(Kitco News) - Analysts are optimistic when it comes to Chinese gold demand for the Lunar New Year, stating that they expect to see strong growth despite higher gold prices. China is already seeing an improvement in gold demand ahead of the Lunar celebrations, which will usher in the year of the Dog on Feb. 16. The occasion has historically been a key gold-buying opportunity for consumers in a c...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are trading moderately higher in early U.S. dealings Monday.The precious metals are supported by a weaker U.S. dollar index and a reboundin crude oil prices. Gains in the metals are being limited by a rebound inworld stock markets to start the trading week. April Comex gold futures werelast up $5.10 an ounce at $1,320.90. March Comex silver was last up $0.216...Read More
Mr. Christian Milau reportsEQUINOX GOLD RECEIVES C$19.2 MILLION FROM PACIFIC ROAD RESOURCES FUNDSEquinox Gold Corp. has received $19.2-million from Pacific Road Resources Funds and issued 21 million Equinox Gold common shares to Pacific Road pursuant to Pacific Road's exercise of non-dilution rights, as previously announced on Jan. 16, 2018. The shares are subject to a four-month hold period expir...Read More
Mr. Christian Milau reportsEQUINOX GOLD RECEIVES C$19.2 MILLION FROM PACIFIC ROAD RESOURCES FUNDSEquinox Gold Corp. has received $19.2-million from Pacific Road Resources Funds and issued 21 million Equinox Gold common shares to Pacific Road pursuant to Pacific Road's exercise of non-dilution rights, as previously announced on Jan. 16, 2018. The shares are subject to a four-month hold period expir...Read More
Mr. Nelson Baker reportsDRILLING ON MINERAL MOUNTAIN'S STANDBY MINE PATENTS BEGINS IN THE ROCHFORD DISTRICT, SOUTH DAKOTA, USAMineral Mountain Resources Ltd.'s planned phase 1 drill program consisting of a minimum of 12 drill holes totalling approximately 4,300 metres started Feb. 7 to test the down-plunge extension of the 300-metre-wide Standby mine gold structure partially developed from 1891 to...Read More
Mr. Nelson Baker reportsDRILLING ON MINERAL MOUNTAIN'S STANDBY MINE PATENTS BEGINS IN THE ROCHFORD DISTRICT, SOUTH DAKOTA, USAMineral Mountain Resources Ltd.'s planned phase 1 drill program consisting of a minimum of 12 drill holes totalling approximately 4,300 metres started Feb. 7 to test the down-plunge extension of the 300-metre-wide Standby mine gold structure partially developed from 1891 to...Read More
Gold and equities are spiking higher this morning, with theDow up over 300 points, continuing Friday's late-day rally. Gold, after beingup more than $15 overnight, has slowly grinded lower and now is up $5.The big question is whether this is a dead cat-bounce inmarkets that are going lower or are the bottoms. We look at this as a dead-catbounce and a natural rally after a heavy sell-off. Both gold...Read More
* Dollar weakens after last week's rally* Euro pauses below $1.23* All eyes on U.S. inflation data due on Wednesday* Stock market bounce seen supporting high-yielding FX* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 By Tommy WilkesLONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The euro edged higher on Monday and the dollar fell back, as a strong start to the week for equity markets ended a rally for the greenback.The dollar last...Read More
Russia's Ambassador to Iran, Levan Dzhagaryan, announced Sunday that his government offered some support so that the Middle Eastern country revamps the Fordow nuclear facility, located near the northern city of Qom.In an interview with Russia's news agency TASS, Dzhagaryan said a delegation from the state-run nuclear agency Rosatom visited the Iran and discussed "certain practical aspects of the p...Read More
Russia's Ambassador to Iran, Levan Dzhagaryan, announced Sunday that his government offered some support so that the Middle Eastern country revamps the Fordow nuclear facility, located near the northern city of Qom.In an interview with Russia's news agency TASS, Dzhagaryan said a delegation from the state-run nuclear agency Rosatom visited the Iran and discussed "certain practical aspects of the p...Read More
BANGKOK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank said on Monday it had asked financial institutions not to get involved in cryptocurrency transactionsfor fear of possible problems from the unregulated trading.Banks are prohibited from investing or trading in cryptocurrency, offering cryptocurrency exchanges and creating platforms for cryptocurrency trading, the central bank's governor, Veeratha...Read More
Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), Tanzania's No.1 bullion producer, has scrapped its 2017 dividend after a long-running dispute with the government of the East African nation cost the company $700 million in annual loss.The company, majority owned by Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX), also said its gold output would drop in 2018 as a result of the ongoing ban on exports of metal concentrate, which represent...Read More
Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), Tanzania's No.1 bullion producer, has scrapped its 2017 dividend after a long-running dispute with the government of the East African nation cost the company $700 million in annual loss.The company, majority owned by Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX), also said its gold output would drop in 2018 as a result of the ongoing ban on exports of metal concentrate, which represent...Read More
Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), Tanzania's No.1 bullion producer, has scrapped its 2017 dividend after a long-running dispute with the government of the East African nation cost the company $700 million in annual loss.The company, majority owned by Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX), also said its gold output would drop in 2018 as a result of the ongoing ban on exports of metal concentrate, which represent...Read More
Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) announced that, for the first time, workers at its 70% owned Mothae mine in Lesotho have recovered diamondssourcedfromresidualmaterialandkimberlitestockpiles.In a press release, the company explained that the gems were recovered through theexisting bulk sampling plant and infrastructure at Mothae, which has been refurbished ahead of schedule as part of a previo...Read More
Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) announced that, for the first time, workers at its 70% owned Mothae mine in Lesotho have recovered diamondssourcedfromresidualmaterialandkimberlitestockpiles.In a press release, the company explained that the gems were recovered through theexisting bulk sampling plant and infrastructure at Mothae, which has been refurbished ahead of schedule as part of a previo...Read More
Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) announced that, for the first time, workers at its 70% owned Mothae mine in Lesotho have recovered diamondssourcedfromresidualmaterialandkimberlitestockpiles.In a press release, the company explained that the gems were recovered through theexisting bulk sampling plant and infrastructure at Mothae, which has been refurbished ahead of schedule as part of a previo...Read More
(Repeats to add story tag)* Commodity fund managers struggle vs computer-driven rivals* Automation drives half of U.S. commodity futures trading* Systematic funds crunch huge amounts of data* GRAPHIC- Rise of automated trading: By Eric OnstadLONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - "Chocfinger" made his name and his money by taking bold bets on cocoa markets. But after nearly four decades of trading,...Read More
* Dollar weakens after last week's rally* Euro pauses below $1.23* Stock market bounce seen supporting high-yielding FX* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 By Tommy WilkesLONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The euro edged higher on Monday and the dollar fell back, as a bounce in equity markets ended a strong run for the greenback in which nervous investors had rushed to reverse their bets against the U.S. cur...Read More
Broadway Gold Mining Ltd. announced that Phase III surface drilling program at the Company's 100%-owned Madison copper-gold project in the legendary Butte-Anaconda mining region of Montana, USA.Read full newsRead More