(Bloomberg) - U.K. investigators raided the London home of a former investment banker to look for evidence connected with a bribery investigation into mining giant Rio Tinto Group, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.The Serious Fraud Office led the raid on Francois de Combret's home late last year, said the people, who asked not to be named because the details of the probe aren'...Read More
Tlou Energy Ltd's (LON:TLOU) Tony Gilby updates Proactive's Andrew Scott on the re-tendering process with the government in Botswana.Gilby adds the company is 'critical' to the development of greener energy and energy security in the country.He mentions the company is also looking toward combining some solar energy generation in addition to its gas operations in the country. Meet AusCann Gro...Read More
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) is set to reveal it had a solid first half when it publishes its interim results on Friday.In a trading update in January, the company said like-for-like sales rose by 6% and total sales increased 4.3% in the first six months of the year.Thanks to the robust sales growth, Wetherspoon said the year-to-date underlying profit before tax was "slightly ahead" of its e...Read More
Amryt Pharma PLC's (LON:AMYT) Joe Wiley catches up with Proactive to discuss the company's 'major' new licensing deal with University College Dublin for a gene therapy asset.He says the company is seeing encouraging early data and is planning to conduct pre-clinical studies in the coming months. Meet AusCann Group Holdings Ltd, Pacific American Coal Ltd, Kasbah Resources, Hazer Group Ltd and...Read More
MOSCOW, March 15 (Reuters) - Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin's Interros Holding said it had completed the purchase from businessman Roman Abramovich of a 2 percent stake in Norilsk Nickel, which has been the subject of a legal battle.Abramovich struck a provisional deal last week that allowed him to sell a 4 percent stake in Norilsk to fellow shareholders Potanin and aluminium producer Rusal,...Read More
Bango plc's (LON:BGO) Ray Anderson tells Proactive that end-user spending on the company's mobile payments platform has doubled for the third year running.He also says 2017 has seen several international growth deals such as the launch of carrier billing in Japan in partnership with Amazon as well as a collaboration with Amazon and AirTel to launch Amazon Prime Video in India. Meet AusCann G...Read More
Mr. Brian Ostroff reportsARIANNE PHOSPHATE RECEIVES AN INVESTMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF QUEBEC FOR ITS LAC APAUL PROJECTArianne Phosphate Inc. has received an investment from the government of Quebec by way of private placement of $1,407,000 into the common shares of Arianne. "By making this investment, the government of Quebec is helping to pave the way forward for this important project," said...Read More
Big miners operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo took President Joseph Kabila's word seriously.Less than a week ago, Kabila signed into law a new mining code that raises royalties and taxes on operators. As he did so, the President assured them that their questions around the legal instrument would be resolved through transitional arrangements, mining regulations and agreements, and guaran...Read More
Mr. Peeyush Varshney reportsCANADA ZINC METALS ENGAGES JDS FOR PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT FOR AKIE PROJECT Canada Zinc Metals Corp.has formally engaged JDS Energy & Mining Inc. of Vancouver, B.C., to conduct a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its 100-per-cent-owned zinc-lead-silver Cardiac Creek deposit located on the Akie property in northeastern British Columbia. JDS is widely r...Read More
Mr. John Burzynski reportsOSISKO RELEASES RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR OSBORNE-BELLOsisko Mining Inc. has provided a mineral resource estimate for its 100-per-cent-owned Osborne-Bell gold deposit, located 15 kilometres northwest of the town of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que. This estimate is the result of 927 drill holes (279,925 metres) completed by previous operators on the project since 1994, including 50 t...Read More
Capital and Regional's (LON:CAL) Lawrence Hutchings tells Proactive that the 'case for community shopping centres has never been stronger'.He says the company is trying to fit into the more localised shopping offerings as opposed to the large complexes such as Westfield.He adds that the company is working on evolving the classification of UK shopping centres into more nuanced categories to better...Read More
Quadron Cannatech Corporation (CSE:QCC) was recommended as one of the top four marijuna stocks to anticipate by PotNetwork. Companies, with a focus on cannabis oils and extracts, are expected to have higher returns for shareholders.See below for an excerpt.Not content with merely owning the extraction space, Quadron hopes to disrupt the industry with their high flow CO2 system called The Boss....Read More
Seeing Machines Limited (LON:SEE) CFO James Palmer tells Proactive revenue surged in the first half of a financial year that's expected to be weighted heavily to the second half.Revenue in the six months to the end of 2017 rose 267% to a record level of A$14.65mln from A$4.00mln the year before.Nick Difiore, who heads up their Automotive division, gives some extra detail around the technology invo...Read More
I-Deal Corp's Luca Tenuta tells Proactive user numbers on the i-Dx communications platform have jumped to 1,600 and it has attracted a whole new group of participants.First Sentinel's PLC's (NEX:FSEN) Rahim Nanji, meanwhile, explains why he using i-Dx to raise funds and find investment opportunities.Merchant bank First Sentinel has seen interest from Swiss investors as well as a number of interest...Read More
Following the settlement of a longstanding Superfund lawsuit against the owner of the Bunker Hill Mine, the project's Canadian operator might restart works at the site. Toronto-based Bunker Hill Mining Co. told The Spokesman-Review that it would consider reopening the mine on a limited basis by the end of the year, while large-scale production could be possible in about two years.The Canadian mine...Read More
BULLHEAD CITY - Northern Vertex Mining Corporation announced Tuesday its first gold pour at the Moss Mine.Read full newsRead More
Cryptocurrency miners are seemingly working away under every rock on the internet and there is good reason. It's an almost guaranteed payday with a much reduced chance of discovery.Read full newsRead More
The Wells Fargo Way2Save offers a Save As You Go option designed to help banking customers save more money. In our review, we look at how Way2Save works, its rates and fees.Read full newsRead More
VANCOUVER, March 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (NEE.V) (OTC Nasdaq Intl.: NHVCF) (theRead full newsRead More
Barrick Gold (ABX+2%) jumps after RBC Capital upgrades shares to Outperform from Sector Perform with a $16 price target, arguing ABX's cost guidance and declining production profile already are priced in, and the current valuation puts the stock at an attractive entry point. Meanwhile, RBC downgrades Newmont Mining (NEM-0.1%) to Underperform from Sector Perform and trims its price target to $1...Read More