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Price, Productivity Aid Rio Tinto Cash Flow -- Commodity Comment

February 07, 2018 / www.4-traders.com

Rio Tinto PLC (RIO.LN) reported a 90% rise in 2017 net profit to US$8.76 billion and said it would pay shareholders a record full-year dividend. It also announced plans to buy back a further US$1 billion in stock, on top of the US$1 billion dedicated to repurchasing shares in mid-2017. Here are some remarks from Rio Tinto's 2017 earnings report: On cash flow: "The strength of our cash flow is a re...Read More

Picture Is Getting Clearer

February 07, 2018 / www.kitco.com

Yesterday we asked the question -- what's wrong with thispicture? We got the answer that we expected -- the metals are under pressure.Gold sold off about $12 and is now testing key support. Gold doesn't look real healthy here. Although we expect abounce today, we are looking to be sellers. Based on the market action in thelast couple of days, gold should be much higher, but it's not. Markets leave...Read More

Gold stages a solid rebound from over 3-week lows, will it sustain?

February 07, 2018 / www.fxstreet.com

   •  Weaker USD helps regain positive traction.    •  Subdued US bond yields supportive of the up-move.   •  Fading safe-haven demand might cap further gains. Gold gained some positive traction on Wednesday and recovered a part of previous session's slump to its lowest level in over three weeks.  A big recovery in the US st...Read More

Terrax starts drilling at Yellowknife City

February 07, 2018 / www.stockwatch.com

Mr. Joe Campbell reportsTERRAX BEGINS 2018 WINTER DRILL PROGRAM AT YELLOWKNIFE CITY GOLDTerrax Minerals Inc. has commenced its 2018 winter drill program at its Yellowknife City gold project, immediately adjacent to the city of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. The initial program will total approximately 6,000 metres and incorporate up to three dill rigs to test dip and strike extensions o...Read More

Terrax starts drilling at Yellowknife City

February 07, 2018 / www.stockwatch.com

Mr. Joe Campbell reportsTERRAX BEGINS 2018 WINTER DRILL PROGRAM AT YELLOWKNIFE CITY GOLDTerrax Minerals Inc. has commenced its 2018 winter drill program at its Yellowknife City gold project, immediately adjacent to the city of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. The initial program will total approximately 6,000 metres and incorporate up to three dill rigs to test dip and strike extensions o...Read More

Rio Tinto Increases Buyback, Pays Record Annual Dividend

February 07, 2018 / www.4-traders.com

By Rhiannon HoyleSYDNEY--Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said it would buy back more stock and pay a record annual dividend as the mining company reported a 90% rise in profit for 2017. The Anglo-Australian miner said on Wednesday it will hand shareholders a further US$1 billion via a share buyback, in addition to the US$1 billion dedicated to repurchasing shares at its fiscal half year. Rio Tinto also promi...Read More

South Africa gold miners seen close to silicosis lawsuit settlement

February 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

* About 9 billion rand available* Number of claimants unknown* Miners contracted disease in gold minesBy Ed StoddardA class action suit brought against gold producers in South Africa is likely to be settled "within months" with 9 billion rand ($755 million) going to miners suffering from fatal lung disease, the chair of an industry group said on Wednesday.The suit was launched almost six years ago...Read More

METALS-Copper slides 2 percent as U.S. stocks open in the red

February 07, 2018 / www.kitco.com

* GRAPHIC-2018 asset returns: * LME/ShFE arb: (Releads, updates prices)By Jan HarveyLONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Copper fell 2 percent on Wednesday and other base metals turned lower as U.S. stock markets resumed this week's hefty sell-off, with concerns that fundamentals do not justify current price levels also weighing on the red metal.Copper, chiefly used in construction, has struggled to make hea...Read More

Rio Tinto pays biggest divvy in history as profit hits three-year high

February 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO), the world's No.2 mining company, showed investors Wednesday how well it has ridden the wave of higher commodity prices by announcing a record dividend on the back of a big surge in annual profit and its cost cutting drive.Bumper results came on the back of a recovery in the price of key commodities for Rio Tinto, including iron ore, aluminum and copper.The company,...Read More

