Via Sovereignman.comOn April 15, 1185, over eight centuries ago, a powerful earthquake struck the East Midlands region of England near the town of Lincoln.Modern scientists estimate the magnitude of the earthquake at 5.0 on today's Richter scale... which was a pretty big deal back then.Medieval England didn't have any earthquake-proof construction methods, and much of the region was leveled to the...Read More
This week, the Department of Defense sent out an interesting Tweet where they openly admitted that they control how the US government is portrayed in Hollywood films.While this is a fact that has been documented for many years, it is still largely overlooked by mainstream media sources, who insist that this idea is nothing more than a conspiracy theory. In the post, it was plainly admitted that th...Read More
A team of graduate students from Colorado School of Mines took first place in an international case competition focused on mining and sustainability. The team of Phillip Ruban, Alex Campbell, Emilio Castillo and Marko Visnjic beat out six other teams from around the world to win the Schulich International Case Competition on March 3 at York University in Toronto. The top prize was 10,000 Canadi...Read More
Unionized workers at Antofagasta's (LON:ANTO) Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile voted to strike Friday after rejecting the company's latest offer for a collective labour agreement."Around 99% of the voting workers voted in favour of a legal strike," Federaci??n Minera de Chile treasurer Dino Saltori said in a statement (in Spanish), adding the union has 447 members.The stoppage will be the first...Read More
Canada's largest diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK) said Friday it expects to lose about 200,000 tonnes in coal output due to an almost two-month interruption at its Elkview coal mine in British Columbia.The Vancouver-based miner, which confirmed the restart of the mine's drying complex, said repairs will cost less than $10 million, in line with previous estimates.F...Read More
The Constitutional Court of Guatemala will take longer than expected to decide whether precious metals miner Tahoe Resources (TSX:THO)(NYSE:TAHO) can resume operations at its Escobal silver mine, the company said.While Tahoe has not yet received the formal resolution, it said the delay is in part because the judge requires certain information that has to be provided within 15 business days b...Read More
Smart glass windows made with vanadium are capable of saving more energy by stopping thermal radiation from escaping and, thus, preventing heat loss during the winter, and by avoiding infrared radiation from the sun from entering the building during the summer.This is according to a compilation of studies made public today by VanadiumCorp Resource (TSX-V:VRB). The Vancouver-based company owns 100%...Read More
As U.S. President Donald Trump signed proclamations Thursday imposing 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports and 10 per cent for aluminium for almost every country but Mexico and Canada, other nations have expressed their desire to join the lucky duo.European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said that the EU was a close ally of the United States and should also be exempt from metals tariffs.On t...Read More
http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/Timmins, Ont.-based junior Lake Shore Gold was acquired by Tahoe Resources in 2016 in a friendly, all-stock deal valued at close to $1 billion.For Tahoe, which already had mines in Guatemala and Peru, the merger brought new gold production, exposure to a low-risk jurisdiction in an established gold camp, and diversification."The combination with Lake Shore Gold...Read More
While gold has firmed over the last year, gaining 8%, its poorer cousin silver has failed to keep pace, falling by 7% in value over the same period. This has caused the gold-to-silver ratio, a key indicator of the value of the two precious metals relative to each other, to widen sharply. At the end of 2017, it took 77 ounces of silver to buy one ounce of gold, but now it takes 80 ounces.This indic...Read More
Asian stocks followed US equities higher on Friday for what appeared to be two very different reasons.Staff reporter Donald Trump is expected to meet with his North Korean counterpart by MayLance Cpl. Isaac Martinez09 MARCH 201809/03/2018commentsshareWhile the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a 0.4% gain on Thursday as Donald Trump confirmed US import tariffs on steel and aluminium, the late ri...Read More
Anthony O'Sullivan thinks the "most aggressive" contractors aiming to be first to restart harvesting rich mineral resources off the Pacific Ocean seafloor between Mexico and Hawaii might be in production in seven-to-10 years. DeepGreen Resources wants to be in the first wave (again).Richard Roberts in Toronto DeepGreen Resources is working with Denmark's Maersk to unlock mineral riches deep in...Read More
Vladimir Putin stood at a pristine white podium, addressing the collective Russian government - oligarchs and all - as well as millions of Russians watching the State of the Nation address at home.A screen behind him showed a computer-generated simulation of a nuclear attack, with a barrage of missiles pouring down on the Florida peninsula."With the new system, there is no limitation," said Putin....Read More
Published on: Mar 9, 2018 | by finfeedArcher Exploration Ltd (ASX:AXE) today released the final results from its aerial electro-magnetic (AEM) survey over the Blue Hills Project, located approximately 60 kilometres east of the township of Jamestown and 30 kilometres south of the trans-Australia railway line.The +370 line-kilometre AEM survey was undertaken by helicopter in January 2018 with the pr...Read More
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. lowered its guidance for steelmaking coal sales for the first quarter as it worked to finish repairs to its coal drying complex in B.C. that was damaged earlier this year.The company says steelmaking coal sales volumes for the quarter are now expected to be about six million tonnes compared with earlier guidance for 6.3 million to 6.5 million tonnes.The coal dryer...Read More
You've probably never heard of Joseph Kabila.Don't worry, I hadn't either until recently.I have a feeling that name will ring a bell, however, once you go to purchase your next smartphone, or perhaps decide to take the plunge and join the EV revolution.When you do, they're going to come with a higher price tag.First, you have to understand that Joe is in a unique position.He happens to be the one...Read More
Archer Exploration Ltd (ASX:AXE) today released the final results from its aerial electro-magnetic (AEM) survey over the Blue Hills Project, located approximately 60 kilometres east of the township of Jamestown and 30 kilometres south of the trans-Australia railway line.The +370 line-kilometre AEM survey was undertaken by helicopter in January 2018 with the preliminary results released by AXE on 1...Read More
Peter Clausi presents at this year's PDAC convention about the local impact of the global conflict surrounding cobaltVasudha Sharma | March 9, 2018: At the 2018 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention in Toronto, Peter Clausi, CEO of cobalt explorer CBLT Inc. (TSXV:CBLT), delivered an insightful talk about the local impact of the global conflict that surrounds the...Read More
Via Sovereignman.comOn April 15, 1185, over eight centuries ago, a powerful earthquake struck the East Midlands region of England near the town of Lincoln.Modern scientists estimate the magnitude of the earthquake at 5.0 on today's Richter scale... which was a pretty big deal back then.Medieval England didn't have any earthquake-proof construction methods, and much of the region was leveled to the...Read More
This week, the Department of Defense sent out an interesting Tweet where they openly admitted that they control how the US government is portrayed in Hollywood films.While this is a fact that has been documented for many years, it is still largely overlooked by mainstream media sources, who insist that this idea is nothing more than a conspiracy theory. In the post, it was plainly admitted that th...Read More