Nigeria's population is growing rapidly. It now stands at 182 million, and is projected to exceed 300 million by mid-century, surpassing the U.S. to become the world's third-largest country. And thanks to a high fertility rate - more than five children per woman, higher than the average for sub-Saharan Africa and more than double the global rate - that growth can be expected to continue for quite...Read More
Dutch battery maker Lithium Werks BV, founded earlier this year, is investing 1.6 billion euros ($1.85 billion) in a massive lithium-ion cell factory in China as demand for batteries is surging.The facility will have production capacity of 8 gigawatt-hours per year, or the equivalent capacity of batteries to power 160,000 cars. It will be the company's second Chinese manufacturing site and should...Read More
Brazil's mining giant Vale (NYSE:VALE), the world's No.1 iron ore and nickel producer, has ruled out any major acquisitions in the short-term and said it would only invest further in nickel if global prices for the metal improve.Speaking at the FT Commodities Global Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, Vale chief executive Fabio Schvartsman said the company would only consider developing its gian...Read More
Company Website: http://www.coeur.comCHICAGO -- (Business Wire)Coeur Mining, Inc. ("Coeur" or the "Company") (NYSE: CDE) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire a property package adjacent to its Rochester operation consisting of the Lincoln Hill Project, Wilco Project, Gold Ridge Property and other nearby claims (collectively, the "Proje...Read More
A group of scientists has discovered one of the rarest minerals on Earth buried deep within what may be the largest-known meteorite impact crater in Australia.The ultra-rare mineral known as reidite was found by Curtin University researchers in the long buried Woodleigh Crater near Shark Bay, Western Australia, about 750 km. north of Perth.Reidite only forms in rocks that experience the incredible...Read More
World's No.2 miner Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO) said Tuesday it will likely have to delay first production from the $5.3 billion underground expansion of its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine in Mongolia, originally scheduled for early 2020.Delivering third-quarter results, the miner said that while capital costs for the project remained in line with the overall budget, shaft-sinking challenge...Read More
"The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index was up slightly, rising by 4.76, or 0.69 percent, to 696.22. https://t.co/bdz9JzgHa0 #Investing #Resource #Gold"Read full newsRead More
Vancouver-based Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE) (US-OTC: NHVCF) has amended the terms of a loan and lined up two new sources of financing totalling US$13.6 million to improve cash flow at its newly producing Moss gold-silver mine in northwest Arizona.Vertex achieved commercial production at Moss on Sept. 1, 2018 - becoming the newest gold producer in the U.S. - and expects the open-pit, heap...Read More
Gold still has a place in many portfolios. During last week's market mayhem, the metal showed exactly why. While the rest of the market was melting down, gold jumped higher. Thanks to the built-in operational leverage enjoyed by most gold producers, these stocks saw their shares do even better than the price of gold. The old adage is true; spooked investors still take solace in precious metals.Don...Read More
High quality emeralds recovered from Fura's Coscuez Mine in Colombia. Photos courtesy Fura Gems Inc.When Princess Eugenie wore an emerald tiara at the latest royal wedding on October 13, 2018, she briefly highlighted an aspect of mining that doesn't get much attention.Hoping that will change is Dev Shetty, President and CEO of Fura Gems Inc. [FURA-TSXV; FUGMF-OTC; BJ43-FRA], a company that is focu...Read More
B2Gold's Fekola gold mine in Mali, West Africa. Source: B2Gold Corp.B2Gold Corp. [BTO-TSX; BTG-NYSE] shares have rallied sharply in recent days as investors anticipate better than expected production numbers in 2018 following an impressive third quarter.On October 10, 2018, the day before the company announced its production results for the third quarter, B2Gold shares opened at $3.08. By Octobe...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Aben Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ABN) (OTCQB: ABNAF) (Frankfurt: E2L2) provides further analytical results from the 2018 exploration drill program at the Forrest Kerr Property. Three holes totalling 1,153 meters have been completed in the newly discovered South Boundary Zone 1.5 km south of the strong precious metal mineralization delineated at the North Boundary Zone. These holes r...Read More
TORONTO - Canada's main stock index pushed higher in late-morning trading, helped by a broad-based rally led by the key energy sector, while U.S. stock markets surged higher.The S&P/TSX composite index was up 94.71 points at 15,504.18.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 317.67 points at 25,568.22. The S&P 500 index was up 33.30 points at 2,784.09, while the Nasdaq composite was up...Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell some 1,500 points since hitting new highs last week.As you can see by the chart, we are well above both the 200-day and 100-day moving averages. The chart shows a double top with support around 23,700. That's another 1,500 points lower.And if that fails, we could give up 4,000 points.The MACD is still above the zero line, which means the market isn't ov...Read More
Calidus Resources (ASX: CAI) is a gold exploration company, which controls the high-grade, near-surface, 712,000-ounce Warrawoona Gold Project, in the East Pilbara district of the Pilbara Goldfield, in Western Australia. We learned from David Reeves, Managing Director of Calidus Resources, that they currently have three rigs turning on their Warrawoona Gold Project, with the aim of extending known...Read More
Middle Island Resources Limited (ASX: MDI) is a gold exploration and aspiring development company focused on Western Australia. We learned from Rick Yeates, managing director of Middle Island Resources, that they are focused on a single project called the Sandstone gold project located about 400 km northwest of Kalgoorlie in the heart of the Western Australian goldfields. The project is 100% owned...Read More
A scientific workshop on chronic kidney disease of unknown causes, or CKDu, organized by Tissa Illangasekare, AMAX Distinguished Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recently highlighted by the National Science Foundation.The NSF-funded workshop in Sri Lanka brought together hydrologists, engineers, occupational medicine specialists, social scientists and...Read More
This episode features a keynote speech by one of the mining industry's leading futurists: George Hemingway, Partner and Head of the Innovation Practice at The Stratalis Group in New York City.Recorded live at The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto in mid-October 2018, George's keynote touches on all aspects of how a mining company can fo...Read More
Medgold Resources (TSXV: MED; US-OTC: MGLDF) is wrapping up a nearly 5,000 metres exploration program at its Tlamino gold-silver-lead-zinc project in southern Serbia that partner Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) is funding.Fortuna extended the original 2,400-metre program based on early results, including 13.35 metres from 41.45 metres downhole grading 5.06 grams gold, 109 grams silver,...Read More
Orsu Metals (TSXV: OSU; US-OTC: ORSUF) is drilling 12,500 metres at its 90% owned Sergeevskoe gold project, 40 km southwest of the town of Mogocha, Russia, on its way to delivering a maiden resource in the fourth quarter of 2018.The latest results come from four infill holes at the project's Zone 23, and all include gold mineralization. Highlights include 1.31 grams gold per tonne over 16.8 metres...Read More