After four-plus years of declines, 2016 was a comeback year for natural resources and the oil and mining industries - with only a couple of exceptions, energy, metal and mineral prices rallied last year.According to a new report by private capital tracker Preqin, the improving conditions of last year did not filter through to all sectors.Overall fundraising for natural resources investment actual...Read More
Egypt will hold this Sunday its first international tender for gold mining concessions, most of which are located in Sinai and the Eastern Desert, the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA) said.In a statement quoted by Ahram Online, the body said the cost of participating in the bidding round, scheduled to end mid-April, is $1,000. An additional $5,000 will be charged for documents contain...Read More
Egypt will hold this Sunday its first international tender for gold mining concessions, most of which are located in Sinai and the Eastern Desert, the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA) said.In a statement quoted by Ahram Online, the body said the cost of participating in the bidding round, scheduled to end mid-April, is $1,000. An additional $5,000 will be charged for documents contain...Read More
Shares in Yamana Gold (TSE:YRI) (NYSE:AUY) were down more than 2% in both Toronto and New York Wednesday morning after the miner confirmed its El Pe????n mine in Chile has been suspended since Friday due to a strike that is expected to be joined by more unionized workers in the coming days.Operations have been suspended since Friday after underground workers rejected the company's final offer an...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices rose to a fresh six-week high on Wednesday, as markets looked ahead to President-elect Donald Trump's first press conference since his election victory later in the day.Gold for February delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange touched a session peak of $1,191.00 a troy ounce, a level not seen since November 30.It was last at $1,188.35 by 3:20A...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 11 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals traded up for the most part today with SHFE aluminium leading the gains with 1.2% rise and nickel up 1%. Copper and zinc also edged up slightly while SHFE lead was down 0.56%.The ferrous complex saw coking coal finish higher by 0.73% while rebar and hot-rolled coil also registered rises. Coke dropped 0.49% and iron ore slipped 0.36%.Copper: SHFE cop...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 11 (SMM)? 1/4 ? Trading in China’s physical imported copper market is likely to stay thin until Chinese New Year with spot premiums under pressure, SMM believes.SMM’s Yangshan copper premium with warehouse warrant dropped to $75.5/mt on Thursday January 11, lowest level since late October last year. This is mainly due to weaker import demand and the close of arbitrage win...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 11 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper sees support at $7,100/mt and is expected to trade at $7,100-7,200/mt today, while the SHFE 1803 copper is expected to trade at 54,600-55,500 yuan/mt. Spot premiums are set to be stable today at flat to 50 yuan/mt with the approaching futures delivery.Zinc: LME zinc remained firm with low inventory. We expect it to trade between the five-day and 10-d...Read More
How Economists Can Stay Relevant Under Trump ... Economists are going to have to approach things a bit differently if they want to stay relevant in the Trump age. Political economy research is going to become more important. Some humility wouldn’t hurt. And they should look someplace other than the federal government to test their ideas. This is what I took away from this past weekend̵...Read More
Documentary about GoviEx Uranium (TSXV:GXU), a Canadian-based, Africa-focused uranium exploration and development company. THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. Goviex Uranium is a CEO.CA client and producer Jonathan Roth is long GXU at the time of publication, which makes him biased. Additionally, GoviEx Uranium is a high-risk penny stock that is not suitable for most investors. The above video and arti...Read More
How Economists Can Stay Relevant Under Trump ... Economists are going to have to approach things a bit differently if they want to stay relevant in the Trump age. Political economy research is going to become more important. Some humility wouldn’t hurt. And they should look someplace other than the federal government to test their ideas. This is what I took away from this past weekend̵...Read More
Get the FREE Beginner Guitar Starter Kit!?-?https://goo.gl/Ts2uU6In this beginner guitar lesson, we'll be taking a look at how to use a capo on the guitar. A lot of guitarists both beginner and advanced never take to time to learn how they work. In this lesson, we'll be taking a closer look at how capos work, and how they can make your life as a guitar player a whole lot easier. Capos are great if...Read More
CEO of Denison Mines, David Cates, explains the role of nuclear in the world's energy mix. Learn more about Denison Mines: ...Read More
Harvey spent 2 years of his life covering the O.J. Simpson trial. He sits down to tell us a few stories about his time covering the story. Is O.J. Innocent? The Missing Evidence premieres Sunday, January 15th at 9pm EST 8pm Central. New Evidence. New Theories.Think you know everything about the O.J. Simpson Case? Think again.#adSUBSCRIBE: http://po.st/TMZSubscribeAbout TMZ:TMZ has consistently bee...Read More
This is the greatest TV show of 2016 and I just love this scene from episode 4 - this acting, writing, direction, editing, pure genius!Read More
George was pleasantly surprised by the 2016 upturn in the uranium market. The utilities have moved in and started buying which indicates a real market shift.The momentum should continue as higher prices should encourage continued buying activity. Many larger uranium mining companies need $60 to $70 for their mining projects to begin production. While running his previous company Energy Fuels, they...Read More
A pillar of president-elect Trump's economic plan is fiscal stimulus in the form of tax cuts and $500 billion-plus of infrastructure spending.Trump's victory sparked a rally in the copper price which is seen as a bellwether for metals and industry as a whole thanks to its widespread use in construction, the power sector, manufacturing and transportation.The World Bank's outlook for the world ec...Read More
Commodity bulls got a hold of the two biggest mining markets on Tuesday providing both copper and iron ore a more than 3% boost in price after upbeat news from top consumer China and forecasts of strong growth in the US.The Northern China import price of 62% Fe content ore added 3.2% to $80.10 per dry metric tonne, a three-week high according to data supplied by The Steel Index. Copper futures tra...Read More
Before a megaproject gets the nod to go ahead, a very unique set of circumstances must first be considered.There is no blueprint or shortcut for building a world-changing megaproject. In fact, each one must be designed and built from the ground up, often amidst considerable amounts of red tape and criticism. Builders of megaprojects embrace the unknown, even when faced with incredible amounts of r...Read More