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
CloseGain/LossGold $1322.10-$3.10Silver$16.48UNCHXAU78.97+0.23%HUI173.54+0.07%GDM605.40-0.08%JSE Gold1120.34-17.90USD90.13+0.55Euro123.15-0.98Yen94.15-0.20Oil$60.12-$1.0510-Year2.860%-0.022T-Bond144.6875+0.5625Dow24895.21+0.38%Nasdaq7427.95+0.42%S&P2738.97+0.45% The Metals: Gold fell $6.10 to $1319.10 in late morning New York trade before it bounced back higher into the close, but it still...Read More
- Sales in London property market at 'historic lows'- 65% fall in pre-tax profits in 2017 to ?6.5m reported by London estate agents Foxtons- Foxtons warns 2018 will 'remain challenging' for London property- Norway's sovereign wealth fund is backing London's property market- RICS: UK property stock hits record low as buyer demand falls- Own physical gold to hedge falls in physical propertyThe w...Read More
Algold Resources Ltd. (TSXV:ALG) is pleased to announce the granting of a total of 300,000 stock options to Lucas Werner Claessens and Brahim Ahmed Salem Ghadda, each of whom joined its board of directors on February 6, 2018.Read full newsRead More
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk took to Twitter on Thursday to call on U.S. President Donald Trump to challenge Chinese auto trade rules.In a series of tweets aimed at the president, Musk said he was "against import duties in general, but the current rules make things very difficult. It's like competing in an Olympic race wearing lead shoes."Tesla "raised this with the prior administration and...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
FTSE 100 closes higherTrade war fears fade for nowPound mixed as ECB statement drops asset purchase increase line FTSE 100 closed higher as fears over trade wars eased and the Euro weakened after the European Central Bank meeting.The premier UK blue-chip exchange added around 45 points at 7,203, while FTSE 250 also stormed higher, up 193 points at 19,968.In the currency markets, the pou...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
Bitcoin's Tokyo Whale revealed on Wednesday that he has sold off about $400 million in bitcoin and bitcoin cash since late last year...Read full newsRead More
Rusty Hutson from Diversified Gas & Oil (LON:DGO) tells Proactive daily gas production has doubled following the acquisition of Appalachian Basin gas producer Alliance Petroleum.The deal has now completed for a total consideration of US$95mln ( ?66.9mln) comprising the purchase price of US$70mln plus US$25mln of debts.Hutson also says the planned acquisition of CNX in on track to be completed...Read More
Zanaga Iron Ore Company Ltd (LON:ZIOC) shares dropped 9.9% to 13.75p in late afternoon trading, as the iron ore developer said it is aiming for a low capital cost operation at its flagship Zanaga Iron Ore Project in the Republic of Congo. The AIM-listed company said a funding agreement with FTSE 100-component Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) was signed for a 2018 work program with a budget...Read More
Shares in Zanaga Iron Ore Company (LON:ZIOC) dropped 15% in London on Thursday after the company detailed its change of focus to a small-scale early production operation at its flagship Republic of Congo project.AIM-listed Zanaga, worth $50m after today's pullback, announced a $1.5m agreement with Glencore (LON:GLEN) for a 2018 work program on the early production project at the property located c...Read More
Larry Johnson of Kennedy Ventures (LON:KENV), tells Proactive things are going well and great progress is being made on the ground at the Namibian Tantalite Investment Mine (NTI).''It's exciting ... we've done four shipments. The mine is producing very nicely.''''I'm going to continue growing this company on a global basis''.Johnson adds discussions are going well with potential additional custome...Read More
Fresh back from his trip to South Korea and the d10e conference in Seoul, TokenCommunities' Alex Lightman caught up with Proactive's Andrew Scott to discuss how 'the little guys' are leading the way in Blockchain development and its applications.In a wide-ranging discussion, Lightman touches on the exciting tie-up between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain and the progress which is being...Read More
(Bloomberg) - Ghana's largest mineworkers' union plans protests and strikes throughout operations in the country if the government allows Gold Fields Ltd.'s local unit to dismiss more than 2,000 staff as it starts the process of hiring a contractor to operate its biggest mine in the West African nation.Gold Fields is committing "acts of corporate greed aimed at amassing huge profits at the expens...Read More
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters)LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Finance made some minor but significant tweaks to its nickel import tariffs at the start of this year.The import duty on melting-grade nickel cathode was doubled from 1 percent to 2 percent, while that on nickel sulphate was cut from 5.5 percent to 2 percent.Why the differe...Read More
GVC Holdings PLC's (LON:GVC) planned acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral PLC (LON:GVC) will be a key focus when the sports betting company reports its full year earnings on Friday.Ahead of its results, GVC said on Thursday that shareholders have approved its takeover of Ladbrokes, which is expected to deliver cost synergies of at least ?100mln a yearThe final price paid will depend on the outcome of t...Read More
Stephen O'Hara, chief executive of OptiBiotix Health plc (LON:OPTI) tells Proactive's Andrew Scott their SlimBiome weight management technology will be used in US partner Cereal Ingredients' (CII) Nutri-Bites range of cereal products.The partnership will extend the application of SlimBiome (R) into products such as breakfast cereals and cookies, cakes as well as a range of healthy snacks, yoghurts...Read More
Mr. Matthew Hornor reportsMAPLE GOLD TARGETS HIGH-GRADE EXTENSION AT SE EDGE OF PORPHYRY ZONE Maple Gold Mines Ltd. has received its fourth and final permit and is now fully permitted for all drill sites and is ramping up significantly with five drill rigs now on site. The Douay gold project hosts several known higher-grade plums with variable diameters, with limited follow-up drilling within 100...Read More