South Korea's crude oil importsrose 3.0 percent in December from a year earlier to 96.8 millionbarrels, preliminary data from the Ministry of Trade, Industryand Energy showed on Monday.Final data will be released later this month by state-runKorea National Oil Corp (KNOC).Details of preliminary imports and previous actual figuresare as follows:(In millions of barrels) Dec 2017 Nov 2017* Dec 2016*...Read More
Two of Oklahoma's top titans of industry - natural gas and oil, and cattle - have much to look forward to in the new year, but also numerous challenges andRead full newsRead More
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In a year-review post published on its official Facebook page, state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited announced that it expects coal production to touch 85 million tonnes per annum in the next five years as it plans to open up 12 new mines.The company's outlook is also based on the fact that during the fiscal year 2017 it produced close to 41 million tonnes of the black mineral. Only in...Read More
Four employees at the state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company were found guilty of conniving to steal diamonds worth half a million dollars while replacing them with fake gems.According to local media, the main perpetrator of the crime, 34-year-old Anesu Dhliwayo, will remain in custody until January 12, following Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa's verdict that identified him as a fl...Read More
London-based Patagonia Gold (AIM:PGD) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pan American Silver's Calcatreu deposit, located 60 km south of the town of Ingeniero Jacobacci, in the Argentinian province of R?-o Negro.To move forward with the deal, Patagonia will acquire all shares of Minera Aquiline Argentina, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pan American, for a total considerat...Read More
Scientists at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science are using gold ions to understand the behaviour of liquids at the atomic level. This, in turn, would help them determine what are the needed components to design batteries with less volatility and flammability along with better conductivity for more energy efficient devices.In a study published in the past week in Science Adva...Read More
December 31, 2017 marked the end of an era for one of Canada's oldest and most prolific gold mines.After 107 years of operations, Porcupine Gold Mines' Dome underground mine in Timmins, Ontario, ceased operations due to aging infrastructure, low productivity and depleted resources. The minelife had been extended for 18 months in July 2016.According to a local news site, the mine's 140 workers had...Read More
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Gold prices in 2017 gained the best annual advance in seven years, starting below $1,170 per ounce and closing Dec. 29 at $1,302.50 per ounce, Kitco reported Friday.Read full newsRead More
Marlin Gold Mining Ltd (TSXV:MLN), a CADCA$144.16M small-cap, is a metals and mining operating in an industry which can be affected by shifts in the housing market, as many producedRead More...Read full newsRead More
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The following issues have been halted by IIROC:Company: Marlin Gold Mining Ltd.TSX-V Symbol:MLNReason:At the Request of the Company Pending NewsHalt Time... | d?cembre 22,2017Read full newsRead More
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The State Department said it is following the demonstrators, who are protesting in several Iranian cities against deficient economic conditi...Read full newsRead More
Even before this month's cold snap swept through Midwest and Northeast states, the Department of Energy projected that heating costs were going to track upward this winter.Read full newsRead More
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