Gold prices moved down on April 5 after it appeared that trade tensions between China and the United States would subsist on comments from chief economic advisor Larry Kudlow. Both countries have made it known that they are willing to negotiate rather than resort to a full-blown trade war. Canadian and U.S. indexes finished the day in the black, but the optimism appears to have been short-lived.On...Read More
Aphria Inc.'s (TSX:APH) expansion adds 200,000 sq ft of production space and triples Aphria's production capacity from 9,000 kg to 30,000 kg annuallySmallCapPower | April 6, 2018: Aphria Inc. (TSX:APH) Thursday provided an operational update on Part III expansion of its Leamington facility. The update follows Health Canada approval, which was announced on March 13, 2018. The expansion adds 200,000...Read More
View from Anomoly A – Photo courtesy Garibaldi Resources Corp.These shares, in addition to shares that were previously acquired through an Ontario numbered company in December 21, 2017 means Sprott beneficially controls 17.3 million shares of Garibaldi and 4.7 million warrants, representing 17.1% of the company on a non-diluted basis and approximately 20.8% on a partially dilute basis.That's...Read More
Robust market growth will serve as a tailwind for The Mint Corporation (TSXV:MIT)SmallCapPower | April 6, 2018: Mint makes a Strategic Acquisition in India. On April 5, 2018, The Mint Corporation (TSXV:MIT) announced that it has obtained an option to acquire a 75% ownership interest in vPay, a mobile payment automation platform in India, through an 8% secured convertible promissory note for US$85...Read More
Location map for Callinex's Nash and Superjack projects, New Brunswick. Source: Callinex Mines Inc.Callinex Mines Inc. [CNX-TSXV, CLLXF-OTCQX: CLLXF] on Friday April 6 released the final batch of results from drilling at its 100%-owned Nash Creek Project in New Brunswick.Callinex has a portfolio of projects in the Bathurst Mining District that is led by its Nash Creek Project, which hosts a large,...Read More
Nemaska Lithium Inc. (TSX:NMX), a lithium junior, climbed after announcing a strategic investment from SoftBank Group Corp.Sean Mason | April 6, 2018 | SmallCapPowerA significant new shareholder gave a financial vote of confidence to a lithium junior Friday. Here's some small stocks making big moves on Friday, April 6, 2018 (as of 4 pm EST):Nemaska Lithium Inc. (TSX:NMX) shares moved 17% highe...Read More
The U.S. stock market has been quite volatile over the past several weeks as investors speculate on the likelihood of a trade war with China and its danger to the American economy.But not all stocks will be hurt by a trade war.In fact, a trade war between China and the U.S. could have positive effects on some American companies.Generally speaking, trade conflict could be beneficial to domestic-foc...Read More
The Canadian oil and gas dividend stocks on our list could provide steady, long-term returns despite oil price fluctuationsSmallCapPower | April 6, 2018: Oil prices have recovered somewhat, with WTI crude having increased 6% over the past month. The Canadian oil and gas dividend stocks on our list have high dividend yields, as well as the reserves and capital to continue operations for an extended...Read More
Toronto, Ontario - April 6, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Eric Sprott announces that today 2176423 Ontario Ltd., a corporation which is beneficially owned by him, purchased 1,000,000 common shares of Garibaldi Resources Corp. (TSX.V: GGI) pursuant to two private agreements at a price of $2.50 per share for total consideration of $2,500,000 (the "Acquisition").These 1,000,000 s...Read More
People often tell themselves that they will start their new diet, new exercise regime, or their new life, tomorrow. Either they are too stressed with stuff today, or need one last day to relax before permanently making the change. Then tomorrow comes, and the cycle repeats. What is happening in cases such as these is referred to in philosophy as a conflict of volitions. Harry Frankfurt, a philosop...Read More
At a cool $100 billion, SoftBank's Vision Fund is the biggest technology investment fund in history with investments that range from $300 million in a dog-walking app called Wag (you read that right) to a reported $4.4 billion in office space company WeWork.Now the Japanese firm is entering the mining sphere for the first time, buying up to 9.9% of Canada's Nemaska Lithium and investing up to $78m...Read More
Twenty-four Colorado School of Mines graduate students participated in Three Minute Thesis (3MT (R)), an exciting event that challenges students to present their research in a clear, concise manner to a non-specialist audience, on April 5 for a chance to win a $1,000 grand prize.3MT helps students learn how to effectively communicate their research. Competitors are only allowed a single slide to h...Read More
From attempts to weigh the human soul to misguided investigations into cold fusion, to unaddressed instances of plagiarism that led to even greater problems down the line, the world of science offers quite a few examples of poor judgment.While institutions have done better in instilling professional ethics through courses, Colorado School of Mines Physics Professor Emeritus P. Craig Taylor suggest...Read More
Bill Eustes, associate professor of petroleum engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recently interviewed by InnovOil about "super-spec rigs," the super-sized oil and gas rigs that are growing in popularity at U.S. unconventional plays.From the article:Despite their eye-popping specs, these rigs are not actually the result of a step-change in drilling equipment or in the application of the t...Read More
Appetite for copper-mining assets is picking up after prices climbed in 2017 to the highest level in seven years, amid disruptions that worsened a shortfall in supply. The metal rally, however, has weakened since prices climbed to a three-year high in late December, and prices could become volatile unless the industry solves what Colin Hamilton, director of commodities research at BMO Capital Mar...Read More
A 6.16-carat blue diamond that was secretly passed down through European royalty over three centuries is going on sale for the first time in May.The pear-shaped, dark grey-blue gem, known as The Farnese Blue, is believed to be one of the most important historical diamonds left in private hands, Sotheby's said.Expected to fetch between $3.7 and $5.3 million when it goes under the auction house's ha...Read More
The president of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network, Mgr. Jos?(C) ??ngel Divasson, hosted a press conference today where he presented the Catholic Church's position regarding the exploitation of mineral resources in Venezuela's southeastern Guayana region. Divasson, who also is the vicar apostolic of the Amazonian town of Puerto Ayacucho, said that not only the church but the entire world is worr...Read More
Following the announcement of its intentions to acquire the Kandiole-North and the Kandiole-West permits, RosCan Minerals (TSXV: ROS) said that now it wants to buy the 65-square-kilometre Segando-South and the 32-square-kilometre Moussala-North permits, all located in western Mali."With the acquisition of these additional permits, RosCan's Kandiole Project will consist of approximately 164 sq. km....Read More
http://business.financialpost.com/Vancouver's Teck Resources is buying out a minority partner in a major copper project in Chile at a cost that could reach as high as $262.5 million.The total price tag, however, will depend on copper prices - often considered a barometer for global macroeconomic growth because it is used in so many products - and which at the moment are sliding as the U.S. and Chi...Read More
Trilogy Metals Inc. (TSX/NYSE American: TMQ) has tabled results from a positive pre-feasibility study (PFS) for its polymetallic Arctic deposit, which is part of its larger land holdings in the Ambler Mining District in northwestern Alaska.A proposed mine at Arctic has an after tax net-present value of US$1.4 billion at an 8% discount rate and an after-tax internal rate of return of 33.4%. A 12-ye...Read More