(IDEX Online) - Diamond miners in Lesotho are urging the government to reconsider new rules that would halt refunds on VAT paid on the goods, services and capital items for day-to-day operations.They say the proposed VAT Amendment Bill would harm the industry, which produced 1.1m carats in 2019.Australian-owned Lucapa, which operates Mothae, the world's highest US$ per carat kimberlite diamon...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A luxury jeweler in Ukraine that started making body armor after the Russian invasion is now sending wedding rings to frontline soldiers.Oberig's manufacturing base in Kharkiv - Ukraine's heavily-shelled second city - has so far contributed more than 6,000 items of body armor to the war effort.And now it's sending silver wedding rings - 148 and counting - to soldiers...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Lusix, the solar-powered lab grown company, has announced $90m in an investment round for its Sun Grown Diamonds.LVMH Luxury Ventures is among those funding the Israel-based company, founded by Benny Landa, the "father of commercial digital printing" who sold his company Indigo to HP for $830m.Half the $90m was revealed in February, when the company said it had secured funding from...Read More
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesGudai-Darri, approved in late 2018, represents Rio's first greenfields Pilbara iron ore development in over a decad...Read More
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu mines"Canada is home to almost half of listed companies in the mining and minerals space, with a combined market cap of...Read More
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesSome 67% of regional silver production and 56% of our copper production was exposed to water scarcity.Read More
Antofagasta announced a leak in the Los Pelambres concentrate pipeline on June 7. Antofagasta reports that restrictions to access the leak have been partially eased, allowing repairs to begin.Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 29 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for the June Empire State Manufacturing Survey was unchanged versus a drop of 11.60 in May. Actual was a drop of 1.2. Consensus for May Retail Sales was an increase of 0.1% versus a gain of...Read More
Despite strong commodity prices, money has not been flowing into the mining sector - and that is likely to be the case as long as market volatility and uncertainty continue, according to a panel of mining-focused investment bankers at this week's Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention. The June 13 conversation, moderated by Northern Miner Group president Anthony Vaccar...Read More
From a lack of skilled professionals to rising costs due to inflation amidst the pressure to quickly build an entirely new industry, Canada must overcome several obstacles before it can build the battery ecosystem it often promotes, industry experts said at a session at this week's PDAC conference in Toronto.While the country has over the last year taken steps to support miners hunting for battery...Read More
Kinross Gold (TSX: G; NYSE: KGC) said on Wednesday it had sold its Kupol mine and Udinsk project in Russia to Highland Gold Mining for a total of $340 million in cash, half of the price announced in April.The Canadian miner suspended operations in Russia in early March to both comply with Western sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine and avoid reputational damage by staying in th...Read More
Critical Elements (TSXV: CRE; OTC: CRECF) has delivered a new feasibility study on its wholly owned Rose lithium-tantalum project situated in the Eeyou-Istchee, James Bay region of Quebec, confirming the potential for a low-risk, reliable producer of high-quality lithium.The study envisions a 17-year operation that will excavate a total of 26.3 million tonnes of ore grading 0.87% Li2O (lithium o...Read More
For investors and companies involved in the extraction industries, it has been impossible to ignore the meteoric rise of battery materials in recent years. Over the course of 2021, cobalt prices more than doubled, rising by 119%, lithium prices surged almost 400% and copper prices also reached all-time highs.A significant driver of these price movements is the energy transition, which represents t...Read More
In the Northwest Territories, infrastructure that lags behind southern Canada is limiting the potential of the territory's mining development and increasing its costs as well, said leaders of the N.W.T. government at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto on June 14. Premier Caroline Cochrane and Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Caroline Wawz...Read More
Liberty and Finance, Released on 6/15/22The Euro and Yen have both collapsed against the U.S. Dollar. A crisis in either one of these currencies could bring down the system. The Euro could collapse by the end of the year, says Alasdair MacLeod, former bank director and current Head of Research at Gold Money. Following a Euro crisis, he sees a shutdown in markets across the board. Even the precious...Read More
Fox Business, Released on 6/15/22Peter Schiff and Laura Ingraham discuss Biden's lack of plan for inflation and the consequences of the Fed raising interest rates.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lect...Read More
Jim Lewis - Twitter, Released on 6/15/22Causes of inflation according to the Biden Misadministration. pic.twitter.com/C7ibLSSY6I- Jim Lewis ??'???'??'? (@Galactic_Trader) June 15, 2022 Causes of inflation according to the Biden Misadministration added by Herman James on 06/16/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Wolf Street (via Dollar Collapse), Released on 6/15/22This is fast moving now, but the Fed is still pouring fuel on the fire. Struggling to re-establish its shredded and Continue... Wolf Richter: Fed Stops Dillydallying. So OK, Maybe No Softish Landing. Markets on their Own added by Herman James on 06/16/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
As predicted, gold stocks aregradually declining. Their situation is unlikely to improve - the Fed isalready planning another interest rate hike.After yesterday’s huge slide in the PMs(GDXJ declined by over 8%!) and a sizable increase in our short positions injunior miners, gold and silver are moving back and forth, gathering strengthfor the next move. Or waiting for the next trigger.They ar...Read More
Palmer's speech covered ESG touchstones including decarbonisation, sexual harassment and the need for better relationships with communities, within a broad message that, "to stay relevant, we must look beyond what we produce and focus on how we produce these materials," he saidHe stressed that as the leading gold producer, Newmont has, "a tremendous opportunity to be a catalyst for sustainable dev...Read More