil (XOM) is currently the worst Dow stock, dropping with front-month oil prices, which are down 2.2% at $54.08 per barrel, at last check. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are slightly hig...Read More
Early investors stand to reap the rewards as a new technology looks to change everything.One research firm - which recommended Google and Amazon before they became household names - has built a worldwide reputation of identifying profitable tech trends well before Wall Street and the talking heads on T.V.And just recently, they've uncovered a technology that's already being labeled "humanity's las...Read More
There's reason to believe DIS could find technical support going forwardWalt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) is preparing to report earnings after the close tomorrow, Feb. 5, and there's notable options data to consider on the Dow component ahead of the event. DIS currently has a Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 1.40, showing put open interest outweighs call open interest among contracts ex...Read More
Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) didn't exactly have a bright year in 2018, with its shares down almost 70% to date, and the situation likely to get worse after it reported Monday that production had dropped 13% in the second quarter of its financial year.The company's Liqhobong diamond mine in Lesotho treated 884,252 tonnes of ore in the three months to the end of December 2018 at an...Read More