* FTSE 100 down 0.6 pct, FTSE 250 down 1.3 pct* Top EU court advisor says Brexit could revoke Article 50* Thomas Cook (NS:THOM) hits 6-year low* Gold stocks rally on higher prices* Quarterly reweighting roils some shares (Adds details, closing prices)By Helen Reid and Josephine MasonLONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Concerns about growth, doubts about a U.S.-China trade truce, and a rising pound drove Bri...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices rose to nearly a five-month high on Tuesday as a continuing decline in the dollar boosted foreign demand for the precious metal, while investors shift attention to the next Federal Reserve policy meeting.At 9:49 AM ET (14:49 GMT), gold futures for February delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained $6.20, or 0.50%, to $1,245.50 a troy ounc...Read More
(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window)* FTSE 100 down 0.4 pct, FTSE 250 down 0.3 pct* Top EU court advisor says Brexit could revoke Article 50* Thomas Cook (NS:THOM) sinks 15 pct to 6-year lowBy Helen ReidLONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Concerns about growth, doubts about a U.S.-China trade truce, and a rising pound drove Britain's top stock index down on Tuesday.The FT...Read More
Mahenge the Cinderella of the graphite space?SPONSOREDblack rock miningSky is the limit for BSK at Amarillo GrandeSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumNew Energy brings experience to new dawnSPONSOREDnew energy mineralsDealing with the complexity of Coal data with Geobank 2018SPONSOREDmicromineSpeaking at its investor day on Monday, CEO Ivan Glasenberg said inventories for a lot of metals were at or near reco...Read More
New entity Wealth Copper would up the stakes for shareholders on "the global energy consumption paradigm shift" to capitalise on a forecast positive global copper market outlook, CEO Henk Van Al...Read More
Mahenge the Cinderella of the graphite space?SPONSOREDblack rock miningSky is the limit for BSK at Amarillo GrandeSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumNew Energy brings experience to new dawnSPONSOREDnew energy mineralsDealing with the complexity of Coal data with Geobank 2018SPONSOREDmicromine"While we remain modestly positive on commodities, differentiation is essential, and three macro downside risks stand...Read More
According to a statement by Vancouver-based Mason on Tuesday, both proxy advisory firms cited the strong strategic rationale for the arrangement, the significant premium, certainty of value from the cash consideration, and favourable market reaction as factors supporting their positive recommendations.Mason (TSX:MNR) shareholders will vote on the deal during a special meeting scheduled for De...Read More
Yellowhead owns the Harper Creek copper-gold-silver project in British Columbia, where the company already operates the Gibraltar mine.CEO Russell Hallbauer said Yellowhead was being acquired at a cost of "half a penny per pound of copper" in the reserve base. The project holds proven and probable reserves of 3.6 billion pounds of recoverable copper, accompanied by 370,000 ounces gold and 15.6Moz...Read More
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver's Taseko Mining has made an all-share offer for Yellowhead Mining of Calgary that values the smaller company at $15.1 million. Taseko proposes to acquire all the issued and outstanding Yellowhead shares by issuing approximately 1.15 Taseko shares for each share of Yellowhead.Yellowhead is the owner of the Harper Creek copper-gold-silver project about 90 km from Kamloop...Read More
WOLFSBURG - Volkswagen's strategy chief said on Tuesday the German carmaker's core brand will develop its final generation of vehicles using combustion engine technology in 2026.Volkswagen made a strategy shift toward battery-driven vehicles in the wake of a damaging diesel-emissions cheating scandal in 2015, which forced the carmaker to pay more than 27 billion euros in fines for hiding excessive...Read More
BELGRADE - Serbia's mining industry could expand to 5 percent of national output by 2023 if foreign investors keep commitments to plough millions of dollars into copper and lithium production, its mining minister said.The sector currently accounts for 1 percent of Serbia's gross domestic product. But since 2000, when a decade of isolation of the former Yugoslavia ended, more than 40 foreign compan...Read More
Ivan Glasenberg said there will be a generational shift at the top of Glencore Plc over the next few years, suggesting a period of upheaval for the world's largest commodity trader that's unprecedented in its short history as a public company.Glasenberg said he's actively looking for the next chief executive and plans to retire in the next three to five years. He also announced the retirement of t...Read More
The global hunt for high-quality, low-risk copper assets that are ready for construction is about to get tougher after Teck Resources Ltd. sells a stake in one of the few deals available.Sumitomo Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. agreed to pay $1.2 billion for 30 percent of the Compa??ia Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca SA project in northern Chile. The mine, which will require an estimated investmen...Read More
Following a very detailed process, Miramont Resources (CSE: MONT) finally received a drilling permit for its Cerro Hermoso project in southern Peru. The permit was granted after a series of assessments conducted by the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines -known as MEM- to determine if Indigenous groups could be affected by the Canadian miner's activities. "We are very happy to begin our drill pr...Read More
Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada's largest diversified miner, has chosen Japan's Sumitomo as partner to go ahead with a planned $4.8 billion expansion of the Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile.Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumitomo Corporation will pay $1.2 billion to Teck for a 30% stake in the Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project - $800 million earn-in contribution and...Read More
December 4, 2018 The double bottom is the world's most stressful chart pattern. It forms after a significant price decline. The first low in the pattern creates substantial panic and fear in most investors.The second low in the pattern is "softer", but no less dangerous to emotionally vulnerable investors. The volume is generally weak and the price action makes investors feel like they are in so...Read More
Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumitomo Corporation will pay US$1.2 billion for a third of Teck's 90% interest through a jointly held entity, with the payment to be split between a $800 million earn-...Read More
PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedThe company expects to increase its copper production from about an anticipated 150,000 tonnes this financial year to 285,000t in FY2021.However FY2019's cobalt guidance was revised downwards by 8,000t to 26,000t, to reflect the cobalt debottlenecking plant ramp-up and "associated expected shorter-term recoveries".PolarX builds big...Read More
Mahenge the Cinderella of the graphite space?SPONSOREDblack rock miningSky is the limit for BSK at Amarillo GrandeSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumNew Energy brings experience to new dawnSPONSOREDnew energy mineralsDealing with the complexity of Coal data with Geobank 2018SPONSOREDmicromineSadly, the price one must pay for being able to say "I told you so" when proven right, is to also take it like a man...Read More
Mahenge the Cinderella of the graphite space?SPONSOREDblack rock miningSky is the limit for BSK at Amarillo GrandeSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumNew Energy brings experience to new dawnSPONSOREDnew energy mineralsDealing with the complexity of Coal data with Geobank 2018SPONSOREDmicromineThe demobilisation of the FARC guerrilla group has lowered the overall terror threat in Colombia but the risk to reso...Read More