Mining Articles

5 record breaking gemstones even billionaires can't buy

Feb. 24, 2018, 2:00 PM / Oilprice.com

As Elizabeth Taylor once said: "I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it."It's a good philosophy, because when it comes to the world's biggest, rarest and most extraordinary gemstone discoveries, no one-not even billionaire President Donald Trump-could afford the possession.We're not talking about the average diamond engagement ring th...Read More

35 minerals absolutely critical to US security

Feb. 24, 2018, 1:00 PM / Visual Capitalist

Story by Jeff DesjardinsDraft list released by Feds on Feb 16th, 2018The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays.What do cobalt, uranium, helium, titanium, and fluorspar have in common?According to the U.S. government, these are all minerals that are deemed critical to both the economic and national security of the country.The draft list of 35 critical minerals was r...Read More

A gold mine and a gold ring for poker player in Coconut Creek

Sat Feb 24 02:47:19 2018 / Staff reporter

Kammar Andries, of Ocoee, won the Main Event No-Limit Hold 'Em during the World Series of Poker Circuit at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek.Read full newsRead More

New Chicago radio station mining gold from rap classics

Sat Feb 24 02:47:17 2018 / Staff reporter

Exclusively playing hip-hop and R&B music from the mid-1990s to the early-2000s, JAMS (formerly K-Hits) has infiltrated the FM dial and found immediate success like few new Chicago radio stations before it.Read full newsRead More

Newmont Mining poised for growth in gold sector

Sat Feb 24 02:47:12 2018 / Staff reporter

Newmont Mining Corp laid out plans on Thursday for new projects to grow gold production and cut costs, while reporting market-beating profits and output forecasts that position it to take the title of world's largest bullion producer in 2018.Read full newsRead More

Hochschild Mining goes on the hunt for gold with M&A on the agenda

Sat Feb 24 02:47:10 2018 / Staff reporter

Hochschild Mining is to ramp up its hunt for gold as it steps up spending on exploration in three different countries and signals its renewed interest in acquisitions.Read full newsRead More

RT @tbiesheuvel: Great piece on Gertler, Glencore and the Congo

Sat Feb 24 00:31:26 2018 / Thomas Biesheuvel

A 20-year friendship that helped turn Dan Gertler into a billionaire has left the Israeli businessman with a lot fewer places to go.Read full newsRead More

#Credit Markets Are Flashing Red | Zero Hedge

Sat Feb 24 00:30:53 2018 / Staff reporter

Despite rebounds in US (and less so European) equities and drops in both regions' 'VIX' measures, the last few days have seen an ominous reawakening in credit markets that is far more systemically concerning than a volatility ETN...Read full newsRead More

Resource Group's Sahachaisere receives 27 months

February 24, 2018 / Mike Caswell

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 CaswellA New York judge has imposed a jail term of two years and three months on Songkram Roy Sahachaisere, one of those charged alongside Toronto's Sandy Winick for an international market manipulation scheme. Prosecutors had sought seven years, claiming th...Read More

Diamond & Specialty Minerals Summary for Feb. 22, 2018

February 24, 2018 / Will Purcell

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 Thursday was a ho-hum 72-78-140. The TSX Venture Exchange rose one point to 829 while polished diamond prices edged upward. Matt Manson's Stornoway Diamond Corp. (SWY) continued its slow but rele...Read More

Gold Summary for Feb. 22 2018

February 24, 2018 / Stockwatch Business Reporter

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 gained $7.40 to $1,331.40 on Thursday. The TSX Venture Exchange gained 1.12 points to 829.12 while the TSX Gold Index lost 1.14 points to 181.84. Alamos Gold Inc. (AGI) fell 48 cents to $6.30 on 3.30 million shares....Read More

Energy Summary for Feb. 22, 2018

February 24, 2018 / Stockwatch Business Reporter

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 Reporter West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery gained $1.09 to $62.77 on the New York Merc, while Brent for April gained 97 cents to $66.39 (all figures in this para U.S.). Western Canadian Select traded at a discount of $28 to WTI...Read More

Resource Group's Sahachaisere receives 27 months

February 24, 2018 / Mike Caswell

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 CaswellA New York judge has imposed a jail term of two years and three months on Songkram Roy Sahachaisere, one of those charged alongside Toronto's Sandy Winick for an international market manipulation scheme. Prosecutors had sought seven years, claiming th...Read More

Resource Group's Sahachaisere receives 27 months

February 24, 2018 / Mike Caswell

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 CaswellA New York judge has imposed a jail term of two years and three months on Songkram Roy Sahachaisere, one of those charged alongside Toronto's Sandy Winick for an international market manipulation scheme. Prosecutors had sought seven years, claiming th...Read More

Resource Group's Sahachaisere receives 27 months

February 24, 2018 / Mike Caswell

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 CaswellA New York judge has imposed a jail term of two years and three months on Songkram Roy Sahachaisere, one of those charged alongside Toronto's Sandy Winick for an international market manipulation scheme. Prosecutors had sought seven years, claiming th...Read More

Resource Group's Sahachaisere receives 27 months

February 24, 2018 / Mike Caswell

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 CaswellA New York judge has imposed a jail term of two years and three months on Songkram Roy Sahachaisere, one of those charged alongside Toronto's Sandy Winick for an international market manipulation scheme. Prosecutors had sought seven years, claiming th...Read More

Resource Group's Sahachaisere receives 27 months

February 24, 2018 / Mike Caswell

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 CaswellA New York judge has imposed a jail term of two years and three months on Songkram Roy Sahachaisere, one of those charged alongside Toronto's Sandy Winick for an international market manipulation scheme. Prosecutors had sought seven years, claiming th...Read More

Millennial Lithium eyes to raise C$21M, files PEA

Feb 24 2018 / Staff reporter

Millennial Lithium (ML.V) appears to be taking advantage of its strong share price to top up its treasury once again. It has engaged several underwriters (led by Canaccord and Cantor Fitzgerald) to raise up to C$21M by issuing 6 million units. Each unit will consist of one common share and half a warrant, with each full warrant allowing the warrant holder to purchase an additional share for C$4.25...Read More

Prize Mining finds more gold at Toughnut

Feb 24 2018 / Staff reporter

Prize Mining (PRZ.V) has now received the final assay results from its 10 hole drill program at Toughnut, now a part of the Kena-Daylight gold project in British Columbia. According to the company, 'significant gold intercepts' were found in 9 of the 10 holes and newly-appointed CEO Michael McPhie (who you might remember from Curis Resources (CUV.TO) which was developing the Florence copper projec...Read More

How Puerto Rico Could Turn Disaster into a Decentralized Paradise

February 24, 2018 / The Daily Bell Staff

Could the massive failure of the Puerto Rican government-run energy grid be a blessing in disguise? It has the potential to set Puerto Rico on a course of self-sufficiency and individual empowerment for decades to come.Many Puerto Ricans are still without power from the large-scale grid failure after Hurricane Maria last fall. Some are not expected to be reconnected to the grid until April or May....Read More

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