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AGTA Announces Spectrum Award Winners

August 08, 2019 / www.diamonds.net

RAPAPORT... The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has revealed thewinners of its 2019 Spectrum Awards, covering 14 categories from bridal to men's jewelry."When we see the entries coming into our office and those submitted during our New York City drop-off program, there's always a lot of speculation about how the judges will respond to each piece," said AGTA CEO Douglas Hucker. "After al...Read More

Lucapa sells $35 million to date in 2019

August 08, 2019 / www.idexonline.com

Junior diamond miner Lucapa reported that its latest sales of diamonds from the Lulo alluvial mine in Angola and the Mothae kimberlite mine in Lesotho has taken total sales from both mines to US$35.5 million for the year to date. In its latest sale, Lucapa had sold a run of mine parcel of 3,558 carats of Lulo diamonds for S$4.4 million, at $1,234/ct. This took total sales of Lulo diamonds to date...Read More

Millie Bobby Brown new face of Pandora

August 08, 2019 / www.idexonline.com

Pandora's first global advertising campaign for its new jewelry collection will be faced by Millie Bobby Brown, an actor and activist committed to effecting positive change among her generation. The two-time Emmy nominee and UNICEF's youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador, Brown has signed a two-year contract with Pandora to promote the collection. Shot by fashion photographer Cass Bird, Pand...Read More

Second Jewelers for Children Day to be held September 28

August 08, 2019 / www.idexonline.com

The second annual Jewelers for Children (JFC) Day will be held on Saturday September 28, 2019. JFC Day is a day for all supporters of JFC and for potential new ones to celebrate the success of the industry's support for children in need and raise visibility and funds for the charity.  JFC Day is the brainchild of Steven Vardi, a JFC board member who helped develop the concept along with...Read More

Lucapa adds to revenues

August 08, 2019 / www.miningweekly.com

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company has reported revenue of A$8.8-million from the latest sale of diamonds from its Lulo and Mothae mines, in Angola and Lesotho respectively.The ASX-listed company on Thursday reported that a parcel of 3 558 ct of Lulo diamonds was sold for gross proceeds of A$6.3-million, representing an average price of A$1 768/ct, while a furthe...Read More

Ter Haar: it's time diamonds become symbolic of the good that they do

August 08, 2019 / www.idexonline.com

"Transparency and good governance must continue to be a guiding value of corporate behaviour in order to earn the trust and respect of our current and future consumers," Marcus ter Haar, Managing Director of Okavango Diamond Company (ODC), said in his address to the Plenary Meeting of the Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based Development earlier this summer in Paris. The meeting was hosted by...Read More

Miner considering whether to continue with second Luminex option

August 08, 2019 / www.mining-journal.com

Thickened tailings deposition for closureSPONSOREDsrk consultingNew mineral sands miner polishes its ImageSPONSOREDimage resourcesAustralian Vanadium targets growing energy-storage and steel marketsSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumSaturn's high-grade discovery gives Apollo Hill a rocketSPONSOREDsaturn metalsFirst Quantum had two earn-in options with Luminex in Ecuador and said it was assessing whet...Read More

Relief rally underway prompted by better-than-expected Chinese trade data, but markets still face many headwinds

August 08, 2019 / www.metalbulletinresearch.com

A 3.3% year-on-year rise in China’s exports in US dollar terms, which was above expectations, has provide some relief to markets, with Asian equities, base metals and precious metals up across the board.How long the more cheerful mood lasts is a moot point when generally the economic data is weak, there seems no let-up in trade disputes and judging by the strength of gold and the yen, and the...Read More

Tech Talk for Thursday August 8th 2019

August 08, 2019 / www.timingthemarket.ca

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the Weekly Initial Jobless Claim report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase to 217,000 from 215,000 last week. Actual was 209,000.Walt Disney added $1.42 to $136.28 after Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to Buy and raised it...Read More

