China's stimulus efforts aimed at preventing the economy from slowing further and minimizing the impact of U.S. tariffs are supporting raw materials demand, according to Rio Tinto Group."The Chinese machine is still working very well," CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques said Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg Television.China has had a spurt of local bond issuance intended to fund roads, homes and oth...Read More
Chaarat Gold Holdings (LON:CGH), the company that tried buying Centerra's Kumtor mine in the Kyrgyz Republic, has agreed to acquire Kapan gold mine in Armenia from Polymetal, one of Russia's largest gold and silver producers.The $55 million deal is part of Chaarat's intention of becoming a major regional player in Central Asia, with an annual production of 1 million ounces, which it aims to rea...Read More
Mr. Dan Stuartof Juggernaut reports DSM SYNDICATE DISCOVERS SECOND HIGH GRADE ZONE ON GOLDSTAR PROPERTY WITH SAMPLES UP TO 20.6 GRAMS PER TONNE GOLD AND 761 GRAMS PER TONNE SILVER REMAINS OPENJuggernaut Exploration Ltd. andGoliath Resources Ltd. have released channel, chip and grab sample assay results from the Gold Star property at the newly discovered 190-metre-long Goldilocks quartz vein stockw...Read More
Vancouver-based MGX Minerals (CSE: XMG) announced today that its engineering partner PurLucid Treatment Solutions has deployed the first advanced wastewater treatment system in Alberta.This development is part of MGX's quest to move forward with a rapid lithium extraction technology which, the company says, reduces the physical footprint and investment in large, multi-phase, lake-sized, lined evap...Read More
Mr. Rudi Fronk reportsSEABRIDGE GOLD DRILLING SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDS IRON CAP DEPOSIT AT KSMThe first two holes completed in this summer's drilling on the Iron Cap deposit at Seabridge Gold Inc.'s 100-per-cent-owned KSM project in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, have intersected some exceptional widths of gold and copper mineralization with grades exceeding the KSM resource average. Results f...Read More
Prospect generator Silver Range Resources (TSX-V:SNG) announced today that it has completed a fall reconnaissance program in Nevada and staked two new high-grade gold prospects.The first site is the century-old Loner Property located in Pershing County, 35 kms south of Winnemucca in the Grass Valley. "Claims cover high grade low sulphidation epithermal veins first discovered in 1906 and mined on a...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee"), and Mobius Knowledge Services are pleased to announce the completion of strategic enterprise partnership agreement where Mobius will integrate Venzee Mesh API into their Product Information Management ("PIMworks") platform for Venzee to upload accurate, relevant product content to various retailers their client...Read More
Chaarat Gold Holdings (LON:CGH), the company that tried and failed to buy Centerra Gold's (TSX:CG) Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan, revealed Wednesday the Canadian miner turned down an unconventional takeover offer, valued at about C$2 billion (roughly $1.52B), for the entire company.The Central Asia-focused gold miner last month proposed buying the Toronto-based company in an all-cash transaction at...Read More
Industry experts discuss applications for big data in mining at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal.Moderator: John Cumming, The Northern Miner editor-in-chief.Panellists (from left): Talia Dabby, PwC Canada director; Glenn Mullan, PDAC president; Humera Malik, Canvas Analytics CEO; Gordon Stothart, Iamgold executive vice-presiden...Read More
Latin America has been generating headlines in recent times. Brazil's ongoing political ructions, which include the emergence of a dominant far-right popular political party, fears that Argentina's economy is again on the verge of collapse, and the end of Latin America's longest-running civil conflict in Colombia have brought the region firmly under the spotlight. Further attention is being garne...Read More
A combination of weaker gold and some disappointing results saw the market heavily mark down precious metals streamer Sandstorm Gold (TSX:SSL)(NYSE:SAND) during August to see its down by almost 21% since the start of 2018. This decline in value is roughly triple the 7.3% lost by gold over the same period. While higher interest rates and a firmer U.S. dollar are weighing on precious metals stocks...Read More
October brings beautiful fall colours, but in 2018 it also brought some unwanted volatility to the TSX Index.Just as trees shedding their leaves is a necessary part of nature, giving way to new life next spring, sell-offs like we've seen over the past month create new opportunities for Foolish investors.Maxar Technologies (TSX:MAXR)(NYSE:MAXR) is a technology company undergoing a pretty significa...Read More
I think we can all agree, it was an interesting week last week in the stock market, to say the least. For the week, the Dow was down 2.9%, the SPX was down 3.9% and the Nasdaq was down 3.8%. All three indices closed below their 200 dma. It can be argued that, on a short-term basis, the stock market is "oversold" using the MACD as an indicator. However, it appears that hedge fund algos are being r...Read More
A typical example of massive copper (chalcopyrite) mineralization in a diamond drill core from the New Craigmont Project 14 km from Merritt, southern British Columbia. Source: Nicola Mining Inc.Nicola Mining Inc. [NIM-TSXV] said Tuesday October 30 that it has commenced an extensive reverse circulation drilling program on waste piles at its 100%-owned New Craigmont Project, which is located in the...Read More
Outcrop washing at the Bell Zone on the Alces Lake REE property. Source: Appia Energy Corp. Appia Energy Corp. [API-CSE; APAAF-OTCQB; AOI-FSE] has released some impressive analytical results from surface channel samples collected from the Wilson Zone as part of a recently completed exploration program carried out at the Alces Lake property in northern Saskatchewan.Highlights include results from l...Read More
The Guyana Goldfields Aurora gold mine in northwest Guyana, South America. Source: Guyana Goldfields Inc.Guyana Goldfields Inc. [GUY-TSX; OTC-GUYFF] took a steep tumble Tuesday October 30 following a downward revision in its 2018 gold production guidance.In a press release that also contained the company's third quarter operational and financial results, the company said 2018 production guidance h...Read More
Einstein called it the most powerful force in the universe and the eighth wonder of the world.Warren Buffett said it was the secret to wealth.It's also why vampires are stupid rich.I'm talking about compound interest. Perhaps you'd like to learn more about this powerful force and the secret to true wealth. Well, I'll tell you.First of all, there are two basic ways to calculate interest: simple and...Read More
An updated preliminary economic assessment of Marathon Gold's (TSX: MOZ) Valentine Lake project in Newfoundland, which was based on 20,000 metres of additional drilling since February, among other work, demonstrates stronger economics than an earlier PEA completed in May.The new PEA estimates the project will produce 2.72 million ounces of gold, an average of 225,100 ounces per year, over a 12-yea...Read More
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) has announced new high grade gold intersections from its Martha gold project at its Waihi gold mine in New Zealand. The company will include the latest results in an underground resource model for Martha it will release later this year.In August 2018, the company announced it had increased Martha's indicated resource by 700% to 760,000 indicated tonnes grading 5.8 g...Read More
Two years ago New Age Metals (TSX: NAM; US-OTC: PAWEF) became one of the largest claim holders in the Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field of southeastern Manitoba, 125 km northeast of Winnipeg.Through staking and acquisitions, the junior acquired 6,000 hectares and five hard-rock lithium projects that contain spodumene-bearing pegmatites near or adjacent to the Tanco pegmatite, a lithium-cesium-tantalu...Read More