BHP Billiton has signed a new native title agreement with the Banjima People in Western Australia.The BHP Billiton Banjima Comprehensive Agreement covers an area of 8263 square kilometres and includes a number of the Company's Pilbara-based iron ore operations and most of the Banjima Native Title determination area.BHP Billiton Iron Ore President, Jimmy Wilson, said the agreement was believed to b...Read More
Codelco's Chuquicamata copper mine, Chile. (Image courtesy of Codelco)While miners, analysts and media worldwide remain focus on the difficulties the sector is facing and the uncertain outlook for a turnaround in the near term, those in Latin America has managed to remain optimistic, a new report shows.According to a study by international law firm Dentons, in association with the Mining and Inve...Read More
The Rio Algom mine closed in 1992. The pit - 1.5 kilometres long, 0.5 km wide and 60 metres deep - was then flooded, with runoff directed to a tailings pond for treatment. (Image by Fred A. Hatfield | Flickr Commons)Canada's Avalon Rare Metals (TSX:AVL), until now mostly known for its incursion in the rare earths market, says it's quite advanced on a $1.3 million work program in South-western Nova...Read More
Marijuana grows causing blackouts, power company says … Dozens of people in Northeast Portland lost power amid the sizzle of summer because of marijuana. Two indoor grows in the same area overloaded the circuits, causing an outage for about 200 customers. That was one of seven outages from grows that's hit Pacific Power since July. – Oregon LiveDominant Social Theme: We'll buy...Read More
The multi-state military training exercise known as Jade Helm 15 is done. There did not turn out to be any FEMA camps populated with anti-Obama patriots plucked from their homes by American special forces. Desert regions of the United States do not seem to have been turned over to ISIS or Russia in an attempt by the government to something-something-something … Still, it's a shame one-th...Read More
Marijuana grows causing blackouts, power company says … Dozens of people in Northeast Portland lost power amid the sizzle of summer because of marijuana. Two indoor grows in the same area overloaded the circuits, causing an outage for about 200 customers. That was one of seven outages from grows that's hit Pacific Power since July. – Oregon LiveDominant Social Theme: We'll buy...Read More
The multi-state military training exercise known as Jade Helm 15 is done. There did not turn out to be any FEMA camps populated with anti-Obama patriots plucked from their homes by American special forces. Desert regions of the United States do not seem to have been turned over to ISIS or Russia in an attempt by the government to something-something-something … Still, it's a shame one-th...Read More
In 2008, author Jon Meacham appeared at the National Constitution Center to discuss "American Lion," his Andrew Jackson biography that later won a Pulitzer Prize. National Constitution Center trustee and University of Pennsylvania Professor Richard Beeman moderated the event.Read More
Louis C.K. one of the best stand-up comedians ever. This is a part of Louis C.K's TV special stand-up full comedy show "Live at the Comedy Store (2015)".Louis CK 2015 - Nigger JimRead More
Le 18 septembre 2015, RNC Media (TVA Abitibi) rencontrait Philippe Cloutier, pr?(C)sident et chef de la direction de Ressources ...Read More
Image: Screenshot from Global TV.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched a new era in Canada federal politics Wednesday as his majority Liberal government took office and a cabinet of political veterans and rookie MPs was sworn in.One of them was Winnipeg businessman and Liberal South Centre MP, James Car (64), who became the country's new Minister of Natural Resources.He'll have to deal with touc...Read More
Glencore's CEO Ivan Glasenberg is trying hard to reassure nervous investors and creditors that the company can cope with its hefty debt load amid the latest commodities rout.Shares in debt-laden Glencore (LON:GLEN) climbed on Wednesday after the mining and commodities giant said it is turning it around faster than expected following a series of asset sales, production cuts, and a key silver strea...Read More
Image of workers at GJ property from Skeena Resources.Skeena Resources Limited (TSX.V: SKE) ("Skeena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of a 100% interest in the GJ property (the "GJ Property") from majority owner Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK) ("Teck") and its 49% joint venture partner, NGEx Resources Inc. (TSX: NGQ) ("NGEx"). T...Read More
IMF signals renminbi set for inclusion in SDR basket … International Monetary Fund representatives have told China that the renminbi is likely to join the fund's special drawing rights (SDR) basket of reserve currencies … The renminbi's inclusion in the SDR basket will help spur China to accelerate financial reforms and economic opening up and catalyze yuan liberalization, acco...Read More
Obama weighs expanding background checks through executive authority … Speaking at the White House on Thursday evening, a visibly frustrated and emotional President Obama remarked on the deadly shooting at a community college in Oregon … In response to the latest mass shooting during his presidency, President Obama is seriously considering circumventing Congress with his executive auth...Read More
IMF signals renminbi set for inclusion in SDR basket … International Monetary Fund representatives have told China that the renminbi is likely to join the fund's special drawing rights (SDR) basket of reserve currencies … The renminbi's inclusion in the SDR basket will help spur China to accelerate financial reforms and economic opening up and catalyze yuan liberalization, acco...Read More
Obama weighs expanding background checks through executive authority … Speaking at the White House on Thursday evening, a visibly frustrated and emotional President Obama remarked on the deadly shooting at a community college in Oregon … In response to the latest mass shooting during his presidency, President Obama is seriously considering circumventing Congress with his executive auth...Read More
Nov 5 - Jeb Handwerger explains recent developments in the lithium space, including Tesla and the wider adoption of lithium powered batteries by other... http://www.financialsense.com/subscribeRead More
Calvin Klein is an award-winning fashion icon. He is recognized globally as a master of minimalism and has spent his career distilling things to their very essence. His name ranks among the best-known brands in the world, with Calvin Klein, Inc. reaching over seven billion dollars in global retail sales. Klein studied at the School of Art & Design and Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. A...Read More