Mining Articles

DP Poland seeing encouraging early results from first TV ad campaign

11:23 29 Jan 2018 / Andrew Scott

Peter Shaw, chief executive of DP Poland Plc (LON:DPP), tells Proactive's Andrew Scott they've launched their first national TV ads following another year of solid growth.Total revenue in 2017 rose by 51% to 58mln PLN ( ?12.2mln) from 39mln PLN, with like-for-like growth of 17%.Online orders now account for 75% of delivery sales.  Meet Reward Minerals Ltd, Recce Ltd, Rimfire Pacific Mining NL...Read More

Union at Colombia's Cerrejon votes to strike after talks fail

Jan. 29, 2018, 10:53 AM / Reuters

BOGOTA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The largest union at Colombia's top thermal coal mine Cerrejon has voted to strike following failed salary and benefit negotiations with the company, the union said on Monday.Cerrejon accounts for 37 percent of Colombia's coal output, the world's fifth-largest exporter of the mineral, and a strike is likely to affect exports. The stoppage could begin within three days, t...Read More

Union at Colombia's Cerrejon votes to strike after talks fail

Jan. 29, 2018, 10:53 AM / Reuters

BOGOTA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The largest union at Colombia's top thermal coal mine Cerrejon has voted to strike following failed salary and benefit negotiations with the company, the union said on Monday.Cerrejon accounts for 37 percent of Colombia's coal output, the world's fifth-largest exporter of the mineral, and a strike is likely to affect exports. The stoppage could begin within three days, t...Read More

Adamera to Resume Drilling - Permit to Drill on US Forest Service Lands Granted

2018-01-29 10:30 / (via TheNewswire)

(via TheNewswire)Vancouver, British Columbia /TheNewswire /January 29, 2018-Adamera Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: ADZ)announces that the US Forest Service (USFS) has approved a Plan of Operation allowing Adamera to drill test a number of high priority targets on the Cooke Mountain Project in Washington State. Targets under the Plan of Operation include SE-01, Key West Central and Key West North. Drilling...Read More

Maple Gold secures drilling equipment, grants options

2018-01-29 10:12 / Mr. Matther Hornor reports

Mr. Matther Hornor reportsMAPLE GOLD SIGNS CONTRACT FOR TOP-OF-BEDROCK DRILLING AND SECURES ADDITIONAL DIAMOND-CORE RIGS FOR WINTER CAMPAIGNMaple Gold Mines Ltd. has signed a contract with Overburden Drilling Management, which will oversee the reverse circulation top-of-bedrock drilling, with SES Inc. providing the initial RC drill rig. Maple Gold has also finalized an agreement with Forage Hebert...Read More

Silvercrest drills 3.5 m of 1,074.5 g/t Ag at Chispas

2018-01-29 09:24 / Mr. Eric Fier reports

Mr. Eric Fier reports SILVERCREST EXPANDS BABICANORA HIGH-GRADE FOOTPRINT TO 1.3 KILOMETRES; MORE BONANZA GRADESSilvercrest Metals Inc. has released additional phase II drill results for the Las Chispas property located in Sonora, Mexico. Stepout drilling of the Babicanora vein continues to intersect high-grade mineralization with an increase in the reported high-grade footprint from 1,000 metres...Read More

Orla Mining arranges $25.48-million financing

2018-01-29 09:19 / Mr. Marc Prefontaine reports

Mr. Marc Prefontaine reportsORLA ANNOUNCES C$25,480,000 BOUGHT DEAL FINANCINGOrla Mining Ltd. has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities LP, pursuant to which the underwriters will purchase, on a bought deal basis, 14.56 million units of the company at a price of $1.75 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds to the company of $25.48-million.Each unit will co...Read More

Minergy Limited to come into production and list on AIM this year

09:10 29 Jan 2018 / Andrew Scott

Andre Boj?(C), chief executive of Minergy Limited, talks Proactive's Andrew Scott through the latest at their 100% owned, 390Mt Masama Coal Project in the Mmambula Coalfield, in south west Botswana.Minergy's currently listed on the Main Board of the Botswana Stock Exchange and Boj?(C) says they're keen to bring the company to London's AIM Market later on in the year.The company expects that follow...Read More

Could 2018 be the year of the app ?

