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China's State Media Urges U.S. Industry To Rally Against Trump Tariff Threat

April 08, 2018 / www.kitco.com

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Sunday called on industrial and commercial sectors in the United States to rally against President Donald Trump’s plans for an additional $100 billion in tariffs against Chinese goods.Trump threatened the extra tariffs after China last week imposed $3 billion of tariffs on U.S. fruits, nuts, wine and pork, just hours after the United States unveiled...Read More

Trump Predicts Trade Concessions By China, Despite Rising Tensions

April 08, 2018 / www.kitco.com

Michelle Price, Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Sunday that China would take down its trade barriers, expressing optimism despite escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies that have roiled global markets in the past week.The two countries have threatened each other with tens of billions of dollars’ worth of tariffs...Read More

ICSID rejects BSGR's motion in battle over Simandou iron ore project in Guinea

April 08, 2018 / www.mining.com

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes rejected a motion introduced by BSG Resources to throw out a final report that ruled out the existence of forged signatures in documents pertaining the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.The information was made public by The Wall Street Journal, whose journalists had access to a procedural order.BSGR, the mining arm of billionaire Be...Read More

How aluminum oxide's liquid-like properties protect nuclear plants

April 08, 2018 / www.mining.com

MIT researchers published a paper this week where they explain that thin layers of solid oxide protective coating for metals can deform as if they were liquid, filling any cracks and gaps as they form.In a press release, the scientists explain that the coating layer should be especially useful to prevent the leakage of tiny molecules such as the hydrogen gas used to power fuel-cell cars or tritium...Read More

How aluminum oxide's liquid-like properties protect nuclear plants

April 08, 2018 / www.mining.com

MIT researchers published a paper this week where they explain that thin layers of solid oxide protective coating for metals can deform as if they were liquid, filling any cracks and gaps as they form.In a press release, the scientists explain that the coating layer should be especially useful to prevent the leakage of tiny molecules such as the hydrogen gas used to power fuel-cell cars or tritium...Read More

Six people killed at Newmont's operation in Ghana

April 08, 2018 / www.mining.com

Six people were killed and two were injured after the roof of the reclaim tunnel at the Ahafo Mill Expansion project in Ghana collapsed. The project is run by US-based Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM).The site is located in the Brong Ahafo region, some 307 kilometres from Accra. Other workers were evacuated and operations have been suspended to allow for an investigation into the causes of t...Read More

More artisanal miners invade Grace Mugabe's farm

April 08, 2018 / www.mining.com

The former first lady's police report did not deter them. Quite the opposite happened. Local media in Zimbabwe report today that a larger group of artisanal miners has settled on Grace Mugabe's farm in Mazowe, about 40 kilometres north of Harare. The miners say they won't leave unless president Emmerson Mnangagwa asks them to.The new arrivals have started digging for gold using pickaxes, hoes and...Read More

Quellaveco copper mine in Peru could be reactivated

April 08, 2018 / www.mining.com

U.S.-based construction firm Fluor Corp subcontracted earth-moving work on the Quellaveco copper mine in Peru to local company Grana y Montero, in a sign the stalled $5 billion project could be reactivated.Grana said in a statement it had won a tender from Fluor for $53.9 million for work on Quellaveco, which is controlled by miner Anglo American. The work would last about 16 months, Grana said.Fl...Read More

Quellaveco copper mine in Peru could be reactivated

April 08, 2018 / www.mining.com

U.S.-based construction firm Fluor Corp subcontracted earth-moving work on the Quellaveco copper mine in Peru to local company Grana y Montero, in a sign the stalled $5 billion project could be reactivated.Grana said in a statement it had won a tender from Fluor for $53.9 million for work on Quellaveco, which is controlled by miner Anglo American. The work would last about 16 months, Grana said.Fl...Read More

Gold / Silver / Copper Prices - Weekly Outlook: April 9 - 13

April 08, 2018 / www.investing.com

Investing.com - Gold prices may continue to be underpinned by safe haven demand and a softer dollar in the coming week after rising on Friday amid renewed fears over trade tensions between the U.S. and China and after a weaker than expected U.S. jobs report.Metals traders will be watching developments relating to trade policy as tensions between the world’s two largest economies continue to...Read More

Why Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd. Could Be a Gold Mine for Growth Investors

April 08, 2018 / dlvr.it

It's not just the potential for gold mining that makes this property a glittering proposition.Read full newsRead More

Black Hills gold mine plan ignites protests

April 08, 2018 / dlvr.it

One paved road leads in and out of Rochford, a remote Pennington County town at the center of a heated debate over a proposal to mine for gold in a pristine part of the northern Black Hills.With permits in hand, a Canadian prospecting company has begun drilling exploratory holes just south of Rochford...Read full newsRead More

Canadian Mining Firm Abandons Gold to Focus on Crypto Mining

April 08, 2018 / dlvr.it

Canadian Mining Firm Abandons Gold to Focus on Crypto MiningRead full newsRead More

Senior Gold Producer's New Mine Is on Time and Budget

April 08, 2018 / dlvr.it

Analyst Andrew Kaip with BMO Capital Markets provided an update on what transpired during the period in which his firm was prohibited from writing about this miner.Read full newsRead More

Why Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd. Could Be a Gold Mine for Growth Investors

April 08, 2018 / dlvr.it

It's not just the potential for gold mining that makes this property a glittering proposition.Read full newsRead More

Pure Gold Mining : Receives Developer of the Year Award for Madsen Gold Project

April 08, 2018 / dlvr.it

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April04, 2018 -- Pure Gold Mining Inc. is pleased to announce that the Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Associationhas honoured Pure Gold with the "Developer... | avril4,2018Read full newsRead More

Why Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd. Could Be a Gold Mine for Growth Investors

April 08, 2018 / dlvr.it

It's not just the potential for gold mining that makes this property a glittering proposition.Read full newsRead More

Illinois Enters Its Death Spiral

April 08, 2018 / dollarcollapse.com

When an entity needs to borrow ever-greater amounts of money to survive, the markets - that is, the people who are being asked to lend the money - eventually rebel. This rebellion takes the form of rising interest rates as lenders demand a higher return to compensate for the extra risk, and falling credit scores as rating agencies are forced by the markets to face reality.Then one of two things ha...Read More

Illinois Enters Its Death Spiral

April 08, 2018 / dollarcollapse.com

When an entity needs to borrow ever-greater amounts of money to survive, the markets - that is, the people who are being asked to lend the money - eventually rebel. This rebellion takes the form of rising interest rates as lenders demand a higher return to compensate for the extra risk, and falling credit scores as rating agencies are forced by the markets to face reality.Then one of two things ha...Read More

One Day Before Retirement, Nest Egg Smashed by Mayor’s Executive Order

April 08, 2018 / www.thedailybell.com

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop practically wiped out a couple’s retirement with the stroke of a pen.He decided to issue an executive order banning the demolition of any homes for six months.During those six months, Fulop wants the city council to pass new laws, “which will better protect the City’s culturally, historically and/or architecturally significant buildings and structur...Read More

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