Mr. Akiko Levinson reports IRVING RESOURCES SAMPLES HIGH-GRADE FLOAT AT ITS OMU GOLD-SILVER PROJECT, HOKKAIDO, JAPANIrving Resources Inc. has sampled high-grade quartz vein float at its 100-per-cent-controlled Omu gold-silver project in Hokkaido, Japan. While following up stream sediment anomalies (please refer to Irving Resources' news release dated Jan. 3, 2018, for further details), Irving Reso...Read More
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SARAJEVO, Oct 19 - A Bosnian regional government will help to keep aluminium smelter Aluminij Mostar running, a minister said on Friday, after heavy debt brought it to the brink of closure.Management at Bosnia's sole aluminium smelter had called for the Bosniak-Croat Federation to intervene after the business was hit by rising alumina and electricity prices.The company sounded the alarm last week...Read More
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STOCKHOLM/MOSCOW, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Russia's Rusal may be forced to close its Kubal aluminium smelter in Sweden if the U.S. sanctions are not lifted, a Kubal representative who declined to be named told Reuters on Friday.The Kubal aluminium smelter in Sweden, Rusal's only primary metal production facility outside of Russia, produced 123,000 tonnes of metal last year. It employs just under 500 peo...Read More
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Private equity firm Waterton Global Resource Management, which now owns about 7% of Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) said Friday it would call a special shareholder meeting of the Canadian base and precious metals miner after it refused its proposal for board changes.Waterton is asking Hudbay to replace some members of its board, as well as agree to a moratorium on acquisitions.Waterton is asking...Read More
Private equity firm Waterton Global Resource Management, which now owns about 7% of Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) said Friday it would call a special shareholder meeting of the Canadian base and precious metals miner after it refused its proposal for board changes.Waterton is asking Hudbay to replace some members of its board, as well as agree to a moratorium on acquisitions.Waterton is asking...Read More
NAIROBI, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Kenya plans to set up a gold refinery to help small scale miners in the west of the country, the Petroleum and Mining Ministry said on Friday, and the government is seeking consultants to advise on its construction.Kenya has proven deposits of titanium, gold and coal but its mining sector is a relatively small contributor to national output. However, revenues are expect...Read More
China's economy grew at 6.5% YoY in Q3, lower than expected and the weakest growth since Q1 2009. Industrial Production also slowed more than expected as the shift toward financial stimulus is failing...Read full newsRead More
STOCKHOLM, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Sweden's Atlas Copco reported lower than expected third-quarter orders on Friday and forecast softer demand for the remainder of the year, sending shares in the industrial equipment maker tumbling.The sector has been under pressure in recent months due to worries over slowing global growth, not least in China where purchasing managers indices and auto sales have slipp...Read More
LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The bulk of nickel moving out of London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses in Asia is showing up in hidden facilities in Europe, analysts said, denting a bullish scenario of potential shortages.LME nickel stocks have shrunk by about 40 percent this year, largely from warehouses in Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore, but much of that metal is not being consumed, industry sour...Read More
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BEIJING, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A Shenzhen-based commodity exchange controlled by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing unexpectedly began spot trading on Friday, giving the HKEX much-coveted access to mainland China's market.The launch of Qianhai Mercantile Exchange (QME), located just 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Hong Kong, brings to an end a long wait for HKEX and its chairman Charles Li, who bought th...Read More
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Canada's federal government unveiled this week the final part of its plans to ban the use and sale of asbestos in the country by the end of the year.The regulations, to come into effect on Dec. 30, also prohibit the manufacturing, import, trade and use of most products containing the mineral. However, they do not apply to residues left from mining asbestos, which in Canada include about 800 millio...Read More
Canada's federal government unveiled this week the final part of its plans to ban the use and sale of asbestos in the country by the end of the year.The regulations, to come into effect on Dec. 30, also prohibit the manufacturing, import, trade and use of most products containing the mineral. However, they do not apply to residues left from mining asbestos, which in Canada include about 800 millio...Read More
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The body representing the mining industry in Canada's Nova Scotia has released a report that recommends $19.5 million be invested in geophysical surveys to help find future mines and quarries."This needs assessment report is the first step toward building a minerals version of Play Fairway - a free, best-in-class database of geophysical knowledge that will help attract investment and job creation...Read More