08:44 29 Jan 2018 / Andrew Scott

Jason Hill, sales director at appScatter Group PLC (LON:APPS), discusses the huge growth in apps and our reliance on them.Hill says where once apps were restricted to just smart phones and tablets, they're now being used to power computers, smart TVs and wearable devices plus not to mention their increasing role in the Internet of Things (IoT)  Meet Reward Minerals Ltd, Recce Ltd, Rimfire Pac...Read More

Canada Zinc releases NI 43-101 estimate for Cardiac

2018-01-29 07:54 / Mr. Peeyush Varshney reports

Mr. Peeyush Varshney reportsCANADA ZINC METALS ANNOUNCES EXPANDED MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR THE CARDIAC CREEK DEPOSITCanada Zinc Metals Corp. has received an updated mineral resource estimate for the Cardiac Creek Zn-Pb-Ag (zinc-lead-silver) deposit on its 100-per-cent-owned Akie project. The new mineral resource estimate incorporated the results of eight new drill intercepts from the successf...Read More

Uranium Energy Corp 2018 Letter to Shareholders

2018-01-29 07:30 / Staff reporter

Uranium Energy Corp 2018 Letter to ShareholdersCanada NewsWireCORPUS CHRISTI, TX, Jan. 29, 2018Read More

INFOGRAPHIC: The world's most famous diamonds

Jan. 29, 2018, 7:00 AM / Franz | Diamonds Examiner

Diamonds always have - and undoubtedly always will - captivate our attention. Since the beginning of time, people have been drawn to beautiful, exquisite gems, and diamonds - regardless of the type - are no exception.Their mystique. Their rarity. Their consistent, surprising differences. The pure uniqueness that each stone carries within itself. It's no small wonder that people of all types flock...Read More

Petra Diamonds shares crash on profit and output forecast cuts

Jan. 29, 2018, 5:52 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

Shares in Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) fell as much as 21% on Monday after the miner cut its forecast for 2018 earnings and said it will produce fewer precious stones as it focuses on recovering larger, more expensive rocks.The South African diamond producer, owner of the iconic Cullinan mine, which produced the diamonds for the British crown jewels, said it expected its 2018 fiscal year earnings to b...Read More

Canada's Fort Hills oil sands project delivers first bitumen

Jan. 29, 2018, 3:46 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

Suncor Energy (TSX:SU), Canada's second-largest energy producer, announced Monday its majority-owned Fort Hills oil sands project in Alberta had achieved first oil over the weekend.Production at Fort Hills - located 90 km north of Fort McMurray - will ramp up over the next months to reach 90% of capacity by the end of the year, said the Calgary-based company, which is also the project operator...Read More

Anaconda Sitting on a Gold Mine

Mon Jan 29 02:50:07 2018 / Staff reporter

Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold sees a lot of potential in this company's Nova Scotia and Newfoundland projects.Read full newsRead More

INK Canadian Insider Index Hits all-time intraday high of 1307.48

Mon, 29/01/2018 2:13 am / Nicholas Winton

Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, the INK Canadian Insider Index continued to trade in a tight range, though it did briefly gap up on Wednesday at a new all-time intraday high of 1307.48 before pulling back to finish the week at 1301.75 for a loss of just half a point.New support levels are 1296 and 1292. Resis...Read More

AMD earnings: Mining for crypto gold, more Spectre details

Mon Jan 29 01:18:44 2018 / Staff reporter

When Advanced Micro Devices Inc. reports earnings, investors will look at the results for clues about how cryptocurrency mining is figuring into sales and the forecast for indications about the effects of chip-design flaws.Read full newsRead More

Perseus Mining Pours First Gold at Sissingu?(C)

Mon Jan 29 01:18:34 2018 / Staff reporter

PERTH, Australia, Jan. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Perseus Mining Limited (ASX:PRU) (TSX:PRU) is pleased to advise that: First gold was poured at Sissingu?(C), Perseus's second producing gold mine, on Friday 26 January 2018, one month ahead of schedule. The ramp-up to full scale commercial production at Sissingu?(C) is progressing as planned and is expected ...Read full newsRead More

Gold mining, the movies and the story behind 'the most Instagrammed greenhouse in the world'

Mon Jan 29 01:18:34 2018 / Staff reporter

“This must be the most Instagrammed greenhouse in the world”, Clark Moorten, the 74-year-old owner of Moorten Botanical Garden says, leading me to a rather ramshackle structure that possesses another sign:Read full newsRead More

In reversal, EPA deals setback to controversial gold mining proposal in Alaska

Mon Jan 29 01:18:27 2018 / Staff reporter

Scott Pruitt's decision maintains the Obama-era stance that the operation could harm world's largest sockeye salmon fishery.Read full newsRead More

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