The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it has made a preliminary determination that aluminum sheet imports from China are being subsidized.The Commerce Department calculated preliminary subsidy margins ranging from 31.20 to 113.30 percent of the value of the imported common alloy aluminum sheet.In 2016, imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from China were valued at an estimated $600 millio...Read More
Following the Castilla-La Mancha government's rejection of its rare earth project near the Campo de Montiel county in central Spain, Quantum Miner?-a is now asking the Guadiana river Hydrographic Confederation for a permit to explore groundwater 200 metres deep, where the company believes there is monazite.The rare earth element, commonly found in placer deposits, is used in the manufacturing of e...Read More
A loan of $6,400 helped a member to buy eight baskets of fish to meet her customers' demand.Read full newsRead More
A loan of $6,400 helped a member to buy eight baskets of fish to meet her customers' demand.Read full newsRead More
FTSE 100 closes higherPound down against Euro and US dollarWage growth overtakes inflationUS stocks up FTSE 100 closed higher on Tuesday, aided by a weaker pound and as US stocks rallied.Footsie closed nearly 28 points, or 0.39%, at 7,226, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 gained over 57 points at 19,829.Against the Euro, sterling was down 0.05%, while against the US dollar, it shed 0.34%. On...Read More
Digipath Inc. (OTCQB:DIGP) CEO Todd Denkin says the independent laboratory testing and media firm is planning on expanding operations into California and other parts of the country this year.Denkin says the company is also exploring opportunities internationally, especially cannabis testing and research and development globally. Meet 360 Blockchain Inc, Alterola Biotech, Inc, LGC Capital Ltd...Read More
Universal mCloud (CVE:MCLD) CEO Russ McMeekin tells Proactive Investors that the cloud solutions provider's technology has been endorsed by Jonmar Inc., which operates six Dairy Queen franchise locations.Jonmar says Universal mCloud's services have led to significant energy savings.McMeekin says Universal mCloud also has appointed two strategic hires including Abe Shasha and Yan Zhao. Meet 3...Read More
A month ago Morgan Stanley sent shares of lithium producers and explorers tumbling after the investment bank forecast growing surplus in the market starting as soon as now, resulting in forecast prices halving from today's levels.Morgan Stanley said Chilean low cost brine producers SQM and Albemarle alone could bring 200kt per year by 2025 and after adding new and expansion hard-rock projects in A...Read More
Arctic Star Exploration (CVE: ADD, OTCQB: ASDZF) Chairman Patrick Power tells Proactive Investors the mining company unveiled its latest finds from its Timantti diamond project, which he says included the best diamond results ever reported from Finland.Power says the team found 76 diamonds out of 99 kilos of kimberlite, with the largest stone measuring 1 mm. Meet 360 Blockchain Inc, Alterola...Read More
Great Panther Silver (TSX: GPR, NYSE American: GPL) CEO Jim Bannantine tells Proactive Investors production results for the first quarter were "a little over a million" ounces of silver, meeting the company's target.Total metal production from the Guanajuato mine complex and the Topia mine rose 42% to about 1.031mln silver equivalent ounces in the three months. Silver production climbed 35%, while...Read More
The accidental discovery could have a significant impact on the global plastic pollution crisis.Read full newsRead More
ImmuPharma PLC (LON:IMM) drug Lupuzor needs further analysis and certainly isn't a bust, according to Vadim Alexandre, analyst at Northland Capital.With shares down sharply, the reaction to phase III trial results for the lupus drug has been "knee-jerk" and probably not fully reflective of the outlook for the treatment, he said in an interview with Proactive's Andrew Scott. Meet 360 Blockcha...Read More
Dusty Nicol, president and CEO of Azarga Metals Corp (CVE:AZR), discusses with Proactive's Andrew Scott the recent resource upgrade for the Unkur copper-silver project in Russia - which lifted the size of the inferred resource by 47%.The latest report shows an inferred resource (lower confidence) of 62mln tonnes at 0.53% copper and 38.6 g/t (grams per ton) silver.Azarga's recently received shareho...Read More
Fremont Gold Ltd. (TSXV: FRE) (OTC Pink: USTDF) ('Fremont' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $1,554,432 through the issuance of 9,715,200 common shares.Read full newsRead More
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited's (LON:CGH) management is confident it can more than double the mine life at its project in the Kyrgyz Republic through intensive drilling over the next two years.It's one of the most exciting packages I've seen, Dusty Nicol told Proactive and potentially the basis of a whole new mining district.Talks are underway over finance, while 30,000m of drilling is planned in...Read More
Ascent Resources Plc (LON:AST) was a strong gainer in late afternoon trading after the oil & gas firm said it has begun a formal sale process for selling the company having gone from "explorers to producers" in 2017.The AIM-listed group's full-year results showed it produced revenue for the first time since 2013 and significantly reduced its debt during the year.Ascent also said it is looking...Read More
Many mining companies are not actually implementing their own policies concerning key commitments towards human rights and health and safety, according to a new assessment from the Responsible Mining Index (RMI) 2018.The Responsible Mining Foundation, a non-profit organisation based in the Netherlands, released its first RMI report in April 2018. The report aims to reflect the Foundation's support...Read More
David Barron, Miton Group PLC's (LON:MGR) chief executive, explains that new money flowing into its funds reflects an active management style and broad range of investment strategies. Shareholders, too, have seen big cash hand-outs as profits have soared. Barron believes the group is well-placed to do even better as the way the fund management business operates changes in future Me...Read More
Pietro Nicholls from RM Secured Direct Lending PLC (LON:RMDL) caught up with Proactive Investors to run through their quarterly update for the period to the end of March.The portfolio's now grown to 25 debt investments across 16 sectors.During the first quarter of 2018, the company made a number of new transactions, including two loan repayments totalling ?4.8mln in energy assets, and a ?5mln in...Read More
Like Chinese tariffs on US pork products that were imposed earlier this month, the sorghum tariffs aren't merely a threat: Rather, China says they will take effect on Wednesday...Read full newsRead More