"North America's highest-paid #mining CEO last year was Cleveland-Cliffs' Lourenco Gon??alves, now best known for losing his rag on an analyst call. He was paid US$23.8M in 2017. https://t.co/AMNHtN0G8E"Read full newsRead More

AUSTRALIA - BHP Group has commissioned the new ramp at its Olympic Dam iron ore-copper-gold mine, and it doubles the haulage capacity for its trucks. The Kalta decline is key to reaching the Southern mine area where BHP is mining high grade copper resources.BHP spent A$250 million to develop the Southern mine area, and another $40 million on the ramp. The first ore from the area was produced in mi...Read More

AUSTRALIA - BHP Group has commissioned the new ramp at its Olympic Dam iron ore-copper-gold mine, and it doubles the haulage capacity for its trucks. The Kalta decline is key to reaching the Southern mine area where BHP is mining high grade copper resources.BHP spent A$250 million to develop the Southern mine area, and another $40 million on the ramp. The first ore from the area was produced in mi...Read More

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Industrial metals came under renewed pressure on Tuesday after a defiant speech from China's president Xi Jinping diminished hopes of an early settlement in the top commodity importer's intensifying trade dispute with the US.President Jinping used the occasion of the 40-year anniversary of the start of China's "Reform and Opening Up" to congratulate the stewardship of the communist party and reaf...Read More

The SPX fell more than 10% in 50 sessionsThe major stock market indexes are in correction territory -- defined as at least 10% below their record highs -- and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is no exception. In fact, the broad-market index fell more than 11% in just 50 sessions, marking the first time the index has dropped at least 10% in that short of a span since January 2016. Below is what we might exp...Read More

Industrial metals came under renewed pressure on Tuesday after a defiant speech from China's president Xi Jinping diminished hopes of an early settlement in the top commodity importer's intensifying trade dispute with the US.President Jinping used the occasion of the 40-year anniversary of the start of China's "Reform and Opening Up" to congratulate the stewardship of the communist party and reaf...Read More

Industrial metals came under renewed pressure on Tuesday after a defiant speech from China's president Xi Jinping diminished hopes of an early settlement in the top commodity importer's intensifying trade dispute with the US.President Jinping used the occasion of the 40-year anniversary of the start of China's "Reform and Opening Up" to congratulate the stewardship of the communist party and reaf...Read More

"Orsu Metals Demonstrates up to 89% Recovery from Initial Metallurgical Tests on Primary Sulphide Material at the Klyuchi West zone, Sergeevskoe Gold Project, Russia https://t.co/b0pdvmcQFw"Read full newsRead More

Constantine Metal Resources (TSXV: CEM; US-OTC: CNSNF) has boosted the overall tonnage at its Palmer polymetallic project in southeast Alaska by 43% with a maiden resource for the project's AG zone.The AG zone, located 3 km from the main Palmer deposit, contains 4.25 million inferred tonnes grading 4.64% zinc, 0.12% copper, 0.96% lead, 119.5 grams silver, 0.53 gram gold and 34% barite, or 9.04% zi...Read More

Constantine Metal Resources (TSXV: CEM; US-OTC: CNSNF) has boosted the overall tonnage at its Palmer polymetallic project in southeast Alaska by 43% with a maiden resource for the project's AG zone.The AG zone, located 3 km from the main Palmer deposit, contains 4.25 million inferred tonnes grading 4.64% zinc, 0.12% copper, 0.96% lead, 119.5 grams silver, 0.53 gram gold and 34% barite, or 9.04% zi...Read More

The Glencore-controlled mining company Katanga Mining has today agreed to pay USD $22 million to settle allegations by Canadian regulators that it had failed to comply with disclosure requirements, including that it had not properly described risks of doing business with a controversial middleman in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Several of Katanga's current and former directors and executive...Read More

The Glencore-controlled mining company Katanga Mining has today agreed to pay USD $22 million to settle allegations by Canadian regulators that it had failed to comply with disclosure requirements, including that it had not properly described risks of doing business with a controversial middleman in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Several of Katanga's current and former directors and executive...Read More

The chance of recession in the next 12 months rose to 23 percent in the CNBC Fed Survey.Twelve percent of respondents think the Fed, after hiking in December, would next move to reduce the Fed Funds rate and do so by October.Fifty-two percent said they now approve of the president's handling of the economy, down 14 points from the prior survey in which his approval had hit an all-time high.The CNB...Read More

The shares could be poised to break out of recent congestion below $245The shares of medical analytics issue Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) have taken a breather since touching a record high of $253.90 in early December. However, the equity could be ready to launch its next leg higher, with TMO shares flashing a historical buy signal.Specifically, Thermo Fisher stock is now within one s...Read More

JNJ and BA are two stocks to watch todayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is bouncing back today, trading well into triple-digit territory. Traders are anticipating tomorrow's Fed decision, while also monitoring a sharp decline in oil prices. At last check, January-dated crude futures were down 5.2% at $47.31 per barrel amid reports of rising crude production in both the U.S. and Russia. Amon...Read More

LAGOS - Nigeria's first gold refinery is expected to more than triple its capacity within five years after operations begin next June, an executive at the company developing it said on Tuesday.Nere Teriba, vice chairman of local firm Kian Smith Trade & Co, said the refinery would initially be able to produce three tonnes per month of gold and one tonne of silver, rising to 10 tonnes a month of gol...Read More

LAGOS - Nigeria's first gold refinery is expected to more than triple its capacity within five years after operations begin next June, an executive at the company developing it said on Tuesday.Nere Teriba, vice chairman of local firm Kian Smith Trade & Co, said the refinery would initially be able to produce three tonnes per month of gold and one tonne of silver, rising to 10 tonnes a month of gol...Read More

The shares are headed for their best day everThe shares of Marin Software Inc (NASDAQ:MRIN) are up 47.3% to trade at $3.73, after the California-based online advertising company announced a three-year revenue share agreement with Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google. Under the terms of the deal, Google will pay Marin Software based on the revenue generated on its platform from clients using the Google Search...Read More

Global equity markets are getting beaten up, but gold miners have been spared as haven demand swells and bullion's outlook brightens.Newcrest Mining Ltd., Australia's top producer, rallied as much as 2.3 percent on Tuesday, while South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. was the biggest mover, rising 3.8 percent. Canada's Barrick Gold Corp. - which is taking over rival Randgold Resources Ltd. -...Read More