Mining Articles

China's metals trade is facing a year of upheaval: Andy Home

Apr. 30, 2018, 10:55 AM / Reuters

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - China's trade in industrial metals looks set for significant upheaval this year as the country adapts to fast-evolving supply chains.The aluminium market is reeling from the devastating one-two of U.S. tariffs and sanctions on Oleg Deripaska's Rusal empire.China, the world's largest aluminium producer, was the main target of those tariffs but might ironically turn out...Read More

Pharmaxis reveals a quarterly shareholder update full of highlights

10:01 30 Apr 2018 / Danielle Doporto

Pharmaxis Ltd (ASX:PXS) chief executive Gary Phillips discusses with Proactive Investors the highlights contained within the biotech company's latest Quarterly Shareholder Update."The one thing which really caught everyone's attention was Boehringer Ingelheim starting a second indication with the drug they licensed from us," notes Phillips. That development garnered a $15 million milestone payment...Read More

Directa Plus signs exclusive graphene-enhanced luxury accessories contract

09:18 30 Apr 2018 / Andrew Scott

Directa Plus Plc (LON:DCTA) CEO Giulio Cesareo discusses with Proactive Investors their 2017 results as well as the award of an exclusive contract with an existing customer to develop a range of graphene-enhanced luxury accessories.The value of the exclusivity and the development agreement amounts to approximately ?,?130,000 and is expected to lead to a commercial contract.  Meet Peninsula Mi...Read More

Halted Botswana diamond mine to be sold at online auction

Apr. 30, 2018, 7:57 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

A diamond mine in Botswana, owned by now extinct Australian miner Kimberley Diamonds, is going up for sale at an online auction to be held Monday, as its liquidators failed to secure viable offers.The Lerala Mine was opened in 2008 and had to be shut twice due to weak sales, until it finally was placed under judicial management in May last year, leaving 130 people out of work and millions in unpa...Read More

The Dow Jones And The Barron's Gold Mining Index

Mon Apr 30 07:33:56 2018 / Staff reporter

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

U.S. Exports Nearly All Gold Mine Supply To Hong Kong

Mon Apr 30 06:59:26 2018 / Staff reporter

Commodities Analysis by Steve St. Angelo covering: XAU/USD, Gold Futures. Read Steve St. Angelo's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More

Graphite One Announces Completion of Conversion of Federal Claims to State Claims

April 30, 2018 05:59:11 / Staff reporter

Vancouver, BC - Graphite One Resources Inc. (TSX-V:GPH | OTCQX:GPHOF) ("Graphite One" or the "Company"), announced today that the process of converting the 24 unpatented federal mining claims leased from Kougarok LLC to State of Alaska mining claims is now complete. All resources identified to date within the Company's Graphite Creek flake graphite deposit are now held by the Company by sta...Read More

Barrick, NovaGold project in Alaska gets key environmental approval

Apr. 30, 2018, 5:45 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX) and NovaGold Resources' (TSX, NYSE-MKT: NG) proposed gold mine in Alaska has received a long-waited final environmental clearance, granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Canadian miners said Monday.The Dolin project, one of the world's largest, highest grade, known gold deposits, is expected to require a $6.7 billion investment from the two owners, which ar...Read More

Albany man's gold mining invention hits paydirt

Mon Apr 30 05:20:47 2018 / Staff reporter

His water-driven Sluice Goose machine separates gold particles with what he claims is 100% accuracyRead full newsRead More

Donlin Gold Mine gets Corps of Engineers approval

Mon Apr 30 05:20:43 2018 / Staff reporter

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

The Dow Jones And The Barron's Gold Mining Index

Mon Apr 30 05:20:41 2018 / Staff reporter

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

How Was the Q1 Earnings Season for Gold Mining ETFs?

Mon Apr 30 05:20:39 2018 / Staff reporter

Gold mining earnings for Q1 remained moderate yet ETFs managed to stay in the green.Read full newsRead More

U.S. Exports Nearly All Gold Mine Supply To Hong Kong

Mon Apr 30 05:20:38 2018 / Staff reporter

Commodities Analysis by Steve St. Angelo covering: XAU/USD, Gold Futures. Read Steve St. Angelo's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More

U.S. Exports Nearly All Gold Mine Supply To Hong Kong

Mon Apr 30 04:21:58 2018 / Staff reporter

Commodities Analysis by Steve St. Angelo covering: XAU/USD, Gold Futures. Read Steve St. Angelo's latest article on Investing.comRead full newsRead More

INK Canadian Insider Index rises 5.6 points, but once again hits 'wall' at 1288-90

Mon, 30/04/2018 2:14 am / Nicholas Winton

Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, there was not a lot of volatility in the Index and it moved in a very tight range. The INK CIN climbed as high as 1287.34 intraday but closed the week at 1283.47 for a 5.6 point gain.RSI added 2.8 points to 59.8 and remains capped sub-60 and in the range where we typically see...Read More

Not All Lithium Mining is Equal: Hard Rock Shows Potential to Disrupt Lithium Evaporation

Apr 30, 2018 / Nicholas LePan

Argentinian lithium producer Orocobre (TSX: ORL) recently reported lower than expected lithium production in its third fiscal quarter because weather interfered with its evaporation rates of its lithium brines. This reveals two problems with lithium brine production: reliability and geography. Another source of lithium is rising to met these problems, hard rock lithium mining. One analyst pointe...Read More

Can Gold Fight Through the Interest Rate Headwinds?

April 30, 2018 / Andrew Walker

Gold is sliding back towards US$1,300 per ounce, and investors are wondering if more downside could be on the way.Let's take look at the current situation to see if the pullback is an opportunity to buy or a signal to stay on the sidelines.Interest rate outlookA number of factors can impact the price of gold, including interest rate moves in the United States.The generally accepted theory is that...Read More

Is Jeff Gundlach Correct on Gold's $1000 Upside?

Apr 30, 2018 / Nicholas LePan

It was music to gold bug ears.We've all heard the seemingly shocking or outrageous price targets for Gold. So it's not new.But this time from a non gold pusher. Someone with credibility in the larger financial world and a track record to boot.Gundlach's comment was included in every piece of Gold literature that recently crossed my desk. No doubt, if Gold starts breaking to the upside, Gundlach's...Read More

Why This Streamer Is Going to Have a Very Good Year

April 30, 2018 / Demetris Afxentiou

Precious metal streaming companies, such as Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSX:WPM)(NYSE:WPM), hold massive appeal and opportunity for investors that are looking to enter the volatile, yet lucrative precious metals market.New and seasoned investors may realize that there are significant differences between a streamer and a miner, but they may not understand how that difference can translate into m...Read More

Nevada Copper appoints a veteran CEO to lead the development of Pumpkin Hollow

Apr 30 2018 / Staff reporter

It took the company a few months to find a replacement for Giulio Bonifacio, but Nevada Copper (NCU.TO) has now announced Matthew Gili has been appointed as new CEO of the company, starting on May 1st.Gili might not be very well known, but his credentials appear to be very strong. He's coming over from Barrick Gold (ABX, ABX.TO) where he was the Executive General Manager for the Cortez district in...Read More

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