Supply constraints affecting cobalt, lithium, copper and nickel, key metals for making the batteries that power electric cars, could slow production rates of such power storage units in the near term, Moody's Investors Service has warned."Declining ore grades for copper, continued lack of investment in new mines and the time required to bring new discoveries to production will constrain metal avai...Read More
For a time, the land around the village of Longa Mali in eastern Cameroon was one of the most prized in Africa, and powerful machines gnawed greedily into its soil to extract precious gold.Read full newsRead More
His water-driven Sluice Goose machine separates gold particles with what he claims is 100% accuracyRead full newsRead More
Commodities Analysis by Chris Vermeulen covering: XAU/USD, XAG/USD, US Dollar Index Futures, Gold Futures. Read Chris Vermeulen's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued its long-anticipated approval Friday, April 27, on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the big Donlin Gold Mining Project near the Kuskokwim River.Read full newsRead More
Stocks Analysis by Mark Lundeen covering: XAU/USD, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Newmont Mining Corporation, Gold Futures. Read Mark Lundeen's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More
Stocks Analysis by Mark Lundeen covering: XAU/USD, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Newmont Mining Corporation, Gold Futures. Read Mark Lundeen's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More
Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) is expanding its operations from its base country to neighbouring Zimbabwe by teaming up with Vast Resources (LON:VAST) to jointly explore for diamonds in that country.The memorandum of understanding signed Tuesday sees the two companies exchanging past exploration information on areas prospective for diamonds in Zimbabwe. It also says the parties will set up a jointly...Read More
At Electra Mining Africa 2018, Kal Tire's Mining Tire Group demonstrates its strengths and ingenuity for servicing both underground and open cast mine operationsJohannesburg, SA-One year after acquiring the underground mining expertise of Tyre Corporation, and combining it with the surface mining expertise, tyre management innovation and culture of Kal Tire-Kal Tire's Mining Tire Group has become...Read More
Sheahan Diamond Literature Reference CompilationThe Sheahan Diamond Literature Reference Compilation is compiled by Patricia Sheahan who publishes on a monthly basis a list of new scientific articles related to diamonds as well as media coverage and corporate announcements called the Sheahan Diamond Literature Service that is distributed as a free pdf to a list of followers. Pat has kindly agreed...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Will PurcellThe diamond and specialty minerals stocks box score for Monday was a weak 73-100-117. The TSX Venture Exchange fell fractionally to 783 while polished diamond prices jumped 0.4 per cent. Sheldon Inwentash's Gratomic Inc. (GRAT) lost 1.5 cents to 17 ce...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business ReporterNew York spot gold fell $7.80 to $1,314.80 on Monday. The TSX Venture Exchange fell 0.13 point to 783.63 while the TSX Gold Index dropped 3.84 points to 188.16. Detour Gold Corp. (DGC), down $4.55 Friday on discouraging guidance adjust...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Stockwatch Business ReporterThe TSX-Venture Exchange slipped a fraction of a point to 783.63 Monday. John Travaglini has filed a preliminary prospectus to list his second capital pool shell, Platform 9 Capital Corp. Platform 9 plans to sell an initial public offe...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Mike CaswellYelena Furman, the woman charged alongside fugitive Canadian Myron Gushlak for a 2012 shell scheme, has received 18 months in jail. Florida Judge Cecilia Altonaga imposed the jail term along with a six-month period of house arrest and three years of s...Read More
This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Mike CaswellYelena Furman, the woman charged alongside fugitive Canadian Myron Gushlak for a 2012 shell scheme, has received 18 months in jail. Florida Judge Cecilia Altonaga imposed the jail term along with a six-month period of house arrest and three years of s...Read More
http://www.miningmx.com/I think the decision by Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe to do an "about face" over the High Court ruling on "once empowered, always empowered" and appeal the judgement is hugely negative.It reveals that "the leopard cannot change its spots" because it shows once more that a critical part of the ANC's ideological make-up is an underlying mistrust and dislike of...Read More
Last week index score: 45.59 (updated)This week: 37.75Oreninc: Interview Session with Mickey Fulp - Episode 22 now liveThe Oreninc Index fell in the week ending April 27th, 2018 to 37.75 from an updated 45.59 a week ago as the number of deals fell despite some broker action returning.A calmer and less volatile week all round with the presidents of North and South Korea meeting for the first time i...Read More
Recent activity in exploration and acquisitions in North America for the next supply of platinum reveals a troubling situation for South African platinum mining, which presents opportunities for platinum companies in safer jurisdictions.If you conduct a brief survey of headlines about platinum mining in South Africa, a stark picture is revealed.JP Morgan Cazenove recently reviewed the SA platinum...Read More
Cameco Corp. (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ) released its first-quarter results last week, which showed the uranium producer finishing in the black after struggling recently. Total revenues of $439 million were up 12% from last year and the company was able to bank $55 million of that as profit; a year ago, it posted a loss of $18 million.Cameco credits the strong results to its restructuring efforts as well...Read More
What concerns me is when people put their hard-earned money into housing or any other supposed store of value thinking that the sky is the limit. We are living in an age of epic distortions, misinformation and outright fraud. - Aaron Layman, Dallas-based Realtor, member of the Dallas and Houston MLS boards and a housing market analystThe propaganda about a hot economy, "overheated" housing market...Read More