Vancouver, BC - Select Sands Corp. (TSX-V:SNS | OTCQX: SLSDF) (the "Company") announces operational and financial results for Q1 2019, the filing of its financial statements and associated management's discussion and analysis on www.sedar.com. The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. Central to discuss its Q1 2019 results (see "Conference Call Infor...Read More

Most HIG analysts are bullishHartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) was upgraded to "buy" from "neutral" at Goldman Sachs, which noted the company's valuation is cheaper than some of its biggest rivals. Most analysts share the brokerage firm's enthusiasm, with seven of the 11 in coverage handing out "strong buy" recommendations, versus four "holds." Meanwhile, the average 12-month price...Read More

Ontario's government is working for the people of Northern Ontario by supporting the film and television industry, creating jobs for local artists, crews and businesses.Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, announced an investment of more than $5 million to support eight film and television productions across the north. The investments include: $2 million to Get...Read More

Pot stock profit-share members could receive the next check soon.This one-of-a-kind marijuana profit-sharing plan that could quickly have investors sitting on $17,667... $25,921... $38,898... or even $55,563.And possibly a whole lot more.There are no age limits to this program.No income caps.No complicated hoops to jump through (joining only takes 90 seconds).And most importantly - there are zer...Read More

Namibia's mines and energy minister said he has no objection to Rio Tinto's sale of its uranium mine stake to China provided it respects the African nation's laws.Rio, which is seeking to divest less profitable assets, said last November that it was selling its 69% stake in the world's longest-running open pit uranium mine to China for up to $106.5 million and expected the deal to be completed in...Read More

U.S. demand for electric vehicles, including hybrids, could rise to 1.28 million by 2026, a new study projected on Wednesday, but most brands will struggle to make money on the new models.Research firm IHS Markit forecasts that more than 130 models in the U.S. market, from 43 brands, will offer electrified propulsion systems, either pure battery electric or hybrid gasoline-electric.But two-thirds...Read More

Beijing is gearing up to use its dominance of rare earths to hit back in its deepening trade war with Washington.A flurry of Chinese media reports on Wednesday, including an editorial in the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party, raised the prospect of Beijing cutting exports of the commodities that are critical in defense, energy, electronics and automobile sectors. The world's biggest produc...Read More

The FDA just gave Amarin's cardiovascular drug, Vascepa, priority reviewShares of the pharmaceutical concern Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) are popping, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted priority review to the drugmaker's Vascepa treatment, which reduces cardiovascular risks in patients with high cholesterol. The stock is up 5.8% at $18.00, in response. Since spiking jus...Read More

Walking down a busy street in Rio de Janeiro one recent afternoon, we bumped into the Brazilian who is best known for losing $35 billion in a single year. After initially trying to deflect questions, he begrudgingly invited us along for a lunch that lasted two hours.The man, of course, is Eike Batista, who once famously told Mexico's Carlos Slim to watch out because, he said, he was poised to surp...Read More

Bond yields continue to fallStock futures are pointed lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) signaling another triple-digit drop. Trade tensions between the U.S. and China continue to rev up, amid reports that China is set to use rare earth minerals as its next weapon in the trade war. As such, bond yields continue to fall, with traders concerned about an inverted yield curve -- often...Read More

Switzerland's top prosecutor opened a criminal probe against "unknown perpetrators" suspected of bribing foreign officials after a public interest group filed a complaint in 2017 against Glencore Plc, adding to international scrutiny of the world's biggest commodity trader.The investigation opened earlier this month relates to raw materials, and isn't focused on the Baar, Switzerland-based company...Read More

Relations between the Zambian government and its copper mining sector have just taken a turn for the worse."If it is the will of the Zambian people that we divorce with these mines, then we will do so."President Edgar Lungu has swiftly followed through on his threat with a move to liquidate Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), the local operating unit of India's Vedanta and one of the country's biggest pro...Read More

Relations between the Zambian government and its copper mining sector have just taken a turn for the worse."If it is the will of the Zambian people that we divorce with these mines, then we will do so."President Edgar Lungu has swiftly followed through on his threat with a move to liquidate Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), the local operating unit of India's Vedanta and one of the country's biggest pro...Read More

Eurasian Resources Group and China Non-Ferrous Metals Co. expressed interest in buying Konkola Copper Mines, should the Zambian government succeed in seizing it from Vedanta Resources Ltd., people familiar with the situation said.Eurasian Resources, owned by three Kazakh billionaires, approached the government about two months ago, according to the people, who declined to be identified by name bec...Read More

Eurasian Resources Group and China Non-Ferrous Metals Co. expressed interest in buying Konkola Copper Mines, should the Zambian government succeed in seizing it from Vedanta Resources Ltd., people familiar with the situation said.Eurasian Resources, owned by three Kazakh billionaires, approached the government about two months ago, according to the people, who declined to be identified by name bec...Read More

"Gold Resource Corporation Significantly Expands Arista Mine Intercepting 11.95 Meters of 1.04 G/T Gold and 494 G/T Silver https://t.co/IaVMlNImnk"Read full newsRead More

Using gold-flecked trees to reveal a shiny secret below ground has been part of mining lore - and actual biogeochemical study - since at least the 1940s. But it's never been a particularly practical way to prospect. Now, the tree-testing method in Australia is holding up against surface and groundwater analysis in at least a few samples and has major exploration firm, Marmota Ltd., picking up whe...Read More

(Corrects date in 8th paragraph to 2019 from 2008)By Balazs KoranyiFRANKFURT, May 29 (Reuters) - Super low rates are a boon forbanks rather than a hindrance, European Central Bank (ECB) VicePresident Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday, setting the tonefor a debate on whether lenders should be compensated.Banks have long complained that negative rates weigh ontheir profits, hurting the ECB's efforts...Read More

Golden Share Resources (TSXV: GSH) has acquired the Basking project in Ontario, Canada.In a press release, the miner said that Basking, which is made up of four small non-contiguous claim blocks totaling 34 single cell mining claims, was acquired through map staking.The project is located near the western edge of the James Bay Lowlands and about100 kilometres north-northwest of the Ring of Fire ni...Read More

Golden Share Resources (TSXV: GSH) has acquired the Basking project in Ontario, Canada.In a press release, the miner said that Basking, which is made up of four small non-contiguous claim blocks totaling 34 single cell mining claims, was acquired through map staking.The project is located near the western edge of the James Bay Lowlands and about100 kilometres north-northwest of the Ring of Fire ni...Read More