Oregon is set to become the first state to impose mandatory rent controlsContinue...Read More
What in the world are they teaching to our young people? As you go through the list of college course titles below, I am sure that many of you will be completely shocked. Continue...Read More
Sound money advocates rejoiced today as the West Virginia legislature overwhelminglyContinue...Read More
The CIS export billet market was rather quiet in the week ended Monday March 11. Producers preferred to stay back from the market and assess the situation, indicating offers within the range of $460-465 per tonne fob Black Sea.Meanwhile, customers showed little interest in imported billet because they considered the offer prices to be too high, and could not relay those costs to buyers of finished...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices were largely flat on Monday March 11 amid thin trading, with news of the Chinese government working on legislation related to a property tax having a dampening effect on sentiment in the market.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,790-3,810 yuan ($564-567) per tonne, narrowing upward by 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,750-3,800 yuan per tonne, unchangedA...Read More
Russian gold and silver producer Polymetal increased its ore reserves by 15 percent last year to 24 million ounces of gold equivalent, the company said on Monday. Gold reserves rose 21 percent to 22.3 million ounces, while silver reserves fell 15 percent to 135 million ounces last year, Polymetal said.Mineral resources rose 44 percent to 26.3 million ounces of gold equivalent, the company said.(By...Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia increased during the past week on higher offers and bids, although trading remained sluggish due to the persistent bid-offer mismatch.Fastmarkets' weekly import price assessment for slab imports to Southeast Asia and East Asia was at $475-495 per tonne cfr on Monday March 11, up $15 per tonne from a week earlier.One cargo from the Common...Read More
Chrome prices were rising in China in the week ended Friday March 8 due to expectations of higher alloy tender prices for April and lingering concerns about power supplies. UG2 price jumps by $11 per tonne Turkish lumpy chrome ore price stirs Imported and domestic ferro-chrome prices rise in China Alloy prices rise in Japan, South Korea and Europe Alloy prices weaken in US.Chrome ore and ferro-chr...Read More
A Canaccord Genuity report reviewed and discussed these drill results and their implications. In a March 5 research note, Canaccord Genuity analyst Kevin MacKenzie reported that MAG Silver Corp.'s (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE.MKT) just released drill results from Juanicipio revealed high-grade intercepts that "highlight exploration upside on multiple fronts."In its recent drilling of 48 holes covering 46,...Read More
This Canadian company aims to determine whether they are zone extensions or new gold discoveries. Great Bear Resources Ltd. (GBR:TSX.V; GTBDF:OTC) announced in a news release results from reconnaissance drilling to the west of the Dixie Hinge zone at its Dixie project in the Red Lake District of Ontario. Drilling consisted of two exploratory "fences" along the D2 fold axis, 150 meters (150m) and...Read More
Judson Culter, CEO of Rover Metals, speaks with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable about historical exploration on his company's properties, as well as current exploration plans. Maurice Jackson: Welcome to Proven and Probable. I'm your host, Maurice Jackson, and joining us for our conversation is Judson Culter, the CEO and director of Rover Metals Corp. (ROVR:TSX.V;ROVMF:OTCQB). Mr. Culter,...Read More
It's amazing what just talking it out can achieve. After a parade of insults, suspect numbers and pitch decks, Barrick Gold Corp. and Newmont Mining Corp. have agreed to a deal. It isn't the deal Barrick originally pushed for; namely, a hostile full takeover of its rival. Instead, they will holster their Excel models and form a partnership in the one asset anyone really cares about: their Nevad...Read More
SEMAFO (TSX: SMF) (OMX: SMF) and Savary Gold (TSX-V: SCA) announced today that they have entered into a definitive combination agreement pursuant to which SEMAFO will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Savary not already owned by it.In a press release, the companies explained that the transaction is being carried out by way of a three-cornered amalgamation, which will be vo...Read More
The Chinese domestic ferro-silicon price rebounded last week on short covering due to market worries about a fall in supply the week before, while the European price fell by ?,?10 ($11) per tonne after a recent tender for second-quarter delivery was settled below the spot market price. China market jumps more than 5%Supply worries grip the marketEurope price drops after Q2 settlementUS market drop...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) has officially dropped its hostile takeover offer for U.S. rival Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) in favour of a friendly deal to create a joint-venture that will combine the two companies' assets in Nevada.The world's two biggest gold miners have operated independently in Nevada for decades, but had been unable to reach an agreement on a way to co-operate unti...Read More
Strong demand for vanadium as a result of China's revised rebar standard is likely to boost vanadium price momentum again this year, industry speakers said at Fastmarkets' Asian Ferro-Alloys conference in Hong Kong taking place on March 10-11. Global vanadium production is estimated to reach 103,564 tonnes in 2019, up 14% from 90,500 tonnes in 2018, Mark Smith, chief executive officer of Largo Res...Read More
Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining, (ASX: NCM) is acquiring a 70% joint-venture interest in Imperial Metals' (TSX: III) Red Chris copper and gold mine, located in British Columbia, Canada, as part of an ongoing push by the world's top bullion miners to get even bigger.The Melbourne-based company, which is also the world's No. 3 gold producer by market value, is paying Imperial $806...Read More
Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM), the South American country's largest underground gold and silver producer, has increased the mineral resource and reserve estimate for its Segovia mine, located in the northwestern Antioquia mining district.The operation, acquired by Gran Colombia in 2010, has 4% more mineable reserves than what the company had detected by the end of 2017. They now sit at 1.9 millio...Read More
Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia increased during the past week on higher offers and bids, although trading remained sluggish due to the persistent bid-offer mismatch.Fastmarkets' weekly import price assessment for slab imports to Southeast Asia and East Asia was at $475-495 per tonne cfr on Monday March 11, up $15 per tonne from a week earlier.One cargo from the Common...Read More