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 fell 13.71 points to 802.83 Tuesday. Jessica Zhang's first capital pool shell, CUP Capital Corp., has completed its qualifying transaction, which is the acquisition of German Battery & Lighting Technologies...Read More
The inevitable is finally starting to unfold. The downgrade to triple-C by Moody's came as a surprise, at least to me.Historically Moody's has been the last to downgrade collapsing companies. The most famous was its failure to downgrade Enron until about a week before Enron folded.Perhaps this time around it decided to get out in front of the obvious. Tesla's continued existence, despite obvious o...Read More
Wallbridge Mining (CN:WM) has secured US$8 million in a bridge loan to fund its 35,000 tonne bulk sample programme at its Fenelon Gold property in Quebec.Staff reporterGold equities lower28 MARCH 201828/03/2018commentsshareThe first draw on the bridge loan, with Auramet International, hinges on Wallbridge completing a minimum C$2 million equity raise.Auramet has also been granted a call option on...Read More
Shares of Invictus MD Strategies Corp. (TSXV:GENE) have been singing a sweet tune since appointing KISS co-founder Gene Simmons as its Chief Evangelist OfficerSmallCapPower | March 28, 2018: Invictus MD Strategies Corp. (TSXV:GENE), based in Vancouver, announced on Monday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Acreage Pharms, has undergone physical on-site sales license inspection by Health Canada, wh...Read More
Senator Doug Black.Alberta Senator Doug Black on Wednesday March 28 moved a second reading of the bill he introduced in February (2018) in a bid to have Ottawa declare that Kinder Morgan Canada's [KML-TSX] stalled Trans Mountain pipeline is in Canada's national interest.Despite opposition from environmental activists, and governments at the provincial and municipal level in British Columbia, the p...Read More
High-grade silver mineralization from Honey Badger's Thunder Bay Silver Project west of Thunder Bay, northwestern Ontario. Source: Honey Badger Exploration Ltd.Honey Badger Exploration Ltd. [TUF-TSXV] and TomaGold Corp. [LOT-TSXV] emerged as the most actively traded stocks on the TSX Venture Exchange Wednesday March 28 as investors reacted to positive news from both companies.After Honey Badger an...Read More
Aerial view of Viva Gold's Tonopah Project in southwestern Nevada. Source: Viva Gold Corp.Viva Gold, which recently changed its name from Aintree Resources, has a 100% interest in the Tonopah Project near Tonopah, Nevada, an advanced stage gold exploration project.The project sits on the Walker Lane Trend and consists of 444 unpatented mineral claims, 185 of which are subject to a royalty interest...Read More
Giga Metals Corporation (TSX.V: GIGA, FSE: BRR2) aims to be a premier supplier of the battery metals that will be needed as the world progresses to a future powered by clean energy. They are currently focused on two of the key metals, used in the batteries of electric vehicles: Nickel and Cobalt. Their Turnagain Project, located in north central British Columbia, is among the largest undeveloped n...Read More
Argonaut's El Castillo gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. Source: Argonaut Gold Inc.Argonaut Gold Inc. [AR-TSX] has released updated technical reports from Mexican operations, including the Castillo Complex in Durango and its La Colorada Mine in Sonora state, Mexico.The El Castillo Complex is made up of the El Castillo and San Agustin Mines, which share infrastructure and resources.Highlights from the M...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Ely Gold Royalties (TSXV: ELY) (OTC Pink: ELYGF) Options Key Monitor Claims to Orla Mining Vancouver, British Columbia - March 28, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Ely Gold Royalties Inc. (TSXV: ELY) (OTC Pink: ELYGF) ("Ely Go...Read More
North Arrow sample bags from the Q1-4 2017 sample being loaded on to the Hamlet's truck to be moved to the beach for pick up. Source: North Arrow Minerals Inc.North Arrow Minerals Inc. [NAR-TSXV; NHAWF-OTC] on Wednesday March 28 reported final diamond recoveries from composite mini-bulk samples extracted from four units within the Q1-4 kimberlite at the Naujaat Diamond Project, Nunavut.The samples...Read More
While accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said, "The manner in which this war against drugs is being waged is equally or perhaps even more harmful than all the wars the world is fighting today, combined."The death toll from the drug war is much less than the actual warfare throughout the world. However, his sentiment is quite appropriate because a signi...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop War Eagle Mining (TSXV: WAR) Announces Exploration Update Vancouver, British Columbia - March 28, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) War Eagle Mining Company Inc. (TSXV: WAR) ("War Eagle" or the "Company") is pleased to announce...Read More
Via Sovereignman.comI'm doing my best to take a few days off this week, and have the pleasure of spending time with some friends here in a fairly remote corner of Vietnam's magnificent coastline.This is one of the most pristine places I've ever been- a high-end resort nestled at the top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere overlooking Vietnam's postcard-perfect Vinh Hy Bay.I've traveled extensiv...Read More
Ashley Bucsek, a mechanical engineering PhD candidate at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded a President's Postdoctoral Fellowship to continue her research career at the University of Minnesota.The fellowship, originally established in 1984 at the University of California and expanded to multiple partner universities starting in 2011, encourages women and minority PhD recipients to pursue a...Read More
Morgan Bazilian, executive director of the Payne Institute for Earth Resources and research professor in public policy at Colorado School of Mines, was recently interviewed by The Washington Post about Shell's Sky scenario, which imagines a future in which the increase to the global average temperature is held "well below" 2 degrees Celsius, the goal set forth in the Paris climate agreement. Fro...Read More
Colorado School of Mines was ranked 19th among public colleges in the United States and first among public colleges in Colorado in a 2018 list by Buffalo Business First, a sister publication to the Denver Business Journal.Business First used a 22-part formula to develop their rankings, incorporating data such as admissions selectivity, retention and graduation rates, alumni earnings, tuition and h...Read More
George Sowers, professor of practice in mechanical engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recently interviewed by the Denver Business Journal about the $642 million in Air Force satellite launch contracts awarded this month to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX. Sowers was vice president and chief scientist at ULA before joining the space resources faculty at Mines.From the story:ULA, an 11-y...Read More
PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - Only a few years ago during the depths of the mining industry downturn, Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) had on its hands with its Rosebel open-pit gold mine in Suriname an aging, high-cost operation that faced closure in 2018, as costs were projected to rise well above the prevailing gold price. But the intermediate gold producer didn't give up on the ailing asset and instead...Read More