(IDEX Online) - The Russian Ministry of Finance has condemned "far-fetched" accusations that diamonds are funding its invasion of Ukraine and should therefore be outlawed by the Kimberley Process.It issued a statement insisting Russia "has always been and remains an exceptionally responsible participant of the Kimberley Process".And it said tax and dividend payments from Russian diamond mining ope...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The demolition of Canada's Victor diamond mine - which involved flying in specialist machinery in Hercules cargo planes - was completed ahead of time, despite many challenges.The site, in a remote and frozen area of northern Ontario, is now being returned to its natural state.Victor was identified in 1987 as Canada's first economically viable diamond deposit.De Beer...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Gwyneth Paltrow is again under fire, over the price of her new "everyday" jewelry collection.Social media users say the new range - including a $7,900 gold necklace with 1.96 ctw of white diamonds - is "out of touch", "unaffordable" and far from being "everyday".The Hollywood A-lister, aged 49, launched new pieces branded as G. Label through her online business Goop last week. ...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Swarovski, the family-owned crystal and jewelry company, is to have an "outsider" permanently at the helm for the first time in its 127-year history.The Austria-based business has appointed Alexis Nasard (pictured), from Switzerland, currently a senior business advisor at management consultants McKinsey & Company.He replaces Michele Molon, a non-family member, who served as CEO...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 6 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of an update on U.S. annualized first quarter real GDP at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was unchanged at a deficit of 1.5%. Actual was a deficit of 1.6%.Couche-Tard dropped $1.96 to Cdn$53.38 after the company reported less than consensus...Read More
EDM Resources (TSXV: EDM) has entered into a definitive credit agreement with Swiss base metals trading company IXM for US$24 million in debt financing to advance the company's Scotia mine towards commercial production.Scotia is a fully owned and permitted zinc-lead operation consisting of a mine and mill that last operated in 2009. The open-pit mine and related facilities are located near Halifa...Read More
Wyloo Metals made a big splash last year with its battle against Australian behemoth BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) for control of Ring of Fire junior Noront Resources. The private, Western Australia-based company, owned by Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest's Tattarang investment group, outlined its vision for Noront's high-grade nickel-copper-PGM Eagle's Nest project early on. The miner...Read More
Geoscience BC has completed a new project that would make data for hundreds more mineral exploration and development reports in British Columbia searchable by location for the first time.National Instrument 43-101 technical reports contain comprehensive geoscience information on prospective mineral properties and are available from the Canadian Securities Administrators' (CSA) SEDAR website. Howev...Read More
Canada's Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) expects to declare an initial mineral resource for its recently acquired Great Bear gold project in Red Lake, Ont., as part of its 2022 year-end results, it said in an update.The gold miner, which paid $1.8 billion in cash and shares for Great Bear in a deal that closed in late February, said the estimate predominantly in the inferred resource category, wi...Read More
As demand for critical minerals increases in the society-wide push for decarbonization, the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and China's control over critical minerals have demonstrated how important it is to develop secure mineral supply chains in North America.That emerging supply chain was among the many issues discussed in the "Trends in Energy Metals: Net-zero carbon emissions...Read More
Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OT: AZMTF) has made a new nickel-copper sulphide discovery during its initial diamond drilling program at the Wapatik project in Quebec. Highlights from the discovery hole WAP22-003 included 3.3 metres grading 2.68% nickel and 1.3% copper starting from 143.4 metres. A six-hole follow-up program, totalling about 1,000 metres, is currently underway to further tes...Read More
Michael Malice, Released on 6/29/22Michael Malice is joined by journalist, author, and constitutional lawyer, Glenn Greenwald, to talk about his critical stance on corporate media, the strange evolution of Liz Cheney, and why most Americans don't know the true story about the War in Ukraine. Glenn Greenwald is a journalist, constitutional lawyer, and author of four New York Times best-selling book...Read More
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Citizen Free Press, Released on 6/29/22Dr. Zelenko's health has taken a very bad turn for the worst and he is a total fight for his life as I post this. Please pray harder than you ever have before he needs another total miracle from God to save him at this point.Continue... Dr. Zelenko in ICU as cancer spreads added by Herman James on 06/30/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Demand for crude oil is accelerating –a bullish sign for its prices. What may the current energy market environmentsay about the black gold’s outlook?AChinese Panda’s Appetite On the Asian continent, the lifting ofhealth restrictions in China could signal resuming oil demand for the world’stop consumer. Given the context of tight supply, this has partially triggered areboun...Read More
If there's one good thing to be said about the G-7, it's that it's consistent.Too bad it's that it's consistently useless.On Sunday, members of the G-7 decided they'd waste some time by banning imports of gold from Russia.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the ban will "directly hit Russian oligarchs and strike at the heart of Putin's war machine."Biden tweeted:And U.S. Secre...Read More
Demand for crude oil is accelerating –a bullish sign for its prices. What may the current energy market environmentsay about the black gold’s outlook?AChinese Panda’s Appetite On the Asian continent, the lifting ofhealth restrictions in China could signal resuming oil demand for the world’stop consumer. Given the context of tight supply, this has partially triggered areboun...Read More
In a presentation made yesterday, BHP chief legal, governance and external affairs officer Caroline Cox outlined how social value was embedded in everything BHP did.Read More
Demand for crude oil is accelerating –a bullish sign for its prices. What may the current energy market environmentsay about the black gold’s outlook?AChinese Panda’s Appetite On the Asian continent, the lifting ofhealth restrictions in China could signal resuming oil demand for the world’stop consumer. Given the context of tight supply, this has partially triggered areboun...Read More
"Horrific" If the Fed keeps hiking Interest Rates; Middle Class will be Wiped Out, warns Rick Rule In this video, Rick Rule breaks ...Read More