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Antwerp Trading Floors to Reopen May 11

May 04, 2020 / www.diamonds.net

RAPAPORT... Antwerp's four diamond-trading halls will reopen next week as Belgium gradually relaxes its restrictions on movement and social interaction.The government permitted diamond companies to restart operations on Monday, though many employees will work from home. The country had been on lockdown since mid-March as the nation attempted to limit the spread of the coronavirus, with Antwer...Read More

Signet Appoints Investor-Relations Exec

May 04, 2020 / www.diamonds.net

RAPAPORT... Signet Jewelers has hired Vincent Sinisi as senior vice president of investor relations, replacing Randi Abada, the company said Monday.Sinisi has over 15 years of experience as a retail analyst, most recently as executive director of equity research for Morgan Stanley. In his new role, he will be responsible for communicating Signet's strategic growth plans to the investment community...Read More

Eight Surat Cutting Units Return to Work

May 04, 2020 / www.diamonds.net

RAPAPORT... India has resumed manufacturing and exports of gems and jewelry, as the country starts to ease its restrictions following five weeks of lockdown.Eight production units in Surat, the country's diamond-cutting hub, have begun operations at the city's Special Economic Zone, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) reported Thursday. Ten shipments of diamonds were expo...Read More

Graff Pieces Sell Out at Online Sotheby's Auction

May 04, 2020 / www.diamonds.net

RAPAPORT... Sotheby's achieved $3.3 million at its online Fine Jewels auction, driven by proceeds from its sold-out collection of Graff pieces.The total beat the company's high estimate of $2.8 million for the sale, the auction house said last week. The 18 pieces of Graff jewelry brought in a combined $1.3 million, far surpassing their combined estimate of $730,000. The highest-selling lot wa...Read More

First Signs of a Recovery? Polished Diamond Price Index Rises 0.7 per cent in April

May 04, 2020 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - The IDEX Polished Diamond Price Index crept up slightly, by 0.7 per cent in April, a possible indication that the market is showing the first signs of recovery. In March, prices slid 1.6 per cent as the COVID-19 pandemic began to bite. February also saw slow sales, with prices down 1.27 per cent. Throughout April the Index rose slowly but steadily day by day in a virtual strai...Read More

Rio Tinto invests $10m in Canada and US efforts to fight pandemic

May 04, 2020 / www.miningweekly.com

Diversified mining company Rio Tinto is investing $10-million in a variety of grassroots projects across Canada and the US to support local community efforts to fight Covid-19.The group’s investment is targeted at practical solutions like funding the food banks or counselling and support services that are helping frontline response workers and the communities around its operations, says...Read More

Supply of Rough Must Flow Freely, says De Beers Boss

May 04, 2020 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - The supply of rough diamonds must flow freely again when the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, says De Beers boss Bruce Cleaver.In an impassioned open letter, the CEO argues his company has a global, even more than a corporate, responsibility to its workers and customers not to halt production."The continuity of our (mining) operations is central to our people, the local...Read More

Vast assures it is acting in good faith with Zim govt, community

May 04, 2020 / www.miningweekly.com

Aim-listed diversified miner Vast Resources has commented on articles published in the Zimbabwean press during the last week of April, around the Chiadzwa community concession block joint venture, for which Vast is awaiting finalisation of a mining agreement.The company wishes to mine the Chiadzwa diamond fields, in Zimbabwe, through its subsidiary Katanga Mining, in joint venture with Zimbabwe Co...Read More

Base metals prices start week on back foot in quiet conditions

May 04, 2020 / www.metalbulletinresearch.com

Last week’s weaker tone in the metals has flowed through into morning trading on Monday May 4, with the three-month base metals on the London Metal Exchange down by an average of 0.6%, led by a 0.9% fall in copper to $5,061 per tonne. * With Japan and China closed trading volumes are thin.* Market participants likely to focus on European purchasing manager’s index (PMI) data and US facto...Read More

Rockcliff heralds ore sorting results

May 04, 2020 / www.mining-journal.com

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resources"With an upgrade ratio of at least 1.4 on both Tower and Rail, ore sorting has demonstrated an ability to reject low sulphide waste," president and CEO Alistair Ross said.Read More

Tech Talk for Monday May 4th 2020

May 04, 2020 / www.timingthemarket.ca

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 16 points in pre-opening trades.Shopify added $14.30 to $627.94 after KeyBanc Capital raised its target price from $500 to $700.PayPal slipped $0.35 to$120.26 despite KeyBanc Capital raising its target price from $115 to $140.NVIDIA eased $2.40 to $280.38 despite Susquehanna raising its target price from $330 to $55.T...Read More

Africa Snapshot: Eight companies active on the continent

May 04, 2020 / www.northernminer.com

Africa offers pre-production and operating companies large areas of underexplored prospective terrain and, in many countries, established mining legislation. West Africa, in particular, has attracted many explorers, developers and producers looking to deliver competitive returns for shareholders. Notably, a number of countries on this continent have a free carried interest provision, whereby they...Read More

Commentary: Digging deeper into carbon performance in the mining sector

May 04, 2020 / www.northernminer.com

In the coming decades, the ability to combine massively reduced greenhouse gas emissions with wider business goals will be the hallmark of successful mining companies.Climate change is recognized by the Principles for Responsible Investment as "the highest priority ESG [environmental, social and governance] issue facing investors." It is a key focus for investment research and decision-making and...Read More

PNG clashes with Barrick, Zijin over fate of Porgera mine

May 04, 2020 / www.northernminer.com

Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) welcomed a court ruling on May 1 ordering the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) to review a requested lease extension for the Porgera gold mine.The Canadian gold producer and its Chinese partner, Zijin Mining, temporarily halted operations at the mine in Enga Province a week ago, following Prime Minister James Marape's decision not to renew Porgera's long-sou...Read More

Gold's last hurrah

May 04, 2020 / www.mining-journal.com

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesSeven ways the resources sector can survive the COVID-19 crisisSPONSOREDproudfootIn the meantime, especially as inflation fears grow and central banks shower an estimated US$7.Read More

Une remontada enflamm?(C)e : Shanghai Dragons vs New York Excelsior - Le R?(C)cap Analytique #7

May 04, 2020 / www.youtube.com

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FRANKLIN GOING VICE CITY TO MEET TOMMY VERCETTI | GTA 5 GAMEPLAY #5

May 04, 2020 / www.youtube.com

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LEAKED Government Emails on Stimulus Money: We're Being Lied To!

May 04, 2020 / www.youtube.com

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Quarantine allowed me to finally finish my favorite childhood game

May 04, 2020 / www.youtube.com

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No, Meet Kevin, Trump Didn't Just Imply His Favorite Stimulus Plan

May 04, 2020 / www.youtube.com

In this video I call out YouTuber Meet Kevin for his latest clickbait stimulus video called "Stimulus Package 2: Trump Just Implied Favorite Plan."Kevin basically uses terrible logic to arrive at the conclusion - based on one of Trump's tweets this morning - that Donald Trump is implying that his "favorite plan" is the Emergency Money for the People Act.What a load of crap, and I tell you exactly...Read More

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