Frank Mariage, partner at Fasken, took some time to talk about the top trends in mining law and share his advice for investors.Read full newsRead More
Despite concerns surrounding the Dow Jones in February, newly released numbers show that inflation was right on track last month.Read full newsRead More
CloseGain/LossGold $1325.20-$0.60Silver$16.55-$0.02XAU79.79+0.11%HUI174.19-0.04%GDM607.88+0.17%JSE Gold1077.28-12.85USD89.74UNCHEuro123.67-0.23Yen94.14+0.26Oil$60.96+$0.2510-Year2.817%-0.030T-Bond145.875+0.71875Dow24758.12-1.00%Nasdaq7496.81-0.19%S&P2749.48-0.57% The Metals: Gold gained $4.30 to $1330.10 in Asia before it fell back to $1321.60 in midmorning New York trade, but it then chop...Read More
- Gold Cup at Cheltenham - 'The Olympics' of the European horse racing calendar - Gold Cup trophy contains 10 troy ounces of gold - worth ?9,000- ?620 million bets on horses, 230,000 pints of Guinness will be drunk, 9.2 tonnes of potato eaten - Since the 5th century BC, gold has been the ultimate prize to award champions and gold has been constantly and universally awarded as top prize...Read More
Political developments in the USA will prevent the US dollar from sharp gains before the Federal Reserve meeting next week. Inflation meeting the Federal Reserve's target implies that a minimum of three interest rate hikes will be there. The fourth interest rate hike will be dependent on energy prices. Gold and silver are firm due to reduced chances of four interest rate hikes this year. Trump...Read More
Centenera Mining Corporation (TSXV:CT; OTC:CTMIF) was recently featured on Streetwise Reports, where Peter Epstein of Epstein Research discussed his time at PDAC and highlights Centenera Mining's copper-gold project in Argentina.Read full newsRead More
BHP's Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world's largest, said on Wednesday that it has invited its powerful workers' union to start early talks on a new collective labor contract.Last year, a more than month-long strike at Escondida ended with workers opting to extend their previous contract through July 31 of this year instead of replacing it.New negotiations are scheduled for June, but BHP sai...Read More
The TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to a non-brokered private placement announced Jan. 9, 2018.Number of shares: 21,451,769 shares Purchase price: 11 cents per shareWarrants: 21,451,769 share purchase warrants to purchase 21,451,769 sharesWarrant exercise price: 16 cents for a two-year period Number of placees: 66 placeesInsider: Chancery Asset M...Read More
Democratic Republic of Congo will declare cobalt and coltan, used in electric vehicle and renewable energy technology, as "strategic" minerals which will earn the country higher royalties, an advisor to the prime minister said on Wednesday.A new mining code was signed into law on Friday by President Joseph Kabila despite vigorous opposition by global mining companies with operations in Congo such...Read More
PDAC 2018 was a major success, and Stockhouse was thereRead full newsRead More
Minera Salar Blanco, a joint venture that operates the Maricunga project together with Vancouver-based Bearing Lithium (TSXV:BRZ), has just received authorization from the Chilean Nuclear Commission to extract, produce and market lithium products from the Maricunga salar.According to a corporate press release, the authorization is for an extraction quota of 88,885 metric tonnes of metallic lithium...Read More
Patricia Hatter could bolster gold miner's digital transformation planRead full newsRead More
Zoltav Resources (LON:ZOL) shares rose 9.3% to 23.5p in the early afternoon trading as the oil and gas exploration company said a prospective field in the reservoir on the Bortovoy licence in Russia might be larger than initially expected.The AIM-listed company announced it intends to defer final interpretation to allow for an additional 76 square kilometres of data, which covers the full extent o...Read More
Toronto based Chilean Metals Inc. announced today that Patrick Cruickshank and Gary Lohman have resigned their respective positions as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and VP Exploration with effect on February 28, 2018 in order to focus their attention on other mineral interests in Nova Scotia, in particular the cobequid fault projects in the area.Read full newsRead More
Centenera Mining (TSXV:CT) was featured by Epstein Research, highlighting the potential of its projects in San Juan.Read full newsRead More
StatPro Group PLC (LON:SOG) chief executive Justin Wheatley catches up with Proactive to discuss their 2017 results and the integration of UBS Delta.Wheatley says the move means StatPro now has a 'unique and huge analytics offering' to bring to the market.He adds that the company has managed to successfully convert Delta from a loss-making business to one that is operationally profitable. Me...Read More
Investors will naturally have a keen interest in the ongoing integration of the recently acquired Regal Entertainment business when Cineworld PLC (LON:CINE) reports full-year numbers on Thursday, though, according to Deutsche Bank analyst James Wheatcroft, financial results statement will be too soon for a "meaningful" update.Wheatcroft, in a preview note, highlighted that investors in the cinema...Read More
Symphony Environmental Technologies plc's (LON:SYM) Michael Laurier and Ian Bristow say the world is at a 'tipping point' in the fight against plastic waste.They say the fast movement in the company's key market of the Middle East will see much higher growth potential as more countries adopt regulations on plastic.Laurier adds that the company has conducted several major product launches in Pakist...Read More
Futura Medical PLC's (LON:FUM) CEO James Barder tells Proactive's Andrew Scott negotiations over a deal with a partner that would help commercialise their breakthrough erectile dysfunction treatment are at an advanced stage.MED2002 is a rapid onset gel designed for those men where the current pill-based treatments aren't appropriate or carry significant side-effects.The update came a day after Fut...Read More
Europa Oil And Gas PLC's (LON:EOG) Hugh Mackay tells Proactive's Andrew Scott that the Inishkea prospects are now the company's 'flagship' project in Ireland.He says a 2019 drilling date is possible, with the lower geological risks of the area a compelling reason to pursue the project.Mackay adds that the project could also help reduce the reliance of Ireland on gas imports from countries such as...Read More