Six years after being carved out of a handful of unwanted gold operations, Sibanye Gold Ltd. has become the world's biggest platinum miner.Building on operations spun out of Gold Fields Ltd., Sibanye became the No. 1 miner in South Africa's waning gold industry. Now, with the acquisition of Lonmin Plc, Chief Executive Officer Neal Froneman has completed Sibanye's transformation to a giant of the n...Read More

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With all the turmoil surrounding the ongoing China-US trade war, companies mining for rare earth elements have come out as "unexpected" winners thanks to market-wide speculation that China may choke off supply of certain critical minerals to the US. Currently the US relies on China for about 80% of its rare earth metals, many of which are essential in applications such as wind turbines, EVs, smar...Read More

Barkerville Gold Mines of Toronto says there are 4.3 million oz. of gold in all categories, according to the latest resource estimate at its Cariboo project near Wells, Ontario. The estimate includes underground resources for the Cow, Island and Barkerville Mountain deposits.Measured and indicated resources contain 2.4 million oz. of gold in 13.2 million tonnes grading 5.60 g/t gold. That represen...Read More

Cara Therapeutics stock is higher on its phase 3 resultsU.S. and China trade relations continue to weigh heavy on stocks today, guiding all three major indexes lower. A handful of names also making moves this afternoon are power conversion specialist Eltek Ltd. (NASDAQ:ELTK), biotech Cara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CARA), and California-based CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP). Below, we will dive into what...Read More

Barkerville Gold Mines of Toronto says there are 4.3 million oz. of gold in all categories, according to the latest resource estimate at its Cariboo project near Wells, Ontario. The estimate includes underground resources for the Cow, Island and Barkerville Mountain deposits.Measured and indicated resources contain 2.4 million oz. of gold in 13.2 million tonnes grading 5.60 g/t gold. That represen...Read More

Toronto-based North American Palladium (TSE: PDL) says underground exploration at its Lac des Iles mine 90 kms north of Thunder Bay has discovered a new zone - C zone. Drill results suggest that it is a large area of palladium mineralization in the footwall of the Offset zone.Assays from C zone include 4.18 g/t palladium over 19.4 metres, 3.06 g/t over 25.0 metres, and 2.93 g/t over 74.9 metres, i...Read More

ArcelorMittal fell the most in two years after announcing that it's further cutting steel production across its European plants to cope with weak demand and rising imports.The world's largest steelmaker will reduce primary production in France, Germany and Spain, according to a statement on Wednesday. It's the second time this month ArcelorMittal has announced output cuts. In total, it could affec...Read More

What happened: Value of M&A activity skyrocketed in B.C. during the first quarter of 2019Why it matters: The jump was driven primarily by the $17.4-billion acquisition of Goldcorp Inc.A first-quarter surge in B.C.-based mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity can be attributed to one particular mega-deal that kicked off the year, according to new data from Crosbie & Company Inc.A May 29 report rev...Read More

What happened: Value of M&A activity skyrocketed in B.C. during the first quarter of 2019Why it matters: The jump was driven primarily by the $17.4-billion acquisition of Goldcorp Inc.A first-quarter surge in B.C.-based mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity can be attributed to one particular mega-deal that kicked off the year, according to new data from Crosbie & Company Inc.A May 29 report rev...Read More

One fund is pacing toward its worst month in yearsThe stock market is taking a big hit this week, after several Chinese media outlets suggested Beijing could restrict the export of rare earth minerals, which are used in a variety of products, including smartphones and hybrids. Options traders are reacting to the latest salvo in the U.S.-China trade war by blasting the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ET...Read More

Gold is still without support from its main allies, silver and oil.Mining stocks also remain in a malaise, which isn't helping the metal.A dollar index reversal would divert safe-haven demand into gold.Gold investors are biting their nails right now over gold's inability to rally in the face of widespread fears. Normally the yellow metal would be in full-blown bullish mode with as much uncerta...Read More

Gold and silver futures settled higher Wednesday for the first time in three sessions, inversely tracking a fall in stocks and other assets that tend to gain in times of growing appetite for risk. Gold for June delivery on Comex GCM19, +0.40% rose $3.90, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,281 an ounce. August gold GCQ19, +0.40% which now trades on higher volume, rose $3.80, or 0.3%, to finish at $1,286.30....Read More

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Testing for Interference in MSHA 105(c) Discrimination CasesThe legal basis of interference is in Section 105(c)(1) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (Mine Act) - "No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against . . . or otherwise interfere with the exercise of the statutory rights of any miner." The interference test has developed into a two-part evaluation of an operator'...Read More

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Both equities sport attractively priced options at the momentThis morning, Goldman Sachs weighed in on two pharma stocks, downgrading Clovis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CLVS) and Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ESPR) to "sell." Regarding the former, Goldman believes expectations for Clovis' cancer drug Rubraca are inflated. And with the latter, the analyst in coverage expressed concern over Esperion'...Read More

Champion Iron Ltd. (TSX: CIA) (ASX: CIA) today announced that it has concluded an agreement with la Caisse de d?(C)p??t et placement du Qu?(C)bec (CDPQ) for a preferred share offering of C$185 million plus a commitment for a fully underwritten $200 million credit facility with Scotiabank and Societe Generale.The company has also acquired the remaining 36.8% interest in the Bloom Lake iron ore proj...Read More

The equity tends to heat up in the summer monthsLike most of the stock market, the shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) have struggled in May, down nearly 10% so far. However, now could be an opportune time to roll the dice on a big rebound for ALXN, for two reasons: first, pullbacks to a key trendline have preceded healthy gainsin the past; and second, the security has seasonalit...Read More

The door is wide open for downgrades on the stock A close look at the technical setup for Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE:ADM) reveals a number of red flags. For starters, the stock is coming off a weak earnings performance just a few weeks ago, falling below the $40 level, which represents two times a major peak from 1997, as well as its 2018 closing low. Moreover, the shares have given up suppor...Read More