Mining executives, lawyers, bankers and consultants come together again in New York for the 6th annual Current Trends in Mining Finance conference, which starts later this month. Given the continued evolution of the world geopolitical, financial and commodities-supply landscape over the past year, where will their focus be in 2018?Alastair Sharp in Toronto23 APRIL 201823/04/2018commentsshare The m...Read More
CALGARY, Alberta and LONDON - April 23, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) BTL GROUP LTD ("BTL" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Interbit, its proprietarynext generation blockchain platform, is available for testing and feedback. Visitors are now able to access and download Interbit from the link https://interbit.io/ and can launch their own multiple blockchain solutionsand provide fee...Read More
I am no geologist but I didn't have any trouble recognising the point in the Orexplore Australia presentation where their eyes tend to get a bit wider as the implications of what is on the screen hits home. Orexplore Australia set to formally launch next month23 APRIL 201823/04/2018commentsshare The Swick Mining Services offshoot will formally launch its brand and new facility in Bassendean, a sub...Read More
The law originally targetted the KKK. Now it has been used to arrest people protesting against white supremacists.And that is why free speech is so important.Plenty of people would love to see new laws to stop white supremacists from exercising their–albeit offensive–free speech.But as this 1951 law demonstrates, the law as it is intended is not always how it is applied.Faced with hund...Read More
April 23, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger describes why he thinks the upcoming week will be "favorable" for silver investors.First, this has been a spectacular month for me in that I was fortunate enough to have parlayed the profits from the UVXY trade successfully, having bought a whackload of call options in the Physical Silver ETF (SLV:US) and a 300-lo...Read More
April 23, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Technical analyst Clive Maund charts a diamond company that he rates a strong speculative buy.If you are a speculator or trader who doesn't like to wait weeks or months for an investment to pay off and wants to see results within days or even hours, this one is for you.Lithoquest Diamonds Inc. (LDI:TSX.V) blasted higher around the start of the month with...Read More
April 23, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Technical analyst Clive Maund discusses two companies that have developed a process to extract minerals from E-waste.On 15th March it was decided it was best to step aside from Enviroleach Technologies Inc. (ETI:CSE) and Mineworx Technologies Ltd. (MWX:TSX.V; MWXRF:OTCQB), because it looked like the correction that was already well underway by then would...Read More
Vancouver, British Columbia - April 23, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Jaxon Mining Inc. (TSXV: JAX) (FSE: OU31) (OTC: JXMNF) is pleased to announce that it has acquired additional claims contiguous to its Hazelton Project, located 50 kilometres north of Smithers BC. The claims cover numerous showings and historical grab samples include:3.4 g/t gold and 1924 g/t silver (Higgins...Read More
Vancouver, British Columbia - April 23, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Sienna Resources (TSXV: SIE) (FSE: A1XCQ0) (OTC Pink: SNNAF) wishes to announce the completion of the first phase of drilling on its Sl??ttberg Cobalt-Nickel-Copper Project in Sweden (the "Project"). A total of 942 metres were drilled and 72 samples have been shipped for assaying. The results are expected in...Read More
Vancouver, British Columbia - April 23, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) ALX Uranium Corp. (TSXV: AL) (FSE: 6LLN) (OTC Pink: ALXEF) ("ALX" or the "Company) is pleased to announce that a diamond drilling program has commenced at its Newnham Lake Uranium Project ("Newnham Lake", or the "Project") located in the northeastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, approximately 75 kilometres...Read More
April 23, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) As electric vehicles grab a larger share of the automotive market, the sourcing of raw materials becomes increasingly important. Sam Broom of Sprott Global Resource Investments, in this conversation with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable, discusses the supply and demand equations for two essential elements in EV batteries, nickel and cobalt.Maurice...Read More
April 23, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) EMX Royalty Corp.'s CEO David Cole sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss his company's business model, which combines prospect generation with royalties.Maurice Jackson: Welcome to Proven and Probable, where we focus on metals, mining, and more. Today we will discuss a royalty generator, EMX Royalty Corp, trading on the TSX-V s...Read More
Undergraduate students contribute to innovative and cutting-edge research all across the Colorado School of Mines campus, working hand in hand with faculty mentors in every academic discipline and department. More than 80 of these student researchers will present their work at the first-ever Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 26. The poster presentation, part of Mines Innovation Week, wi...Read More
Jennifer Wilcox, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recently interviewed by The Daily Beast about carbon capture and storage (CCS) and direct air capture (DAC), technologies that can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. From the article:DAC could potentially reverse the effects of climate change, but it's not a band-aid. Rather, Wilco...Read More
After weeks of hard work, the finalists in the 2018 HackMines Newmont Innovation Challenge are ready to showcase their ideas.Mines students, faculty, alumni and community members are invited to watch from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at Lockridge Arena as teams pitch their innovations to a panel of judges for a chance to win $17,500, plus additional funding from the $50,000 Newmont Innovation Fu...Read More
"Robots would prefer you to be rude" and "How Not to Order Water from a Robot Waiter" - those were the headlines of two recent articles about new research on human-machine interaction from Colorado School of Mines and Tufts University. IEEE Spectrum and The Next Web covered the findings, which were presented at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction in March. For the stu...Read More
“Ahh, I thought it was in my bag, but it looks like I’ve left it at home by accident!”“My computer crashed and I didn’t save my work!”“I’ve been busy with extra-curricular activities and volunteering work”“I’ve been so ill over the past few days, so I haven’t been able to look at the drill results”"My mom CEO and dad CFO...Read More
Africa-focused gold producer Randgold Resources (LON:RSS) said Monday it its Democratic Republic of the Congo mine to achieve full production guidance this year, following the commissioning of its underground operation's automated material handling system.The company, which has five operating gold mines across west and central Africa, said Kibali is expected to generate 730,000 ounces of gold th...Read More
Precious gemstones miner Gemfields is stepping up efforts to increase transparency across the entire supply chain amid fresh allegations of human rights abuses at its Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique, which has cost it a lawsuit filed last week in London's High Court.Leigh Day, the London-based law firm representing over 100 locals, said security forces employed by the miner - which describes it...Read More
Shares in Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) climbed almost 8% on Monday after the miner reported a significant revenue increase in its third-quarter driven by record production in the first three months of 2018.The South African diamond producer, owner of the iconic Cullinan mine, which produced the diamonds for the British crown jewels, said revenue for the quarter ended March 31 climbed 44% to $172 mill...Read More