Rio Tinto pays biggest divvy in history as profit hits three-year high

February 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO), the world's No.2 mining company, showed investors Wednesday how well it has ridden the wave of higher commodity prices by announcing a record dividend on the back of a big surge in annual profit and its cost cutting drive.Bumper results came on the back of a recovery in the price of key commodities for Rio Tinto, including iron ore, aluminum and copper.The company,...Read More

Rio Tinto pays biggest divvy in history as profit hits three-year high

February 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO), the world's No.2 mining company, showed investors Wednesday how well it has ridden the wave of higher commodity prices by announcing a record dividend on the back of a big surge in annual profit and its cost cutting drive.Bumper results came on the back of a recovery in the price of key commodities for Rio Tinto, including iron ore, aluminum and copper.The company,...Read More

Rio Tinto pays biggest divvy in history as profit hits three-year high

February 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO), the world's No.2 mining company, showed investors Wednesday how well it has ridden the wave of higher commodity prices by announcing a record dividend on the back of a big surge in annual profit and its cost cutting drive.Bumper results came on the back of a recovery in the price of key commodities for Rio Tinto, including iron ore, aluminum and copper.The company,...Read More

The singing professor uses music to educate gold miners about mercury

February 07, 2018 / vancouversun.com

A mining engineering professor at the University of B.C. is hoping that his parodies of pop songs will help reduce mercury pollution in small scale gold mining in developing countries.Marcello Veig...Read full newsRead More

RT @Aspermont_Ltd: Aspermont Annual General Meeting Presentation

February 07, 2018 / bit.ly

Aspermont is pleased to release video of the Chairman's and Managing Director's Presentations at AGMRead full newsRead More

Why Tesla is turning to Chile for its lithium: Andy Home

February 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

By Andy Home, columnist for Reuters.Tesla, the pioneer of the electric vehicle revolution, is turning to Chile to secure the lithium it needs to power its mass production drive.Tesla and Chilean lithium producer SQM are "exploring" opportunities after the automotive company expressed interest in buying "important volumes" of the battery ingredient, according to Eduardo Bitran, head of Chilean deve...Read More

Second accident in a week at a Sibanye-Stillwater mine kills two

February 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Two miners have died after a section of Sibanye-Stillwater's (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) Kloof gold operation in South Africa collapsed on Wednesday, about a week after more that 1,000 workers were trapped underground at another of the company's mines in the country.Sibanye-Stillwater has suspended production at the affected area pending an investigation into the incident with the participation of the...Read More

Second accident in a week at a Sibanye-Stillwater mine kills two

February 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Two miners have died after a section of Sibanye-Stillwater's (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) Kloof gold operation in South Africa collapsed on Wednesday, about a week after more that 1,000 workers were trapped underground at another of the company's mines in the country.Sibanye-Stillwater has suspended production at the affected area pending an investigation into the incident with the participation of the...Read More

Second accident in a week at a Sibanye-Stillwater mine kills two

February 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Two miners have died after a section of Sibanye-Stillwater's (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) Kloof gold operation in South Africa collapsed on Wednesday, about a week after more that 1,000 workers were trapped underground at another of the company's mines in the country.Sibanye-Stillwater has suspended production at the affected area pending an investigation into the incident with the participation of the...Read More

Second accident in a week at a Sibanye-Stillwater mine kills two

February 07, 2018 / www.mining.com

Two miners have died after a section of Sibanye-Stillwater's (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) Kloof gold operation in South Africa collapsed on Wednesday, about a week after more that 1,000 workers were trapped underground at another of the company's mines in the country.Sibanye-Stillwater has suspended production at the affected area pending an investigation into the incident with the participation of the...Read More

First Mining Announces Deep Exploration Drilling Results for Its Goldlund Gold Project

February 07, 2018 / dlvr.it

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb.05, 2018(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Mining Gold Corp. ("First Mining" or the "Company") (TSX:FF) (OTCQX:FFMGF) (Frankfur...Read full newsRead More

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