(Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher opening on Tuesday on the prospect of talks between North Korea and the United States and increasing resistance to President Donald Trump’s proposed metals tariffs.North and South Korea will hold their first summit in more than a decade in late April, the South’s presidential office said on Tuesday, adding that North Korea was open to...Read More
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is willing to hold talks with the United States on denuclearization and will suspend nuclear tests while those talks are under way, the South said on Tuesday after a delegation returned from the North where it met leader Kim Jong Un.North and South Korea, still technically at war but enjoying a sharp easing in tension since the Winter Olympics in the South last month,...Read More
(Adds details, quotes, context)MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - Russia's Norilsk Nickel reported a 16 percent drop in 2017 net profit on Tuesday due to a smaller foreign exchange gain, but was optimistic about prospects for its largest revenue generator palladium, saying a market deficit could widen.Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) is the world's top palladium producer. It also vies with Brazilian miner Vale...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar edged down on Tuesday, while the Canadian dollar traded close to an eight-month low on persistent worries about a trade war stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminium.Against the yen - traditionally seen as a safe haven - the dollar edged down 0.2 percent to slip below 106 yen, not far from the 16-month low the g...Read More
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During calendar year 2017, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) averaged a daily reading of 11.09 -- considerably lower than its daily average of 14.40 over the period from January 2013 to December 2017. However, through the first two months of 2018, VIX averaged a daily reading of 16.48 -- about 14% above its aforementioned five-year average.The response from options traders to the recent VIX ramp mig...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Select Sands Corp. (TSX-V:SNS | OTCQX: SLSDF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce is pleased to announce it has appointed Mr. Daniel Gillett and Mr. Steven Goldman to the board of directors.Mr. Gillett joins the board with over 30 years experience serving as a director, investment banker, consultant and senior executive, including serving as chief executive officer and c...Read More
Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX:ABX), the world's top miner of the precious metal, is moving forward with its global employee share plan, which aims at making every staff member an owner of the company.As part of the initiative, launched in 2016, the Canadian miner's employees will receive this year 90 shares each, taking the total held by staff to more than 1.5 million shares, it said Tuesday."Just like...Read More
Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX:ABX), the world's top miner of the precious metal, is moving forward with its global employee share plan, which aims at making every staff member an owner of the company.As part of the initiative, launched in 2016, the Canadian miner's employees will receive this year 90 shares each, taking the total held by staff to more than 1.5 million shares, it said Tuesday."Just like...Read More
Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX:ABX), the world's top miner of the precious metal, is moving forward with its global employee share plan, which aims at making every staff member an owner of the company.As part of the initiative, launched in 2016, the Canadian miner's employees will receive this year 90 shares each, taking the total held by staff to more than 1.5 million shares, it said Tuesday."Just like...Read More
6 March 2018 - De Beers Group today announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for the second sales cycle of 2018.Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, said: "The second sales cycle of the year saw the continuation of good rough diamond demand. This was in line with expectations, following strong retail sales of diamond jewellery during the US holiday se...Read More
Report outlines lucrative rise of nefarious cryptomining groups and their complex new business models.Read full newsRead More
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TORONTO, March 5, 2018 /CNW/ - Anaconda Mining Inc. ('Anaconda' or the 'Company') - (TSX:ANX) is pleased to announce that it will be participating in the PD...Read full newsRead More
(In this March 3 story, corrects headline, first and fifth paragraphs to remove timeframe for rise to record production; removes $ reference in second paragraph and corrects third paragraph to show ramp up at existing, not new, mines.)Read full newsRead More
The company behind the successful Roomba vacuum-cleaner robots could deliver huge returns if it maintains a forefront position in its industry.Read full newsRead More
VANCOUVER - Trifecta Gold Ltd. signed a letter of intent to option the Yuge Property, a high-grade gold prospect in northern Nevada, from Silver Range Resources Ltd., the company announcedRead full newsRead More
In the heart of Alaska's remote southwestern Kuskokwim Mountains, two Canadian mining companies could soon get the green light to dig a massive open-pit mine to access what they describe as one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in the world.Read full newsRead More
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's plan to discuss proposed changes to mining royalties with mining company representatives on Tuesday was postponed by a day, a government minister said.No reason was given for the decision to delay the meeting."It will be tomorrow before noon," Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu said in a text message.Top executives from eight international mining...Read More
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's plan to discuss proposed changes to mining royalties with mining company representatives on Tuesday was postponed by a day, a government minister said.No reason was given for the decision to delay the meeting."It will be tomorrow before noon," Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu said in a text message.Top executives from eight international mining...Read More