Mining executives must learn to decide which transformational programmes and innovations to pursue and celebrate their successes better if they are to avoid 'change fatigue' among their workforces, according to international management consultant, Proudfoot.Chris CannHead of Aspermont Research & IntelligenceWorkers become disengaged when they are asked to embark on multiple change programmes,...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Thursday March 15.The LME aluminium price shrugged off news of a 22,270-tonne delivery in to listed warehouses in Port Klang. But the three-month tin price was the worst performer, falling $350 to $20,800 per tonne, coming under pressure from improved availability in China. Here is how the LME base meta...Read More
A Mining Journal/Mining Magazine Future of Mining channel survey of more than 40 global mining and contract mining companies has highlighted surging industry-wide expectations around the role of key technologies in lifting mobile and fixed asset management standards, and returns, to the levels of rival capital-intensive industries.Richard Roberts Image: BDO15 MARCH 201815/03/2018commentsshareCondu...Read More
Do you care whether or not the products you buy are made in the USA?If you ask around, a lot of Americans will say, "Yes, absolutely." According to a recent Consumer Reports survey, nearly 80% of American consumers say they would prefer to buy products made in the U.S. And more than 60% say they're even will to pay as much as 10% more for those products.But what consumers say is very often much di...Read More
Turkish steel producers have extended their silence in the deep-sea scrap markets amid weak demand for their finished steel products in both the export and domestic markets, sources said on Thursday March 15.The mills were expected to book more cargoes for April, but they stepped back from the deep-sea market late last week after Section 232 import tariffs were officially signed into effect in the...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Bayhorse Silver Inc. (TSXV: BHS) Significant Scandium Values (Up to 26 G/T Sc) Accompany High Grade Silver, Bayhorse Mine, Oregon, USA Vancouver, British Columbia - March 15, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Bayhorse Silver In...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Hi Ho Silver Resources Inc. (CSE: HHS) (OTC: HHSRF) Announces Major Agreement for Worldwide Distribution of Canadian Kootenay Clay(R)(TM) Vancouver, British Columbia - March 15, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Hi Ho Silver Re...Read More
Via IQSDirectorySince the earliest days of the internet, community and security have been key topics associated with both the growth of the digital age and the difficulty of finding a secure place within it.A noble, albeit elusive goal, the tech giants of today still struggle with the open concept of the internet, while at the same time trying to guarantee with certain securities. Passwords, queri...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Lupaka (TSXV: LPK) Reports 9.86 g/t Au-Eq. over 130 m from Underground Sampling Program at the Invicta Gold Project Vancouver, British Columbia - March 15, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Lupaka Gold Corp. (TSXV: LPK) (FSE: L...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Gold Bull Market in WaitingSource: Rudi Fronk and Jim Anthony for Streetwise Reports March 15, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Rudi Fronk and James Anthony, the cofounders of Seabridge Gold, assess the forces behind the price of gold.Where is...Read More
Major international mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have resigned from the country's Chamber of Commerce ahead of a month of talks with the government to resolve their dispute over the new mining code. A legal and technical team representing Randgold Resources, AngloGold Ashanti, Glencore PLC, Ivanhoe Mines, Gold Mountain International/Zijin Mining Group, MMG (...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Royalty Companies Strong Buys on Current WeaknessSource: Adrian Day for Streetwise Reports March 15, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Fund manager Adrian Day reviews recent developments at several gold and resource companies.Osisko Gold Royalt...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1316.50-$8.70Silver$16.39-$0.16XAU78.81-1.23%HUI171.57-1.50%GDM600.49-1.22%JSE Gold1067.94-9.34USD90.15+0.41Euro123.05-0.62Yen94.11-0.03Oil$61.19+$0.2310-Year2.825%+0.008T-Bond145.96875+0.09375Dow24873.66+0.47%Nasdaq7481.74-0.20%S&P2747.33-0.08% The Metals: Gold edged up to $1327.90 in Asia before it dropped back to $1315.00 in midafternoon New York tr...Read More
Comex copper prices reversed lower on the morning of Thursday March 15 in the United States amid general hesitancy from traders and a stronger dollar.Copper for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped by 4.55 cents or 1.4% to $3.113 per lb. Yesterday, the contract reached a two-week high at $3.192 per lb."The limited rebound indicates that traders remain ske...Read More
For a while there it looked like the blow-off top of this expansion was somewhere in the future. Now it's starting to look like 2017 was as good as it's going to get - with serious implications for stocks, bonds and real estate. At least that's what interest rates now seem to imply. From today's Wall Street Journal: Yield Curve Once Again Sends Dour Signal on EconomyA bond market barometer that...Read More
Who will win: bulls or bears? The LBMA published its annual forecast survey for precious metals prices in 2018. Gold prices range from $1,120 to $1,510. Where is the price of the yellow metal headed? Summary of the SurveyThe views of about 30 analysts in the 2018 forecasts are strongly divergent. The average price of gold is projected to be $1,318, so it is expected to be around the current lev...Read More
The London Metal Exchange is modifying its technology to allow it to launch multiple contracts at once, something it plans to do at the end of the year, according to the exchange's chief executive officer. Matthew Chamberlain said that the move, designed to add a level of dynamism to the LME's systems, would delink the launch of new contracts from the release of new technology. The exchange is the...Read More
By Michael J. KosaresGold is trading lower this morning and most media reports attribute the weakness to next week's Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting. At that meeting, as we have heard endlessly, the Fed is scheduled to raise interest rates by a quarter of a point, and rising interest rates are bad for gold.But are they? Paul Farrugia of First Macro Capital put together a fairly d...Read More
North China's hot-rolled coil prices picked up on Thursday March 15 amid an extension of production limits in some parts of the region while those in the east narrowed upward on improved sentiment following a drop in supply.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,950-3,980 yuan ($625-630) per tonne, narrowed upward by 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,900-3,940 yuan per tonne, up 40 yuan pe...Read More