The government of British Columbia revealed today the timeline that will guide the procedures to reform the province's environmental assessment process.Known by its initials, the EAP is a course of action to predict environmental effects of proposed initiatives, particularly mining and resource extraction projects, before they are carried out. In general, an EAP should identify potential adverse e...Read More
https://www.reuters.com/Gold mining in Africa has a bad rap - particularly when it comes to women. Depictions of the trade often focus on poverty, environmental destruction, prostitution and harassment. But in the gold mining belt of Mali, one of the world's poorest countries, the victimization lens does great injustice to the hundreds of women mining alongside men.Women working in the mines would...Read More
The Kennady Diamonds exploration camp, Northwest Territories. Source: Kennady Diamonds Inc.Winter infrastructure is now in place and two core rigs are fully operational with a total of 990 metres of drilling completed to date. Included in these results are two geotechnical holes and three exploration/delineation holes completed on the Faraday 1-3 kimberlite, with all five holes intersecting kimber...Read More
MGX Minerals project location map. Source: MGX Minerals Inc.The company has filed a technical report which examines the merits of building a conventional quarry pit mine with a processing and furnace/kiln combination to produce a saleable Dead Burn Magnesium oxide (DBM) product along with a caustic-calcined magnesium oxide (CCM) as a separate saleable product."We are extremely pleased with the res...Read More
Victoria Gold's Eagle Gold Project camp in the Yukon Territory. Source: Victoria Gold Corp.Victoria said it has signed agreements with Orion Mine Finance, Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. [OR-TSX, NYSE], and Caterpillar Financial Services Ltd. in relation to the financing package.Under the agreement, Osisko Gold Royalties has signed a term sheet with Victoria Gold to acquire a 5% net smelter return roya...Read More
The Lithium X Arizaro Project in the Lithium Triangle, Argentina. Source: Lithium X Energy Corp.On December 18, 2017, it was revealed that Nextview is moving to acquire the raw material needed to produce batteries for electric vehicles by scooping up Lithium X Energy in an all-cash deal worth $265 million or $2.61 a share.The deal underscores the high degree of investor interest in lithium, which...Read More
Published on: Mar 8, 2018 | by finfeedLithium Australia NL (ASX:LIT), a small-cap looking to mine lithium as well as establish a vertically integrated lithium processing business, is undertaking the final steps towards getting its large-scale pilot plant up and running.At this stage, as the company finishes its front-end engineering and design studies, it is also assessing feed sources for the fir...Read More
Dave, the plumber who saves us every six or so months when a leaking pipe, water heater, or toilet threatens to destroy our walls and ceilings, was here the other day. As usual he fixed the problem right away and charged us less than expected. We love this guy.While he was working I asked him how business was going. He claimed to be swamped to the point of turning away jobs. I asked why he doesn't...Read More
There are differing opinions on whether uranium is ever going to see a revival. Some would argue that with wind and solar power becoming cheaper, the need for large-scale nuclear reactors is going to go away. And with disasters like Fukushima, perhaps that's the right choice.But there are others who believe that to reach true energy scale, solar and wind have not yet proven themselves. And that's...Read More
The looming prospect of trade wars has put renewed pressure on both financial markets and the U.S. dollar.U.S. tensions with, well, many parts of the world and ongoing geopolitical turmoil are setting gold up to be the safe haven once again.And with a weakening U.S. dollar, we can expect rising gold prices. Typically, when the U.S. dollar loses value, investors look for alternative investments to...Read More
Miners relying on diesel to power operations in remote parts of the world could gain a competitive advantage by switching to renewable alternatives that can both lower ongoing energy costs and reduce environmental impacts, renewables executives and consultants say.Alastair Sharp in TorontoGlencore has seen the benefit of having an energy storage solution at its Raglan nickel mineTugliq08 MARCH 201...Read More
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (15,538.70, up 66.09 points)Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB). Health care. Down one cent, or 0.09 per cent, to $11.20 on 7.2 million shares.Neovasc Inc. (TSX:NVC). Medical devices. Down two cents, or 7.02 per cent, to 26.5 cents on 5.2 million shares.Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Health care....Read More
Everyone has an opinion about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency these days. You still can't go anywhere without hearing about it from someone.Some say Bitcoin and blockchain technology are a cutting-edge system destined to redefine the way we use money. Others say cryptocurrency is only a fad and is doomed to fail.But from my perspective, there's a much more important aspect to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency...Read More
Lithium Australia NL (ASX:LIT), a small-cap looking to mine lithium as well as establish a vertically integrated lithium processing business, is undertaking the final steps towards getting its large-scale pilot plant up and running.At this stage, as the company finishes its front-end engineering and design studies, it is also assessing feed sources for the first 12 months of operation.LIT's SiLeac...Read More
Alloy Resources (ASX:AYR) has reached an agreement with Jindalee Resources (ASX:JRL) to acquire an Option to purchase an exploration licence application within the highly prospective Millrose Greenstone Belt.Exploration licence application 53/1962 ("ELA") is adjacent to AYR's Horse Well Gold Project, which is situated in the north eastern goldfields of Western Australia and adjacent to Northern St...Read More
"The presidency will survive. The real question is what leads American presidents into the imperial temptation. When the American presidency conceives itself as the appointed savior of a world in which mortal danger requires rapid and incessant deployment of men, weapons, and decisions behind a wall of secrecy, power rushes from Capitol Hill to the White House."-Historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr....Read More
Via Sovereignman.comThe Securities and Exchange Commission clamped down on cryptocurrency firms last week in a major way.The regulatory body issued dozens of subpoenas (some groups estimate more than one hundred) to companies that conducted or advised on initial coin offerings (ICOs).Notes readers aren't surprised, as I've long warned that the scammy ICO market is one of the biggest bubbles I'v...Read More
"The presidency will survive. The real question is what leads American presidents into the imperial temptation. When the American presidency conceives itself as the appointed savior of a world in which mortal danger requires rapid and incessant deployment of men, weapons, and decisions behind a wall of secrecy, power rushes from Capitol Hill to the White House."-Historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr....Read More
Via Sovereignman.comThe Securities and Exchange Commission clamped down on cryptocurrency firms last week in a major way.The regulatory body issued dozens of subpoenas (some groups estimate more than one hundred) to companies that conducted or advised on initial coin offerings (ICOs).Notes readers aren't surprised, as I've long warned that the scammy ICO market is one of the biggest bubbles I'v...Read More
Toronto, Ontario, 5 March 2018 - NORCAT, a global leader in the development and provision of skilled labour training and development services, is excited to unveil multiple learning technologies that are poised to transform how the global mining industry trains and educates its workforce.Over the past three years, NORCAT has engaged multiple stakeholders in the global mining industry to better...Read More