Mining Articles

How Medicaid Funds and Fuels the Opioid Epidemic

February 17, 2018 / The Daily Bell Staff

It is taken as a fact that Medicaid helps in the fight against opioid addiction.A recent Senate committee report pointed out that prominent publications like the New York Times say:Public appreciation for the program [Medicaid] has steadily increased as people come to understand its importance in the health care system, including its central role in combating the opioid epidemic.This “fact&#...Read More

When Budget Deficits Will Really Go Vertical

February 17, 2018 / MN Gordon

Mnuchin Gets ItUnited States Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin has a sweet gig. He writes rubber checks to pay the nation's bills. Yet, somehow, the rubber checks don't bounce. Instead, like magic, they clear. How this all works, considering the nation's technically insolvent, we don't quite understand. But Mnuchin gets it. He knows exactly how full faith and credit works - and he kno...Read More

Battery-technology metals to leave gold, silver in the dust: readers

Feb 17 2018 / Michael Allan McCrae

A whopping two-thirds of MINING.com readers say battery-technology metals will perform better than precious or base metals in 2018.The survey, which ran last month ahead of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference 2018, asked our readers how the materials needed to make batteries for the coming electrical vehicle revolution will fare over the coming years. Key findings were the following:Two-t...Read More

Exclusive: Acacia, China miners in talks over Tanzania gold deal - sources - by Nicole Mordant and John Tilak (Reuters U.S. - February 16, 2018)

Feb 17 2018 / Staff reporter

https://www.reuters.com/VANCOUVER/TORONTO (Reuters) – China's Shandong Gold Mining Co Ltd and Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd are in separate talks with Acacia Mining Plc to form a joint venture for the London-listed company's gold mines in Tanzania, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.Acacia's majority shareholder, Barrick Gold Corp, is involved in the discussions, the people said....Read More

How Medicaid Funds and Fuels the Opioid Epidemic

February 17, 2018 / The Daily Bell Staff

It is taken as a fact that Medicaid helps in the fight against opioid addiction.A recent Senate committee report pointed out that prominent publications like the New York Times say:Public appreciation for the program [Medicaid] has steadily increased as people come to understand its importance in the health care system, including its central role in combating the opioid epidemic.This “fact&#...Read More

How Medicaid Funds and Fuels the Opioid Epidemic

February 17, 2018 / The Daily Bell Staff

It is taken as a fact that Medicaid helps in the fight against opioid addiction.A recent Senate committee report pointed out that prominent publications like the New York Times say:Public appreciation for the program [Medicaid] has steadily increased as people come to understand its importance in the health care system, including its central role in combating the opioid epidemic.This “fact&#...Read More

Why Japan Has No Mass Shootings

Fri Feb 16 21:30:49 2018 / YouTube

The US has had over 300 mass shootings this year. Other countries don't have this problem. Enough is enough. #GunControlNowRead full newsRead More

Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Gain Over 2% on the Week

16 February, 2018 / Chris Mullen, Gold Seeker Report

CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1348.70-$4.70+2.58%Silver$16.68-$0.20+2.21%XAU83.23-2.63%+6.23%HUI184.95-2.33%+5.96%GDM631.75-2.20%+5.84%JSE Gold1204.14+7.09+6.38%USD89.15+0.57-1.42%Euro124.12-0.90+1.42%Yen94.00-0.27+2.07%Oil$61.68+$0.34+4.19%10-Year2.871%-0.031+0.56%Bond144.28125+0.28125+0.39%Dow25219.38+0.08%+4.25%Nasdaq7239.47-0.23%+5.31%S&P2732.22+0.04%+4.30% The Metals: Gold gained $8.30 t...Read More

COT Gold, Silver and US Dollar Index Report - February 16, 2018

16 February, 2018 / GoldSeek.com

Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort251,86076,25464,242150,847345,383466,949485,879Change from Prior Reporting Period -21,968-6,6973,685-7,803-18,718-26,086-21,730Traders17279744461251183 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 44,79625,866511,745 2,510-1,846-23,576 non reportable positionsChange from the previous...Read More

