The IPP procurement is the largest by the Department of Energy to date, representing R56 billion (US$4.7 billion) of investment and adding about 2,300MW of mostly wind- and solar-generation capacity to the country's grid over the next five years.The agreements were meant to be signed on March 13, but were delayed after the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and Transform RSA tr...Read More
Researchers at Duke University used silver-coated copper nanowires and silicon rubber to create a new conductive "felt" that can be easily patterned onto fabrics to create flexible wires. The felt carries electricity even when bent, stretched and twisted over and over again. This means that it could be used to embed electronics such as fitness trackers and health monitors into shirts, hats, and sh...Read More
Altamira Gold (TSXV: ALTA) has joined what some are calling a "staking rush" in Brazil's Juruena Belt, located in the western Mato Grosso state.By adding 52,378 hectares and increasing the company's land positioning to over 200,000 hectares in the area, Altamira mimics the strategies advanced by Anglo American (LON: AAL) and Nexa Resources, who acquired over 3 million hectares of claims back in Se...Read More
JOHANNESBURG, April 4 (Reuters) - The South African High Court ruled in favour of the once empowered, always empowered principle on Wednesday which entitles a company to keep its black empowerment status even if a black partner exits its stake in the mining firm.Uncertainty around the Mining Charter and ownership levels have deterred investment in a sector that accounts for 8 percent of the countr...Read More
By Julia PayneLONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Commodities trader Trafigura has signed an offtake agreement for cobalt hydroxide running to December 2020 with Shalina Resources and its subsidiary Chemaf, based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Chemaf said in a statement on Wednesday.Interest in cobalt reflects a shift in the automotive industry to electric cars (EV), powered by lithium-ion bat...Read More
Canada's largest diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK) said Wednesday it had increase to 90% its stake in Compa???-a Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca, which main asset is the namesake copper mine in Northern Chile.The Vancouver-based miner said the deal, worth $162.5 million, simplifies the ownership of Quebrada Blanca, giving Teck additional flexibility with respect to fin...Read More
Mining companies saw its shares plummet along with metal prices on Wednesday as trade tensions between the United States and China escalated, with Beijing hitting back at Trump's plans to impose $50 billion in tariffs to goods from the Asian superpower.China retaliated with a list of duties on key US imports, including soybeans, planes, cars, whiskey and chemicals, less than 11 hours after Washing...Read More
Healthy demand for molybdenum rich stainless steel, especially from the oil and gas industry, plus sluggish supply growth are expected to keep the price of this minor metal riding high.Molybdenum prices at nearly $13 a lb are at their highest since 2014, having more than doubled since Dec. 2015.Often a byproduct of copper smelting, molybdenum's powerful anti-corrosive properties are vital for equi...Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.37 pct* Sterling strength weighs on dollar earners* Miners rise on China data* Sky gains after Fox says could separate Sky News (Adds closing prices)By Kit ReesLONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index declined with other European bourses at the start of the second quarter, but a few stocks such as Sky SKYB.L managed to rise through the session.Shares in Sky closed up...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices moved lower on Tuesday, trimming some of the previous day’s gains as traders crept back into risk assets and U.S. stocks attempted to recover from Monday’s selloff, dampening safe haven demand for bullion.Gold futures for June delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange were last down by $11.60, or around 0.8%, to $1,335.30 a troy ounc...Read More
(Recasts after European open, updates levels throughout)* Main European bourses open 0.5-0.7 percent lower* Asian shares end off early lows, E-Minis rise* Dollar steadies after falling for three straight days* Oil steadies after 3.7 percent slumpBy Marc JonesLONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - World share markets struggled to regain their poise on Tuesday, with hopes pinned on a modest Wall Street recover...Read More
Pantoro has repaid all debt to Commonwealth Bank, while hedging 38,000 ounces at A$1724 per ounce (at a rate of about 2000oz per month till October 2019), in order to underwrite operating costs.Read More
(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window)* FTSE 100 down 0.8 pct* Sterling strength weighs on dollar-earners* Miners rise on China data* Sky gains after Fox says could separate Sky NewsBy Kit ReesLONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index declined with other European bourses at the start of the second quarter as a stronger pound weighed on its dollar-earni...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices moved lower on Tuesday, trimming some of the previous day’s gains as U.S. stock futures pointed to a recovery on Wall Street following Monday’s selloff, dampening safe haven demand for bullion.Gold futures for June delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell $5.60 or 0.42% to $1,341.10 a troy ounce by 04:42 AM ET (08:42 AM GMT).Pr...Read More
(Recasts after European open, updates levels throughout)* Main European bourses open 0.5-0.7 percent lower* Asian shares end off early lows, E-Minis rise* Dollar steadies after falling for three straight days* Oil steadies after 3.7 percent slumpBy Marc JonesLONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - World markets battled to regain their poise on Tuesday after another round of tech and trade war worries had clob...Read More
Lupaka Gold Inc. (TSX-V: LPK) has been completing the necessary steps to achieve commercial production at its wholly-owned Invicta Gold project in Peru, located 120 km north of Lima by road. Recently, I had the opportunity to re-visit the mine site to see how work is progressing towards production.It is at this point in the life span of a mining company where institutional investors typically in...Read More
SMM offices will be closed from Thursday April 5 to Friday April 6 for the Qingming Festival holiday. There will be no news publication during this period. For queries, please contact Daisy Tseng at daisy@smm.cn Read More
Results from the newly named Youle vein included 0.58m at 272.1g/t gold and 13.3% antimony; 3.5m at 14.7g/t gold and 10.9% antimony; 0.37m at 120.9g/t gold and 11.1% antimony; 0.57m at 59.8g/t gold and 3.2% antimony; 0.18m at 16.2g/t gold and 55.8% antimony; and 0.15m at 76.4g/t gold and 33.3% antimony.Read More
SHANGHAI, Apr 4 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals traded weakly on Wednesday April 4 as zinc led losses with a drop over 1.1%. Lead lost almost 0.7%, aluminium fell nearly 0.3%, and nickel, copper, and tin edged down.The ferrous complex saw wider drops than nonferrous metals as iron ore slumped some 4.2%. Rebar dipped over 1.1%, and hot-rolled coil slid nearly 1%. Coke and coking coal inched up over...Read More
The fourth set of assays from drilling at the zone contained the highest grades to date and among the highest grades from the entire property, president and CEO Vishal Gupta said.Read More