Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdAlicanto wows with maiden resourceSPONSOREDalicanto mineralsSeitz has served as interim chief executive since January this year and has overseen a surge in fertilizer demand and prices...Read More
Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdAlicanto wows with maiden resourceSPONSOREDalicanto minerals An embargo on rare earth exports, which are essential in some high-tech applications and defence equipment, was last u...Read More
RAPAPORT... William (Bill) Heher, president of Rare Earth Mining Company and an important figure in the US gem trade, died on August 1 at the age of 72.Born in September 1949, Heher began his career as a teacher, according to an obituary on memorial site Legacy.com. He later started importing fine gems and fossils from across the world.The profession took him to varied destinations. On his tr...Read More
RAPAPORT... Indian jeweler Titan Company's sales and profit soared in the first fiscal quarter, buoyed by strong holiday demand and a gap between two periods of Covid-19 disruptions.Revenue - including at subsidiaries - surged to INR 94.87 billion ($1.19 billion) for the three months ending June 30, compared with INR 35.19 billion ($442.4 million) during the same period a year ago, the company rep...Read More
GIA is taking all reports digital by 2025. Retailers throughout the industry have offered positive feedback on this initiative, which will be accompanied by advanced technology that increases the security of a diamond's identity. This digital evolution consists of three dynamic elements: Fully Digital Reports: This evolution begins with the digital launch of GIA's most popular report, GIA Diamond...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Tanzania is reportedly looking to sell its rough through the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE).Minerals minister Dotto Biteko said the country needs to seek more lucrative markets for the estimated 500,000 carats it produces annually, according to The Citizen newspaper.He was speaking ahead of a meeting of the 18-member African Diamond Producers' Association, of which Tanzania is t...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A gang ran off with high-end diamond jewelry after a 30-second smash and grab at a store in the Bronx, New York.A "customer" who was buzzed into Rocco's Jewelry on Friday afternoon ushered in three accomplices who smashed glass display cabinets with hammers and emptied trays of merchandise."Once inside the store, the three individuals used a hammer to smash open the display ca...Read More
Investor Insight: InterGroup MiningSPONSOREDintergroup miningSky the limit for AuTECO in CanadaSPONSOREDauteco minerals ltdEmerging SA gold developer Barton Gold breaks the mouldSPONSOREDbarton gold holdings limitedAlicanto wows with maiden resourceSPONSOREDalicanto mineralsPetro wants Colombia to produce energy transition minerals such as lithium [even though the country has no lithium deposits],...Read More
The company reported that the sinkhole has remained stable since detection and that the area was immediately isolated, with no impact to personnel, equipment or infrastructure.Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 22 points in pre-opening trade.Barrick Gold slipped $0.12 to US$20.17 after reporting less than consensus second quarter revenues and earnings. Pfizer was unchanged at $49.27 following news of its acquisition of Global Blood Therapeutics for $68.50 per share cask. Value of the offer is estimated at $5.4 billion. Global...Read More
Despite Coeur Mining (TSX: CDE) reporting June-quarter production and costs mainly in line with Bay Street estimates, at least one analyst has downgraded the issuer while flagging concern over perceived balance sheet risk over the coming 12 months.Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets analyst Dalton Baretto has downgraded the issuer to 'HOLD' from 'BUY' and is modestly reducing his target price to US$...Read More
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG;) have put their Gramalote gold joint venture in Colombia on hold. In a news release on Aug. 3, B2Gold said that based on preliminary results from their optimized feasibility study for Gramalote, the miners determined that Gramalote doesn't meet their investment thresholds for developing the project. "In conjunction w...Read More
Canadian miners are mourning the passing of industry heavyweight Ned Goodman (1936-2022).Over more than 30 years, Goodman has made transformative and enduring contributions to Canada's minerals industry and capital markets as a company-builder, merchant banker and investment advisor during a dynamic career spanning almost half a century.Montreal-born Goodman applied his geological training and bus...Read More
Imperial Metals (TSX: III) will secure additional funds for the restart of its Mount Polley mine by way of a convertible debenture financing totalling $45 million. The mine, which had been on care and maintenance since 2019, is in the midst of the restart and operating at targeted production rates. The company had previously aimed to reopen the mine operation by the end of June.However, the mine r...Read More
TNM Drill Down, released every Monday, focuses on the top gold assays of the past week. Assays are?EUR?ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company?EUR?Mining Intelligence?EUR?. Top gold assays July 29 to Aug 4, as identified by Mining Intelligence.Australia's Musgrave Minerals (ASX: MGV) had the top drill hole of the week July 29-Aug. 4 at its flagship Cue project in Wester...Read More
U.S.-based Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE-AM: UEC) has trumped Denison Mines' (TSX: DML) competing bid for Canada's UEX Corp. (TSX: UEX) after sweetening its original bid.The revised offer gives each holder of UEX shares 0.0890 of one common share of Uranium Energy for each UEX share held. This implies a consideration of about 49 ? per UEX share, versus the prior offer of 43 ? per share, a 14% price i...Read More
Australian copper producer OZ Minerals (ASX: OZL) rejected on Monday an unsolicited A$8.4 billion (US$5.8 billion) takeover bid from the world's largest miner BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX:BHP), stating that it "significantly undervalued" the firm.Earlier on Monday, BHP had offered A$25 per share for Oz Minerals, representing a 32.1% premium to the stock's closing price on Friday.The approach is p...Read More
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) is expanding its mining operations to meet the growing demand for silver used in the solar panels and wind technologies that are powering the transition to a green energy future.The Canadian miner has "significant exposure to silver, which is an essential ingredient for the global push towards decarbonization, and, like gold, is viewed as a safe-harbour inv...Read More
Liberty and Finance, Released on 8/8/22With a yield curve inversion and increased leverage, risk in the banking system is clearly rising, says Keith Weiner, CEO of Monetary Metals. "Where does this all end?" he asks. "Nobody knows, but it seems like it's a pretty good deal to have some gold coins and stash them away somewhere." He adds, "to own gold is how people opt out of this mad, mad world."0:...Read More
Gummi Bear - Twitter, Released on 8/8/22Remember that time they raided Hillary after she deleted "private" emails off her server before submitting them to the DOJ?Me neitherWe can't have a two tiered justice systemThe principle is more important than how you feel about Trump- Gummi Bear (@gummibear737) August 9, 2022 Here is a @benshapiro offering a similar perspective to my ownThis is not about T...Read More