Gold Up 3.8% In Week - If Closes Above $1,360/oz Will Be Biggest Weekly Gain In Nearly 2 Years

16 February, 2018 / GoldCore

Gold rose as the dollar fell to near a three-year low against a basket of currencies on Friday, heading for its biggest weekly loss in nine months, as a slew of bearish factors including firming inflation and a fall in retail sales and industrial production hit the dollar.Gold in USD - 10 Years - (GoldCore)U.S. producer prices accelerated in January, boosted by strong rises in the cost of gaso...Read More

The #gold price is on track for its biggest weekly gain in nearly two years:

Fri Feb 16 19:40:47 2018 / Staff reporter

Gold is on track for its biggest weekly gain in nearly two years, with silver down slightly and oil hitting a snag on concerns over inflation.Read full newsRead More

BTU Metals: #Gold Exploration in the Republic of Ireland

Fri Feb 16 18:38:43 2018 / BTU Metals

Gold Exploration in the Republic of IrelandRead full newsRead More

Curetis expects a near term decision by FDA approving first product in US

16:54 16 Feb 2018 / Christine Corrado

CEO Oliver Schacht from Curetis (EN Amsterdam:CURE) tells Proactive Investors says their Unyvero Platform finds killer bugs in hospitals and tells doctors which antibiotics to use.Schacht says they expect the FDA to approve the platform and first product in the U.S. which is a test for life-threatening ammonia. Schacht says he anticipates this to happen in the next few weeks.  Meet Medusa Min...Read More

FTSE 100 caps comeback week with 60 point rise; FCA gives MPs full report into RBS GRG unit

16:50 16 Feb 2018 / Renae Dyer

FTSE 100 rises 59 pointsRetail sales rise less than expected Segro shares jump after well-received results Property company Segro PLC (LON:SGRO) led the Footsie higher on Friday after a strong set of results.The FTSE 100 closed at 7,295, up 60 points on the day and more than 200 points on the week.SEGRO topped the leader-board with a 6.5% rise to 591.2p after reporting a 25.7% increase i...Read More

Mining sector unloved as investors find it hard to trust

Fri Feb 16 16:24:57 2018 / Staff reporter

Investors are shunning the mining sector, data from Thomson Reuters shows, as they struggle to forget the string of multi-billion dollar takeovers and expensive development projects that left them empty handed.Read full newsRead More

As mining investors push caution, Glencore differs from rivals

Fri Feb 16 15:03:33 2018 / Staff reporter

As shareholders push the world's cash-rich miners to maintain lush dividends and make the most of existing assets, Glencore is taking a slightly different tactic that positions it for shrewd acquisitions.Read full newsRead More

Elektron Technology shares rise as it sells Queensgate Nano to Prior Scientific

15:00 16 Feb 2018 / Renae Dyer

Elektron Technology plc (LON:EKT) said it has completed the sale of subsidiary Queensgate Nano to Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd in a deal worth up to ?1.6mln, sending its shares higher.The speciality device maker will receive an initial cash consideration of ?800,000 and will be entitled to 50% of product sales revenue above ?900,000 in the 12 months after completion of the deal. T...Read More

Andy Yan, the analyst who exposed Vancouver's real estate disaster

Fri Feb 16 14:53:03 2018 / Maclean's Magazine

Hated by politicians, speculators and money-launderers, Andy Yan's data on Vancouver housing has earned him the right to say, 'I told you so'Read full newsRead More

Velocity Reports AGM Results

Fri Feb 16 14:28:57 2018 / Velocityminerals

Velocity Minerals Ltd. (TSXV:VLC) reports the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders held on February 15, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia.All the motions presented to the shareholders were approved.Read full newsRead More

8 Beginner’s Guide Tips to Safely Buying ‘Penny Cryptocurrencies’

Feb 16, 2018, 2:04 pm / Josh Enomoto, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bitcoin prices are the worst nightmare for blockchain critics. After breaking the previously unimaginable $10,000 level, bitcoin plummeted from profit-taking. But soon after, trading normalized, sending bitcoin well above $11,000. However, this robust success represents a quandary: interest for lower-priced “penny cryptocurrencies” has never been higher, yet relatively few know where t...Read More

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