VANCOUVER, British Columbia - New Pacific Metals Corp. ("New Pacific" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary has signed an agreement with an arm's length private Bolivian corporation (the "Vendor") to acquire a 98% interest in the Silverstrike silver project (the "Silverstrike Project" or the "Project") from the Vendor by making a one-time cash payment...Read More
RAPAPORT... The holiday season got off to positive start over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, with observers seeing record online sales.About 124 million people shopped in stores, while 142.2 million bought online during the Thanksgiving period from November 28 to December 2, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported. The average spend on holiday items across all platforms rose 16...Read More
RAPAPORT... Synthetic diamonds grown using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) could change color for an extended period following exposure to certain light forms, Gemological Science International (GSI) has warned. When testing a 2-carat CVD diamond,GSI exposed the stone to high-powered ultraviolet (UV) rays, during which it wentfrom near colorless to blue, the organization said Tuesday. This bl...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will close its Dubai office by the end of the year, ending a decade-long presence in the city. The organization has offered education programs, including its Graduate Diamonds course and distance-education lab classes, in Dubai since 2008, and opened a take-in facility to ship stones for grading in 2010. Both services will close by Decemb...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has announced the closure of its Dubai laboratory take-in facility and education location by the end of the year. The lab, a branch of GIA India Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., is no longer accepting stones for submission.According to an announcement on the GIA website, the decision to close the operation was taken to align its resources with its mi...Read More
(IDEX Online) - An Atlanta man who tried to defraud dealers and wholesalers of nearly $1.2 million in diamonds and other high-end jewelry has been sentenced to almost eight years in federal jail, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.He has also been ordered to pay over $567,000 in restitutionOver the course of almost two years, from November 2016 until September 2018, Cory Smith took advantage...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday published a report on the South African mining industry’s progress in transforming the industry in terms of the Mining Charter.The report was based on a study by advisory firm Moshe Capital into the council members' transformation and community development performance.AdvertisementMoshe based the study...Read More
Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds has confirmed that stable grid power has been restored at its Liqhobong diamond mine, in Lesotho, and that the mine is processing at full capacity.The Lesotho Electricity Company-owned Muela hydropower station was brought back into operation on December 1, following a two-month shutdown period for maintenance.AdvertisementFirestone had to stall its processing plant op...Read More
Galena provides a leading lightSPONSOREDgalena miningGlasenberg said in London this week the remaining 'old guard' of management would be transitioned out next year, and that he himself would follow, once the next generation was ready.Read More
Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesArtemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesDark Horse could be 2020 bolterSPONSOREDdark horse resourcesUS takes long-term position on mineral supplySPONSOREDverisk maplecroftThe good news was confirmation that the big Anglo-Australian miner will invest US$1.5 billion to extend the operations of its 116-year old Kennec...Read More
Galena provides a leading lightSPONSOREDgalena miningIts share price has been on the rise over the past week since reporting it had Read More
Non-haven markets are generally under pressure after United States President Donald Trump said he was prepared to wait until after the 2020 US presidential election for a trade deal with China.This has dented sentiment, sending gold prices and the yen higher, while US treasury yields have weakened. Asian equities are also weaker, led by a 1.6% fall in the Australia’s ASX 200. And the yua...Read More
Dear Rich Lifer,The holiday season is often hailed as "the most wonderful time of the year". For most that is true!Filling your days with hot cocoa, classic movies, and the smell of pine trees, baking cookies, or logs burning on the fire, along with the company of friends and family to warm your heart can be festive indeed. But for some, especially those further north, the long, dark winter months...Read More
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has released an update on the progress of recommissioning its cobalt refinery in partnership with Glencore (LON: GLEN).The company expects to complete a prefeasibility study for a 12 tonnes per day restart scenario, as well as a second feasibility study for a 55 tonnes per day expansion in the first quarter of 2020. First Cobalt is evaluating recommissioning...Read More
Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (TSX: CEE; LON: CEY) has rejected the US$1.9 billion all-stock takeover bid from Canada's Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) released earlier on Tuesday, saying it did not offer enough value to the company's shareholders.Centamin also said that the terms of the offer did not adequately reflect the contribution that it would make to the merged entity, adding that the comp...Read More
Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesArtemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesDark Horse could be 2020 bolterSPONSOREDdark horse resourcesUS takes long-term position on mineral supplySPONSOREDverisk maplecroftWe all, I think - possibly secretly - enjoy a little schadenfreude from time to time.Read More
The time has come: www.vikingsinparis.netThis is the biggest HOI4 Multiplayer game ever! Finally someone has done it and it's going to be TommyKay and all the bois playing in this game. Roleplay games have been great and they attracted enough people that now there are people willing to play Luxembourg and some random countries in Central America just to play in these games. What happens when every...Read More
Familiares de Pedro, el joven que sufri?? un accidente durante sus labores del programa 'J??venes construyendo el futuro' es reportado como estable.04 diciembre de 2019 COMENTA ESTE VIDEO Y COMPARTELO CON TUS AMIGOSPara m??s informaci??n entra: http://www.youtube.com/excelsiortvNo olvides dejarnos tus comentarios y visitarnos enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorMexTwitter: https://twitte...Read More
Diversos grupos de emergencia acudieron al llamado por una fuga de gas en una pipa que abastec?-a a un domicilio particular de la colonia Anzures.04 diciembre de 2019 COMENTA ESTE VIDEO Y COMPARTELO CON TUS AMIGOSPara m??s informaci??n entra: http://www.youtube.com/excelsiortvNo olvides dejarnos tus comentarios y visitarnos enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorMexTwitter: https://twitter....Read More
Alumnos de la Universidad de Guanajuato, realizaron una protesta por el asesinato de una de sus compa??eras, quien fue hallada en su departamento.04 diciembre de 2019 COMENTA ESTE VIDEO Y COMPARTELO CON TUS AMIGOSPara m??s informaci??n entra: http://www.youtube.com/excelsiortvNo olvides dejarnos tus comentarios y visitarnos enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorMexTwitter: https://twitter....Read More