ATAC Resources Mourns Loss of VP Exploration Julia Lane

August 08, 2019 / www.atacresources.com

August 8, 2019 - Vancouver, BC - It is with profound sadness that ATAC Resources Ltd. ("ATAC") announces the passing of Julia Lane, its Vice President of Exploration. Julia and 24 year old Shawn Kitchen, the pilot of the Alkan Air flight, were casualties in a fatal aircraft accident on August 6, 2019. The C208 Caravan aircraft, operated by Alkan Air of Whitehorse, was lost during a routine service...Read More

Brixton Metals Announces Closing of $7.7M Upsized Private Placement with Strategic Investment by Eric Sprott

August 08, 2019 / brixtonmetals.com

August 8, 2019 - Brixton Metals Corporation (the “Company”) (TSXV: BBB) (OTCQB: BBBXF) is pleased to announce that it has upsized and will complete its previously announced private placement on August 9, 2019 of units and flow-through common shares of the Company for gross proceeds of $7,798,656.02 (the “Private Placement”). Each unit (a "Unit") will be issued at a price of...Read More

Applying machine learning to geothermal exploration

August 08, 2019 / www.minesnewsroom.com

Sebnem Duzgun, professor and Fred Banfield Distinguished Endowed Chair of Mining Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to apply new machine learning techniques to geothermal exploration.Duzgun will receive $500,000 over 18 months for her project, which was one of 10 nationwide recently selected for DOE funding. Specifically, Duzgun an...Read More

BHP chief told to resign

August 08, 2019 / www.mining-journal.com

Thickened tailings deposition for closureSPONSOREDsrk consultingNew mineral sands miner polishes its ImageSPONSOREDimage resourcesAustralian Vanadium targets growing energy-storage and steel marketsSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumSaturn's high-grade discovery gives Apollo Hill a rocketSPONSOREDsaturn metalsMackenzie took to the public stage in London in late July to publicise his company's respons...Read More

Nevada Copper nears production at Pumpkin Hollow

August 08, 2019 / www.northernminer.com

Under the cloud of slumping base metal prices, advanced-stage developer Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) says it remains on schedule at its wholly-owned Pumpkin Hollow copper project near Yerington in west-central Nevada. The planned underground copper mine is slated for start-up by year-end, with a proposed second-stage, open-pit phase aiming to come online in 2023. The development project is touted by t...Read More

Top 10 US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies

August 08, 2019 / www.northernminer.com

U.S. firms have been atop the industry pursuing precious metals across the globe.The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of U.S.-based, mid-tier and junior precious metals companies.1. Coeur MiningMarket cap: US$1.3 billionCoeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is a diversified precious metals producer and owns the silver-gold complex of mines in Chihuahua, Mexico; the Rochester open-pit silver-gold mine in...Read More

Frank Holmes, HIVE Blockchain Tech: WALL-STREET LOVING BITCOIN!

August 08, 2019 / www.youtube.com

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Is There Alien Gold in Area 51? John Kaiser - August 8, 2019

August 08, 2019 / www.youtube.com

Is $1500 Gold good enough to fire up Juniors?Guest's website:https://secure.kaiserresearch.comProduced by https://www.HoweStreet.comDon't miss out - Stay Informed!Receive the HoweStreet.com Weekly Recap with thought provoking podcasts, radio and articles delivered to your inbox.Sign up for the HoweStreet.com Weekly Recap on the homepage at https://www.HoweStreet.com#DiscoveryWatch #Gold #JuniorMin...Read More

BRANDON ROGERS: BEST INTERVIEW MOMENTS (2008-2019)

August 08, 2019 / www.youtube.com

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Reacting to Sims memes

August 08, 2019 / www.youtube.com

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Episode 114: What to Do After the Latest Market Crash

August 08, 2019 / www.youtube.com

In this week's podcast, Extreme Value Editor Dan Ferris discusses what's next after the latest market crash, and why gold is so hot right now. Our special guest is vaunted short-seller Marc Cohodes, who made a career of never holding back in his blistering indictments of frauds.Read More

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