RAPAPORT... Lucapa Diamond Company has upped its total revenue forecast for the Merlin mine over the next 14 years amid the increase in rough prices.The Australian miner reevaluated its outlook based on the strong demand and low supply scenario currently playing out in the market, which has led to a 42% surge in the price of rough diamonds, it said Thursday.Revenue for the life of mine will come t...Read More
London and Shanghai Metal Exchange base metals prices, with the exception of lead, were higher again on the morning of Thursday March 3, building on the gains seen earlier in the week as the markets adjust to the loss of supplies from Russia.* Spot Brent crude oil trading at more than $118 per barrel* US Federal Reserve gave more clarity over its interest agenda, focus on inflation* Western divest...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 7:30 AM EST. Investors are waiting for the U.S. fourth quarter Non-farm Productivity report to be released at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus calls for a 6.5% increase versus a 6.6% gain in the third quarter. MGM Resorts International added $0.37 to $44.10 following approval of a $2 billion share buyback program.Victor...Read More
As more sanctions are put on Russia by NATO countries, we must look ahead to the economic consequences for the West when Putin responds. What will oil supplies along with severed supply chains look like for global economies when that happens? We will unpack these questions today...A wave of public support from around the world is encouraging Ukraine in its valiant resistance.Americans naturally sy...Read More
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has the potential to establish a new commodity world order that tilts reliable supply toward North America, Bloomberg Intelligence says in a research note.Analyst Mike McGlone argues that should oil and gas prices continue to spike amid the increased geopolitical tension, it could very well be the catalyst for a global recession."The conflict is unique, but in 2008,...Read More
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has announced overnight that it will suspend all development work at its Udinsk gold project in Russia as international sanctions and legal restrictions intensify due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The company says it will also suspend operations at its Kupol mine, focusing on the safety and well-being of its more than 2,000 employees and recognizing its obligatio...Read More
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has completed a bought deal private placement of 19.78 million flow-through common shares to raise total proceeds of $51.84 million.This amount includes the full exercise of an over-allotment option to purchase an additional 2.58 million shares (15% of the original amount, as announced in its press release on Feb. 14).The placement was conducted per the terms of an agree...Read More
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) closed its offering of 14.5 million flow-through common shares priced at $1.325 each for total gross proceeds of $19.2 million. The sole bookrunner for the offering was Canto Fitzgerald Canada, and PearTree Canada structured the flow-through donation placement.The company will use the proceeds for qualifying Canadian exploration expenditures on its Ontario prope...Read More
Deep-South Resources (TSXV: DSM) seems to have has scored a win in its battle to renew the company's prospecting licence for the Haib copper project in Namibia, after the country's mining and energy ministry missed a deadline to file the permit's refusal. Minister Tom Alweendo declined to renew Deep-South's licence in June last year, citing the Vancouver-based company's inability to advance to a...Read More
As George Harrison once sang: "All Things must pass"... and that includes incredible journalistic and editorial tenures. With that thought in mind, I announce to you all that Trish Saywell is retiring from our team on March 15. Before joining The Northern Miner, Trish worked in Asia for several publications, including The Hong Kong Standard, Asiaweek, and the Far Eastern Economic Review...Read More
Investigating the relationship between real bond yields and the gold price over the short and long-term and outlining why ...Read More
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The conflict in Eastern Europe is likely to be protracted, and energy prices will respond by rallying even higher from current levels, said Pierre Lassonde, ...Read full newsRead More
The conflict in Eastern Europe is likely to be protracted, and energy prices will respond by rallying even higher from current levels, said Pierre Lassonde, ...Read full newsRead More
In last night's State of the Union address, Joe Biden spoke about U.S. inflation telling the nation, "Too many families are struggling to keep up with their bills. I get it. That's why my top priority is getting prices under control."But there's little Biden can actually do.The consumer price index for January rose to 7.5%. That was its highest reading since February 1982.Meanwhile, consumer spend...Read More
Share this article TORONTO - Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K; NYSE:KGC) today reported it is deeply concerned about the loss of life and destruction in Ukraine and wishes to express its sympathy and support for the people who are suffering because of this tragic situation.The Company announced a donation of $1,000,000 to the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal to assist those pe...Read More
Share this article VANCOUVER - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. [MPVD-TSX, NYSE] has entered into a supply deal with Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd., one of the world's largest and most respected jewellery retailers.Under the terms of the supply deal, Mountain Province will provide Chow Tai Fook with a select range of rough diamonds over a one-year, renewable ter...Read More
I'm going to tell you a secret today. The last time I told someone, they mistook it as a joke and practically laughed me out of the room.Believe me, they had good reason to. It was in mid-April of 2020, just a month after the U.S. locked down tight from COVID-19, and something astounding happened to oil prices. For the first time in history, you could've been paid to take oil off people's hands....Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa has highlighted concerns about the impact of the US's punitive measures after reporting its strongest annual earnings in five years.Revenue jumped 51% to RUB 326.97 billion ($2.99 billion) in 2021 as the diamond market recovered from the previous year's downturn, the Russian miner reported Wednesday. This drove net profit to RUB 91.32 billion ($834 million), almost triple 2...Read More
RAPAPORT... Australian miner Odessa Minerals has applied for two licenses to explore an alluvial deposit south of the defunct Argyle mine, believing it holds diamond "runoff" from the famed site.The Argyle South area is a 40-kilometer channel that carried diamonds from eroded Argyle kimberlite pipes through multiple drainage systems toward Lake Argyle, Odessa said last week. Previous exploration o...Read More