(IDEX Online) - Botswana need more diamond experts, said the country's Minister of Minerals and Energy during visit to a new factory in the capital Gaborone opened by Dubai-based StarGems."There must be increased numbers of experts in this particular industry," said Lefoko Moagi, as reported by the Chinese state news agency Xinhua.StarGems aims to recruit 500 people to work at the $20m Diamon...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Signet, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, reported a 5.2 per cent drop in sales for Q4 2022 (three months to 28 January) down $145.1m to $2.7bn.It blamed the devastating storm Elliott during the peak Christmas selling period in the US before, as well as labor strikes, the impact of the weakened British pound, the volatility created by the war in Ukraine, inflati...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Julia Roberts is the new global ambassador for the Chopard, the Swiss jewelry brand.The 55-year-old actress, best known for the 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman, will represent all the maison's watch, high jewelry and luxury jewelry collections for women.She features in a series of black-and-white portraits of and Chopard Loves Cinema video vignettes, the first of which was r...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 4 points at 8:30 AM EDT.Focus today is on the FOMC announcement on monetary policy released at 2:00 PM EDT. Consensus is calling for another 0.25% increase in the Fed Fund Rate for a target range of 4.75%-5.00%. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell will offer additional guidance at a press conference at 3:00 PM EDT.Nike dr...Read More
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. (Nasdaq: USAU) (the "Company", "we" or "our"), a copper and gold exploration and development company, released information regarding gold and copper concentrate quality from its CK Gold Project, (the "Project") located near Cheyenne, Wyoming.Management is pleased to report that metallurgical testing at the Project site has produced a...Read More
Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) is resolving a power shortage at its new Bombor?(C) gold mine in coup-prone Burkina Faso as it considers acquisitions in West Africa.Bombor?(C), 85 km east of the capital city of Ouagadougou in the military-led country, started commercial production in December. But Orezone had to scramble for diesel generators after Genser Energy abandoned a liquid natural g...Read More
Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) has posted a slight resource increase at its Cerro Las Minitas project in Mexico that sent its shares up 9.4%. The overall resource at the project near Durango, about 900 km northwest of Mexico City, rose by 5%. Southern Silver said its La Bacona deposit saw a 63% rise in silver-equivalent ounces while the South Skarn, Blind, El Sol, Skarn Front and Las V...Read More
Sprott Asset Management LP has announced the launch of Sprott Nickel Miners ETF (NASDAQ: NIKL), the only U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund focused on nickel mining companies.NIKL represents the latest addition to Sprott's suite of energy transition-focused ETFs following its launch of four critical minerals ETFs in early February."Nickel is a vital component in the rechargeable batteries used for h...Read More
Newmont Mining (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM), the world's largest gold producer, may be preparing a sweetened takeover offer for Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM), which rejected the miner's unsolicited bid six weeks ago.Speculation on a potential deal, originally estimated at US$17 billion, comes as Newmont is said to have gained partial access to its Australian rival's corporate books.While initial...Read More
Chile's government said it is open to further amend a controversial mining royalty bill expected to enter into force on next year, following mounting criticism of its impact on the industry's competitiveness.Finance Minister Mario Marcel said after the bill approval by the mining commission of the Senate, miners have requested certain modifications that do not alter the proposed law, but which cou...Read More
Latitude 66 Cobalt, a private, Finnish company, has reported excellent drilling results from its projects in the Kuusamo schist belt, which it believes provides "further optionality" for its proposed cobalt and gold development at the existing K Camp project.During June to November 2022, Lat66 drill tested a newly identified target (K10) and followed up on two previously identified targets (K9 and...Read More
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford rejected a proposal by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to allow cannabis lounges in the province